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Debbie Souza-Pappas: Our Trapped Golden Eagle

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Ipsen of Payson Family Pet Hospital in Payson, Utah, is our wildlife vet and very skilled at orthopedic surgeries. He has been our vet for many years and sees many of our patients in need of surgery. With human patients, it’s easy – you put them in a hospital bed and tell them to ‘stay still.’

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Service Members Get a Second Chance with Service Dogs

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The DDF will be raising $20,000 for the training and care of a service dog (including medical bills, training and food) which will be donated to one lucky war vet from the FSD group. The vet who is awarded the service dog will be choosing the winning raffle ticket for the Jeep on September 11 at a ceremony (location TBD). “We

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Identifying the Mystery Bird

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Spring through summer is baby season, and the human population ventures outside and finds little creatures in their backyard, their garden, their porch, the edge of the trail, the sidewalk, the train platform, etc. “He came from a pine tree above two of my vets’ driveway in a fairly heavily wooded area. Nearly inaudible.”.

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12 Tips for new dog owners.

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Day One Training : Training begins on day one, and important aspects include: house training (lots of good tips for this on the Internet); where she is to sleep and where she is allowed to go and not go; and the Big Three of Dog Commands: sit/stay/come. In other words, be ready to work training sessions into play times.

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Book: Shift Your Habit

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If you’re not willing to go through the trials of house-training a young puppy or kitten, opting for an older shelter animal is an easy option. Contact The Humane Society of the United States to locate a nearby rescue group. Good for You: Save time driving and sitting in waiting rooms at the vet office.

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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Turns out the founder of TRC and many the vets who worked in clinic were falconers as well. Falconers must always keep their birds somewhat wild so if they get separated or the bird flies off never to return, it can still survive on it’s own without human intervention. I learned that I knew nothing of falconry.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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I’d been volunteering at rescues through my young adulthood, and I was training as a cat socializer, teaching terrified felines — the unlucky victims of cruel people — to trust humans again. All of these afflictions are human-caused and largely preventable. One typical, blue-sky, L.A. I was mortified.

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