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Calling all Dogs: Celebrate National Dog Day with Free Ice Cream August 25

4 The Love Of Animals

To celebrate National Dog Day 2012, Best Friends Pet Care will be giving away free doggy ice cream treats to every dog who visits any Best Friends facility across the U.S. Founded in 2004, National Dog Day is observed annually on August 26. on Saturday, August 25. for a free ice cream.”.

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RATS, Raptors, and Reckitt Benckiser

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The rodents eat the bait, stagger out of the building looking for water, and are easy prey for whatever carnivore happens to be passing by, be it wildlife or someone’s pet. In 2004 – more than 20 years later – the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) had to sue EPA in order to get them to do anything about it.

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Dog Flu Facts

4 The Love Of Animals

On the pet side, the H3N8 virus, or canine influenza, has been a growing concern. H3N8 is the virus that causes flu in dogs, and while there are no known cases of a human catching the flu from their pet, it can be passed from dog to dog. The dog flu first emerged as a threat in 2004. Tags: guest post pet care.

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A good year for Zebra Finch

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The last time we saw Zebra Finch visit our garden was a pair in 2004 and then suddenly in April this year they appeared in large numbers all around Broome’s coastline and at the Poo Ponds. They gather nesting material and drink and bathe at our watering points and then return to the bush over the back fence.

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Hard for Russian Veterinarians to Use Anesthesia Due to Russian Drug Laws

Critter News

Outcry among vets ensued, and it was reinstated for veterinary use in 2004, but under such strict conditions that it is almost impossible to obtain. "It It is really painful for your pets to undergo operations [without ketamine]," Aristov said. "It It was technically legalized but in reality rejected. It hurts them."

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

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Such registries would help protect animals, pet guardians and communities by preventing repeat offenses from anyone with an established history of abusing animals. We operate shelters in the hopes of giving abandoned pets a second chance at a loving home, not subjecting them to lives of continued abuse and neglect,” Florez said. “A

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Happy 12th Birthday Violet Rays!

Animal Person

We spent the end of 2004 and beginning of 2005 getting fired by vet after vet. So I went through bag by bag of everything at our small pet health food store until I found the perfect combination of dead animals and their parts. She's our 62-pound miracle. And the ones who didn't fire us gave us the pleasure of firing them.

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