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Vile Practices at Tulare County, CA Animal Shelter

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That's why this action alert from the Animal Legal Defense Fund strikes a cord with me. Sargeant, doing business as Sargeant’s Wholesale Biologicals, buys carcasses from animal shelters and sells them to research facilities such as UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine. From the ALDF blog. Arrested in June 2007, Michael J.

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Aniweb Roundup 9/26/10

4 The Love Of Animals

I think that we have all experienced the healing power of our own pets at times, but I love that animals are being used to help people in hospitals and other situations too! The story of Thomas Sloane, a former NYC resident who died in 2005, leaving behind 22 pugs? Tina has put together a great list of 50 Novels for Animal Lovers.

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What is the National Bird of Denmark?

10,000 Birds

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. The Numbat is the animal emblem. Wicked, right?

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Pet Amber Alert

4 The Love Of Animals

The Poster Alert option will send a faxed Lost Pet Poster to vets, shelters, animal control, etc., From the site: Most Alert Service websites are copy cats of the original Pet Amber Alert service. PetAmberAlert.com has been online since 2005. However, judging by the success stories on the site, it works wonders!

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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

10,000 Birds

Leucism “is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.&# Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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On Ducks and Geese

Animal Person

Reading Deb's post about the goslings at Poplar and getting Jenny 's request to sign a petition to save the Canada geese of Ballwin, Missouri from mass extermination reminded me how much I miss the wildlife at the neighborhood we lived in from 2002-early 2005. Now I have the drama of the feral cats and of course the greyhounds.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

10,000 Birds

He contributes to several birding and conservation projects on the web, but his home online is Search and Serendipity , a birding blog he started in 2005. Another, hands against the animal’s vast side, said… March On Into Spring – I and The Bird #146 Mar 17th, 2011 at 12:37 am [.] Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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