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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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They did flush eventually, but not because of humans. Many birders left at the first drops, but I crowded with a few other birders under the shelter of the volunteer kiosk. Behrstock, and Seth Davidson, with maps by Cindy Lippincott, Texas A&M University Press, 2008. Surprisingly, the Avocet area was not fenced off.

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Service Members Get a Second Chance with Service Dogs

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FSD rescues dogs from shelters and custom trains each dog to assist a person with a disability. FSD’s custom trained service dogs assist their partners in day-to-day activities providing their human companions with a greater degree of independence. About The Dublin Dog Foundation.

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

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ALDF points to the following examples for why a registry is needed to help animal guardians, law enforcement and shelters protect their animals: Robert Rydzewski : In 2004, the then 29-year-old upstate New Yorker shot his neighbor’s dog in the face twice. Two months later, he killed another neighbor’s Welsh Corgi with an ax.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Sadly, the situation in Puerto Rico is replicated in countries around the world where hundreds of millions of dogs live as strays, abandoned by the humans they have come to depend on for food, shelter and companionship.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Following hunting season, animal shelters across America see an influx of ex-hunting dogs who were cruelly left to fend for themselves. It is an exhibition of human nature at its worst. June 23, 2008 Hunting with hounds is neither sport nor conservation. Joe Miele President Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting Maywood, N.J.,

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Dog lovers who are unable to make a lifelong commitment to a pet can volunteer with animal shelters and rescue groups, and provide foster care in their home for an animal awaiting permanent adoption. Michael Markarian Washington, March 31, 2008 The writer is the executive vice president of the Humane Society of the United States.

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Make sure you look after your pet with insurance

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According to the RSPCA, in 2008 there was a 57% increase in the number of animals abandoned by their owners in the UK. A similar problem is also occurring in the United States, where the Humane society of the United states claims that up to 8 million animals enter animal shelters each year, showing that this is an international problem.

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