4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

In Winter of 2008, Vet-Stem published a double blind placebo study in Veterinary Therapeutics which analyzed the effect of stem cells on dogs’ elbows. This too is good news for pet owners whose only options previously were either an expensive and invasive surgery or euthanasia.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 31, 2011

While shopping for pet food in 2008, Maryam Faresh and her partner Bruce Meade saw a sign hanging on the wall with a picture of a white puppy with spots and strange looking eyes. Now a three-legged wonder, Louie, has a special bond with his pet siblings Daisy and Olivia. The sign read, “Blind and deaf puppy needs home.”

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

In 2008, over nine billion chickens were slaughtered for Americans to eat. ” But I am not some crazy chicken-lover just trying to get respect for my pet rooster from birders. First of all, I don’t have a pet rooster. This post will get a bit into that for which I apologize, but it seems someone needs to do this.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 1, 2009

Tails of Aloha was established in 1994 and received its Non-Profit designation in October 2008. We also do foster homes for misplaced pets and pets whose owners have been placed into nursing homes, long term hospital care or hospice. Our animals range from a small pet rat to miniature horses. How is your organization run?

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 30, 2009

With “You should be so lucky&# ™ as its company motto, Dublin Dog is committed to pampering pets and their owners everywhere by producing accessories that blend hip style and function. Dublin Dog products are sold online at www.DublinDog.com , as well as in fine pet stores and boutiques throughout the U.S About Dublin Dog.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Such registries would help protect animals, pet guardians and communities by preventing repeat offenses from anyone with an established history of abusing animals. In 2008, an earlier version of this bill passed the Tennessee Senate, but stalled in the House of Representatives. The current bill’s sponsors are Rep.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 11, 2009

With “You should be so lucky”™ as its company motto, Dublin Dog is committed to pampering pets and their owners everywhere by producing accessories that blend hip style and function. Dublin Dog products are sold online at www.DublinDog.com , as well as in fine pet stores and boutiques throughout the U.S About Dublin Dog. and abroad.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency charged Wildlife Services for its illegal placement of a sodium cyanide M-44 (a highly lethal booby trap) on public land, which harmed a U.S. The aerial gunning program has killed at least 10 agents and injured 28 more.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 8, 2008

To the Editor: While businesses that rent dogs may be well intentioned, they’re unlikely to benefit the overall welfare of pets, and may actually do harm to the individual dogs they “rent” (“ For a Temporary Best-Friend Fix, Rent a Dog (Kibble Included) for a Day ,” news article, March 30).

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Animal Ethics

JULY 11, 2008

This may seem one of the “whims of the wealthy” to Mr. Madoff, but it’s not to pet owners. July 9, 2008 Note from KBJ: All of my donations go to animal-welfare organizations. Maybe the work of the humane societies doesn’t equate to the Rockefeller Foundation’s Green Revolution, but it certainly doesn’t deserve mockery.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 8, 2008

Most wind up auctioned off for a few dollars each and sent to the foreign slaughterhouses to be made into pet food or dinner for someone overseas. May 6, 2008 But let us also give thought to the thousands of horses that are bred every year for racing and don’t make the cut or outlive their usefulness to the investors and owners.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 27, 2008

April 21, 2008 To the Editor: Re “ Million-Dollar Meat ” (editorial, April 23): In vitro meat might not appeal to everyone, but I am guessing that the day PETA awards its prize money will be a happy day for the billions of land animals bound for slaughter. Vadim Liberman New York, April 23, 2008 Scott Plous Middletown, Conn.,

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Lucky for us, world-traveler Tim Ryan of From the Faraway, Nearby was good enough to provide a profusely-illustrated account of his visit to Tambopata as a volunteer in 2008. The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Is this one of the ornithological highlights on the planet?

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AUGUST 14, 2014

We (and, by then, this blog was a wonderful “we”) enjoyed a good volume of relevant traffic from toplists like the FatBirder 500 but had to jockey for position with forums, merchant sites, and even pet sites. We deserve our own toplist, don’t we?

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Since it began in 1999, Iams Home 4 the Holidays has helped place more than 3 million pets into happy homes. If you are considering adding a pet to your family as a gift, PLEASE consider adoption from shelters and rescue first. IH4TH helped 1,202,751 pets find homes last year alone. This year the program, which started on Oct.1,

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 24, 2010

According to the RSPCA, in 2008 there was a 57% increase in the number of animals abandoned by their owners in the UK. It’s hard to ignore the link to the credit crunch, which has likely affected pet owner’s abilities to meet the food and vet bills needed for their pets. The importance of pet insurance. Look out for this!

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Here is a bit more about Niki the shop owner, and why she started her shop: After a break from touring as a triple-threat (dancer/singer/actress) and adopting her own Maltese, Sugar, Niki Rochelle established Sugar Chic Couture in 2008. Do you dress your pet for Halloween (or any other holiday for that matter)?

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