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Critically Endangered: Sociable Lapwing

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Gujarat, December 2010. Sociable Lapwings breed in several areas along the Kazakhstani – Russian border and overwinter in Iraq, Sudan and northwest India. Target for today: critically endangered Sociable Lapwing ( Vanellus gregarius ). CR being the highest category in the Red List , if I want to see some of those birds, I better hurry!

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And Man Created Dog

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Comment before midnight on August 8, 2010. A Veteran’s Best Friend ” – Meet an incredible therapy dog named Tuesday who helps an Iraq veteran to overcome his debilitating PTSD. And Man Created Dog originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 2, 2010. We are excited to offer 2 lucky readers a copy of this great book!

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Service Members Get a Second Chance with Service Dogs

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In early 2009, in recognition of the increasing number of “Wounded Warriors” that were returning from conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, FSD made the decision to concentrate its efforts on identifying deserving disabled veterans and matching them with a trained service dog companion. FSD was founded as a 501c3 non-profit organization in 1987.

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