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Economic Troubles in Portugal Lead to More Abandoned Animals

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Figures released by the National Veterinary Authority, Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária, show that in the Lisbon area alone, a total of 5,629 stray cats and dogs were caught last year, up from the 4,442 caught in 2010.

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Giveaway: Summer Travels

4 The Love Of Animals

Send them to a kennel? Giveaway: Summer Travels originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 20, 2010. Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul wants to hear about your favorite "Summer Trave&# l stories and how you handle taking care of your pets on the road. Do you travel with your pets? Get a pet sitter?

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Ruff Ride

4 The Love Of Animals

Abandoned during foreclosures and often the first to go when financial instability sets in, the kennels are overflowing beyond capacity with our loyal canine comrades. Ruff Ride originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on January 5, 2010. Pets have been hit the hardest during these times of economic hardship.

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Rescue Spotlight: Baja Dogs La Paz

4 The Love Of Animals

Your generous donations and membership fees help us continue to supply food, kennel care and vaccines against deadly diseases like parvo and distemper. Rescue Spotlight: Baja Dogs La Paz originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 3, 2010. BajaDogsLaPaz.org receives NO government funding or assistance.

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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

Animal Person

When I agreed to read and review Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson's THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING (Harper 2010), the regal Charles Hobson Booger, III was still with us. When it arrived, the day after Charles died, I'll admit to wanting to burn it. Essentially, I was afraid that the pain would never stop. And the crying would never stop.

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Dog Flu Facts

4 The Love Of Animals

Dogs in kennels, boarding facilities, or animal shelters, at dog shows, or in close proximity to other dogs are at a higher risk of contracting canine influenza. Dog Flu Facts originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 23, 2010. Dog flu can also be spread directly from dog to dog and via contaminated objects.

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Book: The Lost Dogs

4 The Love Of Animals

In The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick’s Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption (on sale today 9/16) author and journalist Jim Gorant chronicles the full, behind-the-scenes story of the heroic effort to first save and then rehabilitate the 51 pit bulls confiscated from Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels.