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Walk for Farm Animals Scheduled for this Fall

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July 28, 2011 – This fall, thousands of people in more than 35 cities across North America will gather for the 2011 Walk for Farm Animals, a series of fun, community-focused events that promote kindness to animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization. .

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Hope for Hen Welfare

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Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary.

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The Power of Pets Initiative

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Exercise is a vital component of a healthy lifestyle, and research suggests that owning a pet helps increase levels of physical activity. Spring 2011. Mars Petcare and Human-Animal Interaction. The Power of Pets Initiative originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on October 1, 2010. A recent survey of 1,000 U.S.

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A scaredy cat is always a scaredy cat

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Now this, might not sound like anything of particular ground-breaking significance, but in the context of animal personality research, it is a fairly big thing. Corey Mar 1st, 2011 at 10:41 pm @David Craig: Fixed! Two instances that I saw. “Weary of&# is saying almost exactly the wrong thing. Dale, cool post. And great question.

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