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Military Dogs Play Roles in Iraq and Afghanistan

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The most famous example of military dogs is the Vietnam dogs who faithfully served American soldiers and then were abandoned to unknown fates after we left the country. Tags: afghanistan military military force iraq dogs. But we also use them to fight our wars and intimidate our detainees. I don't like it.

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An Animal Welfare First in Spain

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Loa was six years old at the time she was abandoned, with her papers left with her. The refuge identified the owner via the microchip, but she did not want to take back the dog. Tags: spain dogs. No need to click. Here's all it says. She has also to pay 2,688 € to the animal refuge.

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Utah's Shelters Providing Strays to Labs for Research

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Scores of abandoned dogs, cats and livestock from Utah animal shelters become subjects of laboratory research at the University of Utah each year. They say cats and dogs at the lab get excellent veterinary care and survivors are placed into a volunteer-run adoption program. Tags: animal research animal shelters strays.

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Emmylou Harris on Dogtown tonight!

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Theresa, an abandoned pit bull, has a mysterious mass in her belly. The dog has a history of skin cancer, so vet Dr. Patti Iampietro must do exploratory surgery to see if the cancer has spread internally. Tags: tv. DOGTOWN: A FIGHTING CHANCE. Friday, April 17, 2009 at 10 PM ET/PT.

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On Discounts on Adoptions

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Here's a Gray Matter for you (or maybe not): A humane society near me is doing a cat- and dog-adoption promotion this month. You can adopt a dog for $75 rather than $100, and if you adopt a cat for $50 you can get a second one for half the price. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters.

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Finally. Jasmine the Greyhound

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. * In 2003, police in Warwickshire, England, opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog. It had been locked in the shed and abandoned. Geoff and the other sanctuary staff went to work with two aims to restore the dog to full health, and to win her trust. Tags: Current Affairs Greyhound Matters.

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Portuguese City Tries to End Killing of Strays

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The majority of these animals are unwanted dogs, removed from the streets by municipal services or dropped off by members of the public. Tags: animal shelters portugal strays. Generally, those that have been there for a longer period are destroyed as the kennels reach maximum capacity, to accommodate new arrivals.

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