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Teaching Kids Animal Compassion

4 The Love Of Animals

Choosing the right pet for your child is key. I strongly encourage people to adopt pound and shelter animals. By Dr. Tim Hunt, DVM. Children can learn so many valuable lessons by caring for a pet. More importantly I find pets can be great therapy for kids. Purebred or mixed breed?

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Quantico Has No Compassion for Feral Cats

Critter News

If they are not adoptable, oh well, kill them. They just think this is the right thing to do and we don’t. Quantico Military Base is really behaving cruelly when it comes to the feral cats on its base. They've prohibited feeding and want the animals trapped. The people that are doing this are really kind-hearted,” he said.

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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

Animal Person

And I received confirmation of something I've known since 2004, when we adopted retired racing greyhound, Violet Rays: That there's sort of a critical period for dog-behavior acquisition, and if it's missed, the dog isn't likely to mature into the type of loving being whose behavior we've come to associate with "pet" dogs.

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Fun, Fun, Fun Crossley ID Guide Giveaway

10,000 Birds

Sounds good, right? Why should early adopters be punished for their passion? That’s right… you’ve got one week to spread the news, predict the future of bird guides, and describe your favorite Crossley plate. Wicked, right? Tell people about this giveaway through links, tweets, likes, etc.

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Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas

10,000 Birds

The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right?

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Stalking a Kiwi Icon

10,000 Birds

The kiwi (note, Maori loanwords do not get an ‘s’ when made plural) were first used as logos in the 19th century, and were quickly adopted as a a national emblem before the turn of the century. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage

10,000 Birds

Jochen: I like that name and I might just have to adopt it. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right? However, with only “Rubber&# people had no idea what I meant. Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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