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Teaching Kids Animal Compassion

4 The Love Of Animals

I didn’t get my first dog until I was 20, but since then I have been making up for lost time. Today I own 40 outdoor dogs and two more who live indoors! Start with easier pets – Many people don’t want to start with the responsibility of a dog or cat. A particularly excitable dog is not necessary.

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My Favorite Release

10,000 Birds

I started calling her, patting my knees (much like you’d call a dog, for gawd’s sake), “Sophie! Finally my colleague Doty worked her magic in Michigan, and we let him go there. Biologists are trying to get them to adopt nest boxes, but no luck with the CA birds so far. You can do this! That was 9 years ago.