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San Francisco Considers Banning Pet Sales

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All companion animals including dogs, cats, hamsters, mice, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, and lizards would be considered as pets. If it passes, San Francisco residents would have to go to a shelter or rescue group to adopt an animal. Pet sales would be banned altogether, except for the sale of pet fish.

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A Trip to an Animal Lab

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but did experiment on mice and guinea pigs. It reminded me of an adoption poster at the animal shelter. Then, heading out, I noticed three little knitted mice. Tags: animal experimentation mice Guinea Pigs medical research biotech. I can't really talk about what I do except that I work in government. Weird, weird, weird.

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Quantico Has No Compassion for Feral Cats

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If they are not adoptable, oh well, kill them. The raptors feed on these things (mice, rats), snakes feed on these things, it’s in the wild food chain and the cat interrupts that because it’s not part of the natural setting.” Quantico Military Base is really behaving cruelly when it comes to the feral cats on its base.

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Teaching Kids Animal Compassion

4 The Love Of Animals

I got my first pets, mice and guinea pigs, when I was 8. I strongly encourage people to adopt pound and shelter animals. Here are some pointers for choosing your child’s first pet: When to get a pet – People often ask me what the best age is for children to have a pet. Today I own 40 outdoor dogs and two more who live indoors!

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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

10,000 Birds

“Why can’t the kittens be adopted,” I asked in her comments section. I have a dog, cats (domestic and feral), birds raccoons, hawks, owls, coyotes, foxes, bunnies and mice…they all share the yard and the woods. “These kittens aren’t socialized or domesticated,” she said.