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Collective Arts: Stranger than Fiction

10,000 Birds

Truth be told, I picked up this week’s beer long before we embarked on this surreal “three-hour tour” we are now collectively enduring. The artwork of this edition is by Jenny Keith – an Edmonton, Alberta-based artist with a penchant for depicting animals and natural curiosities. Collective Arts: Stranger than Fiction.

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The Collared Finchbill

10,000 Birds

If you are more interested in feather mites than in birds, a paper describing two new species of pteronyssid feather mite species (one of which was collected from Collared Finchbills) may be more attractive to you than this post, despite the lack of photos. So, I guess maybe Shanghai is just too cold for it in winter.

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Purina Pro Plan #MyGreatCat campaign helps feed rescue cats in need!

4 The Love Of Animals

Purina Pro Plan is kicking off a social donation campaign, driven by cat photos! You can help feed cats waiting in rescues, and all you have to do is share your cat photos on social media using the #MyGreatCat hashtag! We can’t wait to see all the things that make your cat so great. Start sharing!

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BOBS for Dogs & Best Friends Animal Society

4 The Love Of Animals

BOBS from Skechers has created five styles of a limited collection to benefit Best Friends Animal Society.

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Trick or Treat for Big Cats

4 The Love Of Animals

We love Halloween at our house, so we were very excited to hear about this great way to help big cats this year! The Trick-or-Treat for Big Cats initiative, from National Geographic, combines a fun activity kids love with the opportunity to learn more about and make a difference in the environment.

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Paws UP for Union Township Animal Shelter

4 The Love Of Animals

Rock & Rawhide , a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that aims to increase adoptions for dogs and cats in shelters by providing toys and other items that serve as a form of distraction therapy, reducing the stress and noise levels. In the past nine months, R&R has collected 4,807 items weighing 2,360.5

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Economic Troubles in Portugal Lead to More Abandoned Animals

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Figures released by the National Veterinary Authority, Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária, show that in the Lisbon area alone, a total of 5,629 stray cats and dogs were caught last year, up from the 4,442 caught in 2010.

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