4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 8, 2011

Half a decade ago, in a little mountain town about 60 miles northeast of San Diego, a feral kitten dragged his front left leg uselessly. The dog-loving owners of the property in Julian where he sought refuge rushed him to the local veterinarian, who informed them that if his leg was amputated, he could live as an indoor cat.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 10, 2007

Hi I have a friend who lives in San Diego, CA who has recently run into some problems with her apartment management. Not only does she have no intention whatsoever of declawing her cats, she wants to stop the management from requiring this of its tenants. My friend is horrified by this. She has written about this on her blog.

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Declawing San Diego Tenant 2007 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

After seeing Rhinoceros Auklets and Xantus’s Murrelets on the first half of Sunday’s San Diego Bird Festival pelagic trip, we reached Mexico’s Islas Cornado (Coronado Islands), four rocky islands off the coast of northern Baja California. One, feeling the creature’s tail, said, “Ah, it’s a rope!&#

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Founded by Helen Woodward Animal Center and supported by Iams, the Iams Home 4 the Holidays campaign began in 1999 with just 14 participating animal shelters in San Diego County. Today there are 3,500 animal organizations in 17 countries around the world helping orphaned animals find loving homes.

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