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Economic Troubles in Portugal Lead to More Abandoned Animals

Critter News

Adding to the problem is the fact that Lisbon's municipal kennel is not collecting stray animals and is currently closed for refurbishment work but has no date for reopening, Lisbon's urban environment councillor, José Sá Fernandes told Expresso newspaper this week.

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Raising Money For the RSPCA with MusicMagpie

4 The Love Of Animals

All you need is a few of your old unwanted dvds, cds and video games. Recently, MusicMagpie has launched a new initiative to increase awareness and financial support for charities such as the RSPCA looking after many unfortunate animals. The RSPCA is one of the best known charities setting out to help animals. Get Involved.

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Is fostering the answer? We think it is.

4 The Love Of Animals

NEW JERSEY – Animal shelters are full, they have no space, they often have no money, and they have a small amount of dedicated volunteers. Many of these boarding animals are forgotten. There is an estimated 3-4million pets euthanized each year in US animal shelters. That’s 10,000 per day on average. Look at tail wag.

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Water Worries—How We're Drugging Other Species

Animal Ethics

It's a problem for animals, particularly aquatic animals, as well. Closer to home, the AP story reports that: fish collected in waterways near or in Chicago; West Chester, Pa.; You'll spare the fish, and you'll reduce your exposure to these unwanted pharmaceutical compounds. See this AP story for details. Play it safe.

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