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82-foot-long “Rescue Rig” on Way to Missouri

4 The Love Of Animals

Following the devastating tornado that ravaged Joplin, Missouri, American Humane Association has mobilized its famed Red Star Animal Emergency Services™ team to help the animal victims there. The Red Star team will also be assisting at the Emergency Animal Shelter. About American Humane Association.

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Weekend Adopt-a-thon for Joplin Tornado Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

WHAT : The Joplin Humane Society and the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) are hosting a major adoption event on June 25 and 26 for nearly 600 animals who need permanent homes after being displaced by the May 22 tornado that tore through Joplin.

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Travis the Chimp is the Victim

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But let's stick to the animal rights issue. This animal was seriously compromised by being in unnatural conditions and given unnatural substances. The bizarre incident in April 2001 began when the trio of apes broke out of Mike and Connie Casey's compound, the Missouri Primate Foundation. What were they thinking?)