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Mexican Border Town Offers Tax Exemption for Euthanizing Dogs

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There's a stray dog problem in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico. If you bring in the dog for euthanization, you get a tax exemption.hooray! But there are animal rights activists in Mexico that will hopefully take notice and try to establish some kind of long-term and humane solution. The solution?

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New York City’s oldest dog, Paco Sosa

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Paco Sosa, New York City’s oldest dog, is the subject of a new film called Wolf Dog. Paco, who passed away last year, will be doing helping animals, even after his passing, through sharing his true story as an animal celebrity! When the film is finished, it will be used to support animal causes.

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Reddish Egrets, the court jester of wading birds.

10,000 Birds

As the dog days of summer descend upon us here in Mexico, many of our avian residents have bailed out and headed back north to avoid the summertime heat. I have never encountered the white morph birds here in Mexico, so we have very little problem with identification, that you might find with the all white birds.

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Documentary Spotlights Plight of Mexican Dogs

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The hourlong film is an unflinching commentary on the overpopulation of stray dogs in Mexico, who even outnumber us humans in some regions. Macho culture, argues {Dallas-based director Bill} Buchanan, goes some way to explaining why Mexicans are so reluctant to sterilize their male dogs. You can watch the trailer at [link].

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Mexican Activists Staged Protest Early this Month

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MEXICO CITY – Animal rights activists staged a protest against the sale of pets in Mexico City, urging residents to adopt dogs and other animals instead of buying them. The protest’s goal was to make “society aware” of the fact that animals “need time, love and lots of care,” AnimaNaturalis said.

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A Rehabber’s List of Worst Bird Myths

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One might think that thanks to the Internet, all those ridiculous old wild animal myths handed down for generations would finally die a deserved death. That’s where I learned that dog food and applesauce is the staple diet for all nestlings!” Do not feed birds dog food and applesauce, do not feed them bread and milk. No, no, no.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

10,000 Birds

This is not entirely unknown among domestic animals, but many domesticates have no living wild version. The domestic dog was once and still often is Canis familiaris as opposed to the wolf, Canis lupus , but the former which is really a subspecies of the latter is now Canis lupus familiaris.

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