4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

It was bit of a traumatic experience for me and I vowed to never own an animal again. But as I began my search for a new family member at local shelters, I noticed that something was terribly wrong—I couldn’t hold the dogs I was considering adopting for more than 5 minutes before going into a sneezing convulsion.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences?

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 29, 2012

Archaeology has demonstrated that humans were crafting collars for their animals at least 7000 years ago and the possibility that this is a conservative estimate is large. In situations where dogs were primarily guarding domestic animals, collars tended to have studs or spikes to frustrate the jaws of a marauding wolf.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 16, 2010

A Children’s Guide to Animal Companionship and Safety. Children are also reminded to, for instance: Keep your new dog on a leash because it will keep him or her safe from getting lost, being hit by a car, getting in fights or catching diseases from other animals. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on July 16, 2010.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 1, 2011

Although I adore my own cats, I had not realized what an important role animals can play as life draws to a close. Then I noticed that several family members were also nursing bleeding wounds. This is ridiculous,” I said, more to myself than my family. I’m calling animal control,” I said finally. “I’m Not a standard?”.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Growing up, we always had animals. Starting with Casey and Arrow, our keepers in the woods, our family would keep cats and dogs. We both loved them, but it was Peter who seemed to communicate with the animals on a deeper level than anyone else we knew. I ask, worried about Peter getting in trouble just as much as the animals. “I

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 2, 2008

Spend more time with family and friends. Stop supporting unnecessary animal cruelty in all of its forms. Now that 2008 has arrived, I'd like once again to encourage new and old readers alike to make this the year that they stop supporting animal cruelty in all of its forms. b) Stop eating animal products. (c)

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2006

Spend more time with family and friends. Stop supporting unnecessary animal cruelty in all of its forms. Spend more time with family and friends—I will do X in the evening with my spouse or partner, and I will do Y with my kids on the weekend (where you and your family and friends fill in the variables appropriately).

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 1, 2010

My brother suffered from some pretty bad allergies while we were growing up, so a dog was never an option for my family. If you pet has short hair, white fur or pink skin, they may need additional protection when out in the sun over the summer months. I’d always wanted a dog, and we had talked about adopting one for a while.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” The Amur Leopard ( Panthera pardus orientalis – above) is just one majestic animal on the Critically Endangered (CR) list with less than 100 individuals in the wild due to hunting for its fur.

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