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"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

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It's called "Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change." The author is Nick Cooney and he's the Director of The Humane League, an animal advocacy non-profit with offices in Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington DC. Change of Heart has received rave reviews from leading animal activists.

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Beyond Companionship: How Pets Can Help Your Health

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Humans and animals share an extremely important bond. For centuries the two have coexisted together and studies have shown that animals can provide much more than just companionship. Psychological benefits. Physiological benefits. This was a guest post provided by York Vet supplies.

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Bubbles the Chimp Resurfaces

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Apparently, Bubbles is now 26 years old and living at an animal sanctuary. Chimpanzees, like Travis the chimp who mauled the woman in Connecticut, are not meant to be family pets. They are wild creatures and their psychology must suffer from these abnormal arrangements. But I thought he was at an animal sanctuary?

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How Pets Can Improve Your Health

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But, pets also become bona fide family members with which we establish genuine relationships—incomparable emotional bonds that can have extraordinarily positive physical and psychological impacts on humans. Taking care of an animal can also provide a sense of self-worth. Below, Paul Mann, Founder and CEO of FETCH! guest post'

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Stupid TLC Show Called "My Monkey Baby"

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These families dress their monkeys, feed them at the dinner table and treat them like any other member of the family. I don't care how much these people love their "babies," these are wild animals that should be with their own kind. They are not humans and it's not psychologically healthy for them to be treated that way.

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Top 5 Ways to Pet Proof Your Home

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Replace any uncovered trash cans with their covered counterparts, and get your family into the habit of closing the toilet lid. Make Concessions to Animal Nature. Hey, animals are animals , and trying to train every instinct out of them is a futile endeavor, if not cruel. Dog photo courtesy of Shutterstock.

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The Power of Pets Initiative

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In the coming months, Mars Petcare will sponsor family-focused healthy living fairs for pets and people at the following locations: New York City – The Prospect Park YMCA, October 16. Mars Petcare and Human-Animal Interaction. The Power of Pets Initiative originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on October 1, 2010.

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