Critter News

JULY 17, 2009

I rejoined my local animal shelter's volunteer program a few months ago (long story as to why I quit in the first place). One day while I was volunteering I met a little pit bull puppy who was recovering from a spaying. Very sweet and gentle animal (I have a soft spot for pits.and pugs!) To me, that means a lot.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2009

According to information gathered by Best Friends Animal Society , the charity beneficiary of funds raised by ITo, “cities around the country are passing bills to round up and kill family pets, who simply look like the kind of dog who might attack someone.” I’m Tired of - (ITo) is on a mission to help put an end to it.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

Hal Herzog’s “ Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat ” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to advocacy.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2010

In literature as well as life, the ideal is the safely rescued animal finds the perfect home and becomes the perfect pet. But when an animal is so damaged or developmentally challenged by its beginnings that it doesn’t accept its new situation; that can make for a difficult transition. This is but one rescue story.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 14, 2013

After all, dogs have the longest history of co-habitation with humans of any animal. Except for the poor pit bulls, street dogs are about the most vilified canines on the planet. One pet street dog can change the hearts and minds of dozens or hundreds of other potential adopters by showing who street dogs really are.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

And I received confirmation of something I've known since 2004, when we adopted retired racing greyhound, Violet Rays: That there's sort of a critical period for dog-behavior acquisition, and if it's missed, the dog isn't likely to mature into the type of loving being whose behavior we've come to associate with "pet" dogs. And he details why.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 6, 2012

After Dog Whisperer, Philly Undercover, the new six-part series in which the PSPCA’s undercover police team works to eliminate dogfighting and protect all animals from abuse and neglect, premieres. Officer Wayne Smith takes to the streets of a drug-infested neighborhood to collect intel using a hidden camera and a rescued pit bull as a decoy.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 29, 2007

As an organization comprising dog trainers, behaviorists and other animal professionals, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers is aware that any dog can bite, any dog can maim and any dog can kill. Richard Spencer Executive Director, Association of Pet Dog Trainers Greenville, S.C.,

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 1, 2011

Hospice Tails is a series of true stories about my experiences with pets and patients as a hospice social worker. Although I adore my own cats, I had not realized what an important role animals can play as life draws to a close. Barb looked like the kind of woman who would own a pit bull or a German shepherd. A poodle.”.

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