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10 Reasons Street Dogs Deserve to be Defended

4 The Love Of Animals

After all, dogs have the longest history of co-habitation with humans of any animal. While we call them “strays,” implying they just absent-mindedly wandered away from home, most of them are what the rest of the world calls “street” dogs (and cats). It doesn’t matter if we were born in an Indian slum or to an American purebred.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

You can buy some extra time by presoaking the animal in a basin of ice water.)" Actually, I didn't quit neuroscience as a result of the experiences described, but I did quit working with animals. But that's neither here nor there -- I'm very supportive of animal research in principle. It "guarantees humane treatment?"