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Shelters Fill Up Due to Wildfires in Australia

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ANIMAL shelters are searching for the owners of hundreds of dogs, cats, horses, rabbits and other pets displaced by fires. Shelter workers fear many owners may have assumed their animals died or they could be looking for them in the wrong places. Tags: australia.

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Animal Research Booming in State of Victoria

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Animals for research purposes are coming from municipal shelters, breeders and the greyhound trade. Unwanted farm dogs are another source. In 2007, 394 dogs died during procedures for canine and human research. None of the animal shelters contacted by the Herald Sun have come across ex-research dogs in need of a home.

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Great Bowerbird bower at Cygnet Park-Broome

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Then there is an area all around the park that has grass, barbecues, shelters and a play area. One advantage of walking, or should I say running with this dog, around the park is that we have to stop at every tree. Recently the Shire got new composting bags for the collecting of dog poo. Parsley among the items.

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What to do if you no longer can care for your bearded dragon.

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This is great news for owners who have pets who have a long life span, such as dogs, cats and many other creatures. For people who own dogs and other creatures, their recourse is to leave the animals in a shelter, pound or simply let them loose. An animal shelter or animal rescue center are good options.

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Pied Oystercatcher parenting

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They sheltered the chicks under their wings and when there are only two chicks one parent can do this, but with three it seems to be more of a shared duty. However, being the weekend, there were dogs on the beach and they decided to move away after a short period of time.

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The first Pied Oystercatcher chicks of 2018

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Pied Oystercatcher chick sheltering under an adult bird. The other pair of Pied Oystercatchers also had their eggs hatch this week and they are in an area with no vehicular traffic, but there are dogs on that section of beach and it is a popular area for walking and more recently fat bike riding through the dunes.

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Canada’s Naughtiest Dog contest

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Do you have the naughtiest dog? Bark Busters , the world’s largest dog training company, announced today its search for Canada’s Naughtiest Dog. The contest, which is set to run from now until August 1, 2009, is designed to dispel the myth that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Visit [link] to see Storm in action.

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