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4 Things to Consider Before Adopting a Dog

4 The Love Of Animals

Choosing to adopt a dog rather than get one at the pet store (or what some like to refer to as “puppy mill”) is a beautiful thing—essentially you are saving a poor pup from euthanasia and you’re providing a an animal with a good home. But adopting a pet is a huge responsibility and is very similar to adopting a child.

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A Hamster’s Story: The making of a novel

4 The Love Of Animals

Emmie loves her pets. She was never happier playing with the pet. Her mother came and sat next to Emmie while she held Carnie in her lap and petted him. Comforting an eight-year-old while she pets her dying hamster, dripping tears…it is easier to catch a breeze in your hands and return it to its home. Carnie was sluggish.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

We provide scriptural / spiritual support and free phone counseling to bereaved pet owners. Some of our professional Chaplains also provide other services (euthanasia visits, memorial services, congregational sermons, etc.) We are the Interfaith Association of Animal Chaplains. Thank-you for the wonderful and important work you do.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

10,000 Birds

This blog is written by writer, photographer, and animal advocate Ingrid Taylar. The bird was stripped of feathers and so badly battered that euthanasia was probable. It’s the bane of many rehabbers that they simply can’t get through to cat owners on this critical issue of free-roaming pets.

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