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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

And when she did have time for Hamlet, Emmie cried and pleaded with her mom to take him to the vet. As if the vet had a cure for old age. What I didn’t tell her was that the sleep would occur while he drifted on a cloud to the continent of Euthanasia the following day. Visit his blog: [link]. “Take him where?”

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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. The vet confirmed pain, injury and infection from her life on the streets, common afflictions for stray cats. She had an anxiety disorder she never fully overcame.

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