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Primate Breeding Facility Generates Controversy In Puerto Rico Itself

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Plus, the horrible pictures I've seen of strays in Puerto Rico. They've been planning to build a facility to breed research monkeys in Puerto Rico for some time. Tags: puerto rico animal research primates. Plus the fact that I personally know the Latin attitude towards animals. Plus, well, you get this picture.

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Keep pets happy and healthy in the cold months ahead.

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Breeds with very short fur like Chihuahuas, boxers and greyhounds may have a hard time keeping warm, making even brief walks uncomfortable. Make sure your pet always wears an ID tag and has a microchip registered with a national database, so he can be easily returned. Wipe Those Paws.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

10,000 Birds

Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. Here’s hoping this bird makes it back to its home turf to breed and comes back to spend another winter in New York State! Melanerpes lewis is, to put it simply, a really cool bird.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

He's right with his implication that stopping the seizing of pets and strays simply created a more efficient, effective means of commodifying and torturing dogs and cats. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. But there is a significant contingent who is not as enamored with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act as he is.