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Visiting Bird Service: Avian “Pet Therapy” Cheers Seniors

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You may have heard of nursing homes or assisted living facilities bringing in dogs and cats to give their residents a little “pet therapy.” Scooter is now getting on in years and has suffered health setbacks. But what about birds? One enterprising New Orleans-area bird rescuer is doing just that. But that’s a whole ’nother rant.)

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How to ‘treat’ your cat right

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Just like people, pets that are not treated right can suffer from stress and other health problems, and an inadequate diet, for example, will make cats more prone to infections and illnesses. Bought toys usually include small stuffed animals and assorted plastic objects that it’s safe for cats to chew. Choosing cat treats.

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Roger Cohen Realizes Dogs=Pigs, Sort Of

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Do they suffer any more or less in death? However I cannot see a rational argument for saying eating dogs or cats is barbaric while eating pork or beef is fine. "Dog Are they any more or less sentient? Are they any more or less part of the mysterious unity of life? I think not. Dog was not easy for me," he writes.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Cows, domestic sheep, chickens and many others would not survive if they were not raised for human consumption, protected from malnutrition, disease and predators. He’s right: I don’t care deeply about the suffering of animals I eat, wear or otherwise benefit from. Suffering and injustice are inherent in life, and time is short.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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I know on some level, I think that’s something almost all of us can get behind…no one, except the most callous and cold-hearted of the human race things its fine to torture animals, or deny that they are capable of pain and suffering. Obviously its perfectly fine to concentrate on one particular problem (i.e.