4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 9, 2012

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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Adoptable Dogs Puppy Mills Pit Bulls 100

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Emmie loves her pets. His gagging fits – like a cat trying in vain to cough-up a hairball – are becoming more frequent. 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. As if the vet had a cure for old age. He is eating less each day.

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Hamsters Vet Pets Fur 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. Now, he lay frightened and ruffled in my hands, his tail tattered, his feathers damp from the maw of a cat named Puck. Back then, I didn’t know enough about birds, but I knew a lot about cats. I scrambled for a box.

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Cats Stray Cat Stray Wildlife Rehabilitation 211