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Pet Foster Care Helps To Smooth Adoption Process

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There are countless dogs and cats in shelters across the U.S. In fact, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 5 to 7 million pets are taken into animal shelters in the U.S. Patience – Animals in shelters or those who have been moved from home to home are often under tremendous stress.

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Spectacular Birding on Cerro Montezuma

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I was in excellent company with Dawn Hewitt of Bird Watcher’s Digest , Emily Payne of the Daily Mail, Juan Pablo Gaviria Muñoz of Proexport Colombia, and our intrepid guide, Johnnier Arango of Manakin Birding Tours. completed the experience. The experience, as magical as it was, feels far from complete.

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A Trip to an Animal Lab

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In a brief tour of a particular biotech research company, I was taken to the animal lab. They did not experiment on primates (I asked!), but did experiment on mice and guinea pigs. Interesting that many of the grants this place gets specifically say they can't experiment on any domesticated animals (cats and dogs I guess.).

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Organizations Putting Animals First

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Proving that society’s conscience hasn’t been completely compromised, these companies and their employees make it a point to put animals first. Led by professionals who have experience with organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States, the group is definitely not new to the issues surrounding animals worldwide.

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A Tale of Two Dogs

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Still, it is a story worth telling, simply because there will be some of you who are in the position I was a few months ago, and even if you don’t agree with my final decision to give up on one of my dogs, my experience will hopefully open up a conversational space for multiple pet owners who find themselves struggling.

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Disaster Preparedness Plan May Save Your Pet’s Life

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The following are suggestions on who to reach out to during a crisis situation: Contact public emergency shelters in your evacuation area to inquire if they allow pets during natural disasters. Most often pets are not allowed in these shelters due to reasons of human health safety. Pit Bull, Rottweiler, Doberman, etc.) are not allowed.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

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