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FiXiT Aims to Facilitate 25 Spay Neuters This Week

4 The Love Of Animals

In honor of World Spay Day 2014, GetYourFix will dramatically ramp up a microfunding feature – Fix of the Week – to meet a goal of raising funds to spay/neuter 25 animals. Over the course of the Spay Day week, February 24 – 28, sponsors will be able to contribute as little as $10 to the cost their choice of featured animals.

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So I'm from the New Appalachia?

Critter News

It's farm country and you have a lot of farmers and ag types who treat companion animals as little better than livestock. And of course, let's not discuss factory farms down there. But, of course, highlighting that story grabs attention. It mirrors the lack of education and enlightenment of a generally poor area.

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8 Reasons Why Bringing Your Dog To Work Is A Good Idea

4 The Love Of Animals

People who have pets or companion animals know why they do. Dogs, cats and other animals are great stress reducers and they give out unconditional love. 4) If your office is the golf course, then some dogs will play the role of a caddy and help retrieve balls. The dog, that is, not Graham.

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On "EATING ANIMALS" by Jonathan Safran Foer

Animal Person

This says it all: "[T]he vision of sustainable farms that give animals a good life (a life as good as we give our dogs or cats) and an easy death (as easy as a death we give our suffering and terminally ill companion animals) has moved me" (242). Factory farming considers nature an obstacle to overcome" (34).

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On Letting Your Emotions Rule the Day

Animal Person

Paragraph #5 begins: "Unfortunately when combined with our love for companion animals our lack of knowledge about agriculture leads us to view farm animals the same as we do our pets. At this point of course I'm waiting to hear how he views "farm" animals differently.

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