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Delegates update AVMA policies on diets for cats and dogs, animal loss support services

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The AVMA House of Delegates (HOD) amended several AVMA policies addressing a range of veterinary-related issues, , from raw diets for dogs and cats, to dog and cat population management, to animal loss support services, and safe, noncommercial transport of pets in motor vehicles, during its regular winter session, held January 5-6 in Chicago in conjunction (..)

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"No More Homeless Pets" Conference Scheduled for October

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Join Best Friends Animal Society for the annual No More Homeless Pets National Conference, October 23-25, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Each year, five million healthy, adoptable homeless pets are still being put down. This is the conference for people who want to make a difference. From a Best Friends email.

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American Pets Alive! Creating a No Kill Nation

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American Pets Alive! is dedicated to making America No-Kill by hosting a yearly National Conference that shares Austin Pets Alive!’s ’s innovative No-Kill programs to … Continue reading → The post American Pets Alive! Can you imagine America becoming a No Kill Nation? can and it is our mission.

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BlogPaws!

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We just returned from a fun, furry, weekend in Salt Lake City for the BlogPaws conference. The conference was for animal lovers, and it wasn’t just humans present! There were actual animals at the conference too. to Cesar for sponsoring us for the conference. We wanted to say Thank YOU!

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Pet Love Closes its Doors in Beverly Hills

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Pet Love is a business that sells animals from puppy mills.) The Beverly Center, an upscale shopping mall in Beverly Hills, California, has announced it will terminate Pet Love’s lease sometime in the next few months. Best Friends made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday. This is awesome. Please do support their work.

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Birding the Drakensberg, South Africa

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The Common Waxbill looks like it belongs in a pet shop rather than in the wild. In fact, this is probably a species that has substantially expanded its original range through the pet shop route and the resulting escapees. Cute looks and adaptability as a cage bird conferring an evolutionary advantage.

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“A blogger saved my life”

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This weekend I went to a blogging conference. This reminded me so much of what we do as pet bloggers and microbloggers. We give comfort to shelter pets through Santa Paws Drive. As usual, it was filled with fun activities, one of which was a concert from Alex Boye. Because a blogger had shared it. His message?

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