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Weekend Adopt-a-thon for Joplin Tornado Pets

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ASPCA , Joplin Humane Society to Host Weekend Adopt-a-thon for Joplin Tornado Pets. Nearly 600 cats and dogs looking for permanent homes during major pet adoption event June 25 – 26. The mandatory 14-day holding period for animals affected by the disaster was even doubled in an effort to reunite as many people and pets as possible.

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ASPCA Joplin Adopt a Thon

4 The Love Of Animals

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Joplin Humane Society successfully found permanent homes for 745 pets during its weekend adopt-a-thon event on June 25 and 26. It makes me so happy to know that so many pet lovers wanted to help find these animals homes! Such happy news from Joplin!

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

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In a manner that’s Malcolm Gladwell meets Freakonomics, which is the fascinating part, Herzog investigates our beliefs and actions regarding nonhuman animals (anthrozoology). Many of us have difficulty with the idea of keeping “pets.” At least his research on pit bull-types of dogs demonstrates the injustice they face. . page 6).

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Golf with Malicious Intent

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The bird was buried on the golf course—perhaps in an effort to hide the evidence—but was later dug up by Florida investigators. Isenhour is charged with cruelty to animals and killing a migratory bird. Would you feel differently if Isenhour had driven golf balls at your cat or dog until he succeeded in killing your pet?