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Pet Safety During Home Improvements

4 The Love Of Animals

Never let your pet near concrete until it is completely dry in addition to spoil the clean look of your new project, pets who come in contact with even slightly moist concrete can suffer irritation or corrosion of soft tissues. Anxious pets may chew on electrical cords and suffer painful burns or even electrocution.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

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Third Place (The Student Award): Kyle Ramirez, a design student at The Art Institute of Dallas, for his “Cotton Candy Dress” that creates the illusion of something “soft and weightless like fur and cotton candy” but uses cascading ruffles, antiqued satin fabric, artificial flowers and beads, to achieve that illusion.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Jean Kazez Dallas, Nov. He’s right: I don’t care deeply about the suffering of animals I eat, wear or otherwise benefit from. Suffering and injustice are inherent in life, and time is short. I also recognize that alleviating suffering in one area may cause pain elsewhere. Lisa Dinhofer Frederick, Md.,