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10 Reasons Street Dogs Deserve to be Defended

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No dog is happier to be rescued. She put a dog bed outside with some food and water, and I’d see her checking on me about every five minutes. We dogs are wired by nature to be humans’ companions. After all, dogs have the longest history of co-habitation with humans of any animal. Get a street dog.

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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

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Here are some examples of when a bird definitely needs your help and a call to a federally permitted bird rehabilitator is warranted. Bird brought in by a cat or dog. Suspect” dog or cat interactions. Ok, so you’ve rescued a bird. Putting a baby bird back in its nest is not always the right thing to do.

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Ground Zero Hero

4 The Love Of Animals

Sarah Atlas is a search-and-rescue dog handler, one of many civilian volunteers who serve with New Jersey Task Force 1. They were to be deployed to Ground Zero with 200 other members of New Jersey Task Force 1, including structural engineers and medical workers, as well as other search-and-rescue people.

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Must-Have Apps for the Avid Pet Lover

4 The Love Of Animals

With Petfinder’s mobile app, you can have access to the databases of 13,000 shelters and rescue organizations; and it definitely helps to have it with you as you bounce from one shelter to another, so you can compare fees and legal requirements. Dog Whistler (iOS, Android). 52 Dog Tricks (Android). Cost: free).

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. We were told that Marco, one of the rescued chimpanzees, does a dance during thunderstorms during which he looks like he’s in a trance. Dogs Sniffing Out Disease. As we know, dogs have a keen sense of smell.

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On Stanley and Family Commitments

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Violet Rays is not a kid dog. The growing little human in the house was basically taught to stay far away from dogs and respect their space. but a friend who volunteers for a rescue group told me of a greyhound event around the corner from my house. And he's child friendly. We want to see the tiger!" And she does. Enter Stanley.

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