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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

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I come from a large family: five sisters, two brothers and almost everyone has kids. Most of my family lives in Indiana, but thanks to social media we can easily keep in touch. Case in point: some of my family members have become active with feral cat colony organizations. I have mixed feelings about TNR.

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National Dog Bite Prevention Week

4 The Love Of Animals

Did you know that May 16-22 is National Dog Bit Prevention Week? They are working hard to help spread that word about how to prevent dog bites. Here are the tips and stats that they sent us: Nearly 2,900 letter carriers were bitten by dogs last year, yet that pales in comparison to the 4.7 Don’t run past a dog.

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A video on the importance of pet insurance

4 The Love Of Animals

As is quite apparent from the video, whether you have a dog, cat, horse or rabbit they quickly become a big part of the family regardless of their size. The tables below show that to insure a dog it can cost, on average under £100 a year, whilst insuring a cat can be just over £60 a year on average. Spaying and castration.

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“New York’s Kindest” includes Rock & Rawhide!

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Rock & Rawhide , the charity that helps increase adoption levels of dogs and cats in shelters, announced today that it is included in Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C)’s latest advertising campaign, “New York’s Kindest” for their donations and assistance in increasing adoption levels through distraction therapy.

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Weekend Adopt-a-thon for Joplin Tornado Pets

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Nearly 600 cats and dogs looking for permanent homes during major pet adoption event June 25 – 26. Adoption fees are being waived for this event, and adoptable animals will be spayed/neutered, micro-chipped, vaccinated, and provided an ID tag free of charge.

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1st Annual Washington DC Week for the Animals

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This extraordinary week will feature a multitude of awesome pet adoption events, festivals for the animals, law night at George Washington University featuring Raj Panjwani- India’s leading animal law advocate, art and multimedia event featuring Tracey Clarke at the Artomatic 2009, low cost vaccinations, pet food drive for low income pet families, (..)

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Pet Adoption Tips from Adopt-A-Pet.com

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Puppies are great but often people are much happier getting a dog who is older, and whose size and temperament is a known quantity. This helps ensure that the pet is right for you and your family. People can encourage other pet owners to spay or neuter their pet (link to our spay neuter page) to help prevent unwanted births.

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