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Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats

4 The Love Of Animals

There is a great new book called Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats , featuring photographs of both dogs and cats. In reality, this is a book for the dog (and cat) lover! It’s not only humorous, but informational too, including some fun facts about both dogs and cats. Dogs are social. Dogs match up to people.

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Roger Cohen Realizes Dogs=Pigs, Sort Of

Animal Person

" Dog Days in China " is a small piece with no gruesome slideshow. But it's also remarkable in that Roger Cohen, a 50-something man who writes for the New York Times, wonders: But do pigs have any more or less of a soul than dogs? His "anguish" leads him to a dog restaurant where he dines on dog. Or pig, or duck, or fish.

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On the Banning of Eating Cats and Dogs in China

Animal Person

It's just another excuse people have concocted because they like the taste of cow/pig/chicken/fish flesh. Sometimes an article has a couple of the above, as in the case of " Chinese Legal Experts Call for a Ban on Eating Cats and Dogs." Let's deconstruct: Legal experts in China are proposing a ban on the eating of dogs and cats.

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Shutting Your Trap

10,000 Birds

She had taken her border collie for a walk in the woods in the local 1200-acre state park, and her dog had stepped on a leghold trap. Astrid’s dog howled as she pried it off. The name and town of the owner were engraved on a metal tag. Luckily it had not broken his foot, although he limped for a week.

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Amazing Rescue of a Dog Stranded at Sea

Critter News

A golden lab was rescued by a North Carolina fishing guide about a mile from land. It sounds like his owner left him in one boat while he went off fishing with a friend in another. Tags: animal rescue. Some commenters think the story is a hoax. But at least the story has a happy ending. Feliz Friday!

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San Francisco Considers Banning Pet Sales

Critter News

Pet sales would be banned altogether, except for the sale of pet fish. All companion animals including dogs, cats, hamsters, mice, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, and lizards would be considered as pets. Tags: california san francisco legislation pets. Sounds good, but I just don't believe this will pass.

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I’m Not Hanging Noodles On Your Ears

4 The Love Of Animals

Have other cats to whip>have other fish to fry (French). When dogs were tied with sausages>a very long time ago (Spanish, Uruguay). Like a dog in a canoe>to be very nervous (Spanish, Puerto Rico). To hang all the dogs>to blame someone else (Russian). A dog’s fart>nonsense (Chinese).