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Five Surprising Benefits of Spaying or Neutering Your Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

There are major benefits of spaying or neutering your pets. Most of us know that spaying or neutering a pet can help reduce pet overpopulation and prevent an unintended pregnancy. Testicular, uterine and ovarian cancer pose serious health risks to dogs, and are difficult to treat. Keep Your Pet Healthy. Reduced Cancer Risk.

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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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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

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It started with donation requests for spay and neutering cats but then quickly transferred to a trap, neuter and release organization. I have a dog, cats (domestic and feral), birds raccoons, hawks, owls, coyotes, foxes, bunnies and mice…they all share the yard and the woods. I have mixed feelings about TNR.

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Urgent Appeal for Flex, the Greyhound

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Owen County Friends of Animals (KY) is a non-profit organization that fosters and seeks adoptions for the dogs picked up by their local dog warden. Dogs they can not place in foster care or find adoptive homes for are euthanized after 14 days by county ordinance. Their shelter is full. Here 's the page about him.

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

4 The Love Of Animals

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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Pet Photography 101 Giveaway

4 The Love Of Animals

We recently got a chance to check out a great new book called Pet Photography 101: Tips for taking better photos of your dog or cat ! Darlow presents the information in a simple, straightforward manner that is helpful for photographers of any skill level. There is even a section for taking better photos using a cell phone camera!

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Weekend Adopt-a-thon for Joplin Tornado Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

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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