Animal Person

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Thanks to Grey2kUSA and the voters of Massachusetts who put an end to live greyhound racing in the Bay State as of last Saturday night! Greyhound racing is a complex topic that sometimes appears to have nothing to do with the dogs and whether we should be racing them. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Greyhound Matters.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

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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Animal Person

MAY 27, 2009

You may recall that Massachusetts voters let their opinions about dog racing be heard when they voted to ban racing in their state. Rhode Island's only dog track, Twin River, will be "suspending" dog racing. And not every dog's career ends in death or broken bones. Here are a couple recent bits of good news.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2010

She has a new book out (which I am reading right now) called One Good Dog. One Good Dog is the story of a man who is down on his luck, and a dog who is all out of chances. I also wanted you to know about the Who’s Your Good Dog Campaign. Who’s Your Good Dog? has transformed your life and share your good dog!

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 12, 2009

Would you take your dog to church with you? By Rachel Bickford, North Weymouth, Massachusetts. I’m the pastor of Pilgrim Congregational Church in North Weymouth, Massachusetts, and my parishioners are my second family. Lucy is a terrier, Sam is a pug and Chloe is a Bernese mountain dog. What if the dogs didn’t get along?

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Massachusetts is probably an exception, as voters banned racing while tracks were still in operation, so that's a message about how they feel about dog racing that turned into a ban. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Greyhound Matters Language. Intro 658A will be reintroduced next year.

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