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"No More Homeless Pets" Conference Scheduled for October

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Join Best Friends Animal Society for the annual No More Homeless Pets National Conference, October 23-25, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Each year, five million healthy, adoptable homeless pets are still being put down. Make valuable new connections to make your work for homeless pets even more effective! From a Best Friends email.

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Animal Research Grants a Waste of Taxpayer Money

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President Obama promised to eliminate wasteful government spending; funding for animal research is one area that is overdue for reform. Each year, millions of cats, dogs, non-human primates and other animals suffer and die in research laboratories. Please do not advertise to sell your pets. Tags: animal research Obama.

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On Bad Presidential Puppy Decisions

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But I didn't campaign for a presidential greyhound for exactly the same reason Obama's decision was disappointing: it glorifies pure breed dogs. And I bet my net worth, which isn't what I'd like it to be, but still, that the demand for Portugese water dogs like Bo will increase as a result of this bad decision.

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12 Tips for new dog owners.

4 The Love Of Animals

This is a great article, and while it is geared towards the new dog at the White House, the tips are important for anyone who is getting ready to welcome a new furry friend into the family. 12 Tips for the Obama Family and Their New Adopted Dog, Bo. But first, if adopted, determine what the dog was previously used to.

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Adopt-a-Pet.com Guest Post

4 The Love Of Animals

Adopt-a-Pet.com is the world’s largest non-profit pet adoption website. We are like an ad agency for shelters and shelter pets. We do our best to relieve that problem and put pets from shelters in the homes of pet seekers all over the country. For more information visit this page [link].

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Jamie Foxx: Something Stupid This Way Comes

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As the quest for the first dog continues, Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx thinks he's come up with the perfect solution for the President-elect and his family. "A I'm) trying to pick out Barack Obama's Christmas puppy right now, so we're working hard on that," he joked. "I Tags: pit bull Stupid dog fighting.

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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Environmental groups have called on Obama to get rid of the USDA's Dept. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist and killed his dog. of Wildlife Services , which is involved in mainly predator control programs (coyotes are a big target). Ranchers oppose the move.

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