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Birds and Bling

10,000 Birds

Second, even if we do, we have discovered through bitter experience that jewelry can either be snatched or, like very small guns, used against us. asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences. Another Great Horned Owl snagged his talon under the wedding band of Vonda Lee Morton’s vet. “He

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A Hamster’s Story: The making of a novel

4 The Love Of Animals

And when she did have time for Hamlet, Emmie cried and pleaded with her mom to take him to the vet. As if the vet had a cure for old age. What I didn’t tell her was that the sleep would occur while he drifted on a cloud to the continent of Euthanasia the following day. “Take him where?” “I got it.”

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

10,000 Birds

The bird was stripped of feathers and so badly battered that euthanasia was probable. If the experience of handing over that box can be transformative instead of alienating or shaming, there’s a possibility of change. The vet confirmed pain, injury and infection from her life on the streets, common afflictions for stray cats.

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