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National Dog Bite Prevention Week

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Your dog’s instinct is to protect the family. Spay or neuter your dog. Tags: events news pet care. When a carrier comes to your home, keep your dog inside, away from the door in another room. Don’t let your child take mail from the carrier in the presence of your dog. Neutered dogs are less likely to bite.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. Nonprofit pet protection groups would manage the program and be responsible for ensuring that cat caretakers take the required steps. The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance.

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What To Do If You Find a Pit Bull

4 The Love Of Animals

It may feel threatened, and animals that feel threatened instinctually protect themselves. For example, the petting a dog’s tail; an abuser may have done something violent to the dog’s tail, and the dog may try to protect itself when you touch it there. That same action may have been an aggressive act by their former abuser.

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Dog Park Dangers

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As long as we as pet owners understand the risks, we can minimize them as well as have a plan of action in place in the unfortunate event that something does occur. Your dog also needs to be spayed or neutered. But unfortunately, there are risks that you must weigh when bringing your dog to one of these parks. Unhealthy Dogs.

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National Justice for Animals Week

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With the theme “Fighting Animal Cruelty, Honoring Animal Victims,” the week will be an annual event dedicated to raising public awareness nationwide about how to report animal abuse—and how citizens can work within their communities to create stronger laws and assure tough enforcement.