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Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart

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(NYSE: KR) have teamed up to launch the second annual “ Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart ” campaign, celebrating the unique bond between people and their pets, while raising funds for animal welfare organizations nationwide. Television Special. A Nose Knows – Everyone knows that dogs are a man’s best friend – but are they heroes too?

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IFAW rescuers have mobilized to Japan

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Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org ) have mobilized to Japan to conduct an assessment and assist with animal rescue efforts following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. This will allow IFAW and NARSC colleagues to identify long-term animal relief projects in Japan.

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Teaching Kids Animal Compassion

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On the other hand, kids that don’t get the experience of having a pet early may become afraid of animals, especially if their parents don’t particularly care for animals. Spend time with your child and the new pet, reading and learning together how to care for the animal. Choose pets that are easy to care for.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

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Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans.

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Lessons Learned From 4 Years of Animal Person

Animal Person

And my experience was that when I chimed in the conversation changed (and sometimes stopped as if I had the answers). Too much of me in the comments wasn't a great idea for Animal Person, in my opinion. I want people to see my family as "normal." Stay tuned for more lessons from four years of blogging at Animal Person!

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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There’s an imperative to get this message across to cat people who, like me, can be educated to value wild lives as much as we value the lives of our four-legged family members. It’s tribal and familial. If the experience of handing over that box can be transformative instead of alienating or shaming, there’s a possibility of change.

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Birding – An Extreme Sport

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Before leaving the safety of the car I heeded the park’s advice and checked for animal tracks belonging to any biting, gnawing, mauling, trampling, stabbing or disembowelling species. Having learned from my Namibian experience I walked away briskly. None were found. It’s just the warm-up.