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Disaster Preparedness Plan May Save Your Pet’s Life

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With June 1 marking the first day of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season, it’s crucial to raise awareness about the importance of planning for pets’ safety before it’s too late. Folder with list of types of vaccination records & medical history to get from vet. VCA veterinarian Donna J.

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Why I Question Animal Testing 2.2

Critter News

I particularly question the use of chimpanzees in medical research. I do not claim to have the answer, but I think it is certainly worthwhile to raise the question: Why, exactly, all over the civilized world, in virtually every major city, are apes in prison? The following is from The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan.

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The Book That Saved Derrick Jensen's Life

Animal Person

The book, which I have not read, that saved Derrick Jensen 's life is called The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability by Lierre Keith, who was a vegan for 20 years, suffered serious medical problems, and started feeling better when she recommenced eating animals. But that would be unfair.

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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

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Suzie wrote about her experiences as a bird rehabber in Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (2009) and used those experiences as the source for her fictional children’s book, Hawk Hill (1996). How much did you draw on your own experiences as a wildlife rehabber to tell Luna’s story? .

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Life Along The Delaware Bay: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Once used as fertilizer, the crabs are now harvested as bait for common whelk and bled for an extract used in medical research. If you have had the joy of birding the Delaware Bay (remember, this includes Cape May in New Jersey and Prime Hook in Delaware), what has been your most memorable experience?

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

Animal Ethics

There is no need for infants to be raised on cow's milk formulas. There simply is no dispute in the medical community that human breast milk is the best food a human infant can be fed. Sadly, Gillette's experience is not unique. When breast-feeding is not possible, commercial soy formulas are nutritionally adequate.

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