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Weekend Adopt-a-thon for Joplin Tornado Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

The mandatory 14-day holding period for animals affected by the disaster was even doubled in an effort to reunite as many people and pets as possible. To date, the ASPCA has provided emergency sheltering for approximately 1,300 animals. To date, the ASPCA has provided emergency sheltering for approximately 1,300 animals.

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Guest Post: Dog Adoption

4 The Love Of Animals

After several days the animal should get accustomed to the new environment and learn to articulate his needs. Be patient and set clear rules that have to be obeyed by all family members. First, you can search for animals in need at the local shelter. Repeated rituals help the dog learns what is expected of him.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

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. Isn't it better for science, and more humane, to use just one animal? And for what?