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Adopt-a-Pet.com Guest Post

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We are like an ad agency for shelters and shelter pets. Sadly there are 4 million healthy adoptable companion animals killed in shelters each year due to overcrowding. We do our best to relieve that problem and put pets from shelters in the homes of pet seekers all over the country.

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82-foot-long “Rescue Rig” on Way to Missouri

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Red Star, which has a nearly century-long legacy of animal relief, is reaching out with critical help and on-the-ground sheltering and support services to assist with emergency operations and provide much-needed care for innocent animal victims. The Red Star team will also be assisting at the Emergency Animal Shelter.

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Teaching Kids Animal Compassion

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Pick a pet that fits your family’s lifestyle – Look at the purpose the pet will serve in your family. Many mutts you can get from the pound or animal shelter make terrific pets. I strongly encourage people to adopt pound and shelter animals. Choose pets that are easy to care for.

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7 Tips for Creating a Dog-Friendly Yard

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Also, check labels and do your research before you use any fertilizers, pesticides, or mulch. While the focus of your landscaping design may revolve around creating an attractive atmosphere and making humans comfortable, the family dog deserves consideration as well. You might be surprised at how attractive they are.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds. The refuge offers opportunities for hiking and biking trails, canoeing and kayaking on Swan Lake, bank fishing, and family friendly programs and events.”

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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Author Joshua Hammer, who previously wrote about a different type of real-life-unexpected-caper in The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu , read about Lendrum in the Times of London in 2017, realized the possibilities, did the research. And, how they betrayed that trust, stealing eggs for years and, possibly even worse, falsifying research data.

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