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Stupid TLC Show Called "My Monkey Baby"

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Monkey business is big business in the United States, where some people pay up to $5,000 to adopt a monkey of their own, often a capuchin monkey, which can grow up to 22 inches and 9 pounds. These families dress their monkeys, feed them at the dinner table and treat them like any other member of the family. Who suffers?

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BBS Giveaway – Pet Fire Safety Awareness

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The United States Fire Administration estimates 500,000 pets are affected by house fires each year. Carry Identification: Your dog’s collar and identification tags should be around their neck at all times. However, keeping a spare collar with tags and a leash at your door in case of emergency is invaluable in a clutch.

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Rescue Spotlight: Crest Care

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Here is the Crest Care mission statement: We are a group of individuals living across the United States and Canada, whose goals are to preserve and protect Chinese Cresteds in need. Tags: rescue spotlight. We work within the framework of local and civil laws, in order to protect both dogs and all parties concerned.

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The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida

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Filming the plovers of Estero Lagoon Plovers are a significant part of the shorebird family, comprising 66 species worldwide. Although this a fairly widely distributed bird globally, they are threatened in the United States. They feed predominantly by sight and often run in a crouched fashion to reach their food source.

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On Project Treadstone and Welfare, OED-Style

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a list of those entitled to welfare benefits from the State. 125 Through disorder the poor have increased welfare benefits in the United States. 1917 New Witness 28 June 202/1 It is continually stated that Maternity Clinics and Infant Welfare Centres have met with the greatest success in France. welfare hotel U.S.,

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

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Living in Colorado, I was practically next door neighbors to a Spix’s Macaw, “Presley,” who was discovered in an Evergreen living room—the only known Spix’s Macaw in the United States—and who was repatriated to Brazil before I even knew he existed. … Tags: brazil • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts?

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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Of the Central Flyway states, Nebraska alone holds out in protecting the cranes, having proven by its longstanding Festival of the Cranes in Kearney that a crane is worth infinitely more alive and purring in the sky with its family than thudding, broken and bleeding, into a cornfield.

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