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Finally. Jasmine the Greyhound

Animal Person

In an act of kindness, the police took the dog, which was a Greyhound female, to the nearby Nuneaton Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, run by a man named Geoff Grewcock and known as a willing haven for Animals abandoned, orphaned or otherwise in need. “She Tags: Current Affairs Greyhound Matters. Link: [link].

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To My Friends at Thanksgiving

Animal Person

There will be no greyhound corpse on our table, no turkey corpse and no pig corpse. And I want Baby Sky to grow up in a home where there is just as much respect for chickens and calves and fishes as there is for greyhounds and cats and people. Of course, the world outside of our home tells a different story.

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Creature Update

Animal Person

Greyhound skin is very thin. The greyhound people tell you that, not to mention it's pretty obvious. Vetsulin was the perfect new product, except for the fact that it's animal (pig) based, unlike human insulins, and then there was the problem with quality control that was first reported last year.

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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

Animal Person

And I received confirmation of something I've known since 2004, when we adopted retired racing greyhound, Violet Rays: That there's sort of a critical period for dog-behavior acquisition, and if it's missed, the dog isn't likely to mature into the type of loving being whose behavior we've come to associate with "pet" dogs.

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November is. Awareness Month

Animal Person

I am a vegan who has adopted a diabetic greyhound who eats vegan food ( Natural Balance ), and who is adopting a boy from Russia. question is important when it comes to adopting special needs animals, like Violet Rays, our rescue greyhound. And the production of her insulin (Vetsulin) involved the use of animal products (from pigs).

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On Teaching Children

Animal Person

Would I ever say I restrict my diet to food that wasn't made from the parts of creatures as sentient as the greyhounds I share my home with? Perhaps they are taught that other cultures eat animals other than cows, chickens, fish and pigs, I don't know. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Any other factories on the agenda?

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