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The Blue House Dog

4 The Love Of Animals

A New York Times story that ran in 2001 about a homeless dog wandering around a suburban part of New York City, struck a chord with me. The boy was wounded by his loss, just as the homeless dog was wounded when his owner died. I don’t need a leash, he stays right next to me,” Cody says. Tags: books guest post.

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NEW LIVES: Stories of Rescued Dogs Helping, Healing and Giving Hope

4 The Love Of Animals

It’s the small local or shelters and organizations that are really struggling right now. We hope that you will consider donating time, goods, or money, to your local rescue/shelter to help homeless pets. Tags: giveaways. Would you like a chance to win a copy of this great book? This is open to those in the USA only.

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On Taxes, Veganism and "Pets"

Animal Person

I'm doing my best in an imperfect world to respect the rights of other sentients, and I have heard vegans say that sanctuaries--and not pet ownership--will be the only way out of subjugation for cats and dogs. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Greyhound Matters Language. Do you agree with that?

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Bring Pets Home

4 The Love Of Animals

What I love is that you can use BringPetsHome’s “Shop to Help&# page all year long to raise money to help shelters care for homeless pets. Especially right now with so many pets being given up due to the economy, Bring Pets Home next time you are going to do some online shopping!

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On SPECIESISM, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

Old-speciesists have a rights view of at least some humans but a utilitarian view of nonhumans (18). In some sense, of course, many (perhaps most) humans don't know right from wrong. And perhaps my favorite: "[I]f healthy, homeless humans were rounded up and killed, no one would call the killing facilities 'shelters'" (55).

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On "High in the Clouds"

Animal Person

From Barnes and Noble : "Wirral the Squirrel is homeless. I'm giving the book a vegan/animal rights message because that's my lens. So there's a pro-environment/anti-development message in the book that, for me, is clearer than the animal rights message. Tags: Activism Books Ethics Language.

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Guest post: Dog Adoption

4 The Love Of Animals

These dogs are homeless through no fault of their own, and by rescuing one of them, you may just save their life. If you’re going to adopt a shelter dog, it’s important that you do your homework beforehand, so you choose the right dog for your family. Tags: guest post. Be realistic about your lifestyle.