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Animal Diseases Poised to Spread to Humans

Critter News

The world is facing a growing threat from new diseases that are jumping the human-animal species barrier as a result of environmental disruption, global warming and the progressive urbanisation of the planet, scientists have warned.

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The Power of Pets Initiative

4 The Love Of Animals

For it’s first year the program will premiere in YMCA locations in Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C. – Mars Petcare and Human-Animal Interaction. Mars Petcare is collaborating with the YMCA in 5 cities to start, to bring pet-friendly health and physical activity education and programming to communities.

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On Compassionate Bullets

Animal Person

In the Washington metro area, we have a BIG deer problem. Or to get struck by an automobile, die slowly, of failing internal organs, and be unfit for human consumption." After all, the goal is a corpse that is fit for human consumption, by the commenter's own admission. There's a lot going on in the above three sentences.

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