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Huge Dog Seizure at Quebec Kennel

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"We have a lot of puppies here and a lot more puppies coming," said Rebecca Aldworth, the executive director of Humane Society International Canada. More than 500 dogs were removed from the Paws 'R' Us kennel in Clarendon Township, Que.,

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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

Animal Person

Masson tells Benjy's story--and Benjy stories--while explaining his theory about the mutual domestication of dogs and humans. You may know that dog/human coevolution has been a popular topic in the past decade, and if so, this might help: Masson "takes E. The point is that, as Chapter 3 is titled, "Dogs Make Us Human."

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Scandal at Los Angeles Animal Shelter

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This week she disclosed that she went to Mayor Villaraigosa and LAPD, plus Human Resources to ask them to help sniff out what happened to 64 animals—mostly dogs—missing from over 68,000 impounded this year at six city shelters.

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Dogs Seized at Kennewick Puppy Mill

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The Humane Society of the United States assisted the Benton County Sheriff's Office today with the seizure of hundreds of dogs from a puppy mill here. From the HSUS press release: KENNEWICK, Wash. -

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Dog Flu Facts

4 The Love Of Animals

H3N8 is the virus that causes flu in dogs, and while there are no known cases of a human catching the flu from their pet, it can be passed from dog to dog. Canine influenza is extremely contagious and while humans are not affected by this flu strain, they can unknowingly pass it from an infected dog to an unaffected dog.

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What To Do If Your Dog Gets A Cold

4 The Love Of Animals

Sneezing, runny nose, headache, even fever: these are the things that we human beings experience when we have a cold. But having a cold is not just exclusive to us humans as our beloved pet dogs can get a cold too. The only thing that sets it apart is that we humans can talk about the discomfort and dogs cannot.

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On Helping Individuals and Utilitarianism

Animal Person

Or paid for food for a year at a rescue kennel. And you wouldn't fund a program that was very expensive per unit (human or nonhuman animal) yet you often don't think about that when you're dealing with an individual. Or printed thousands of copies of vegan leaflets.

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