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Shelter Strays Used as Lab Animals

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I thought it was an urban myth that animal shelters would actually turn over unwanted animals to laboratories for research, but apparently not. The county has a contract with R&R Research in Howard City to euthanize the county's unwanted animals. In return, the company can use some of the unwanted dogs for animal research.

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Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Passed House Judiciary

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The American Quarter Horse Association, American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), among many others, oppose the bill. Tags: horse animal cruelty legislation Slaughterhouse us. Lovely quote.

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Pet Adoption Tips from Adopt-A-Pet.com

4 The Love Of Animals

People can search Adopt-a-Pet.com to find a local shelter, and make a cash donation to that shelter to help them with the costs of housing, feeding and medical care of shelter animals. People can encourage other pet owners to spay or neuter their pet (link to our spay neuter page) to help prevent unwanted births.

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