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Fix Nation

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Caring for the homeless cat population in Los Angeles, FixNation , offers free spay and neuter services to caregivers of community cats. FixNation sterilizes more than 70 cats each day and will have successfully trapped, neutered and returned 80,000 cats by the summer of 2012.

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National Dog Bite Prevention Week

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Obedience training can teach dogs proper behavior and help owners control their dogs. Spay or neuter your dog. Neutered dogs are less likely to bite. How to Be a Responsible Dog Owner. When a carrier comes to your home, keep your dog inside, away from the door in another room. Your dog’s instinct is to protect the family.

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Race for the Rescues

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Animal lovers Jane Lynch (Julie & Julia) and Carrie Ann Inaba (Dancing with the Stars) will help The Rescue Train host its 4th Annual 5k Run/Walk (3.1 Lisa Young, Director of The Rescue Train, explains the added significance to this year’s event: “Due to the economic crisis our donations are down 40%.

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Pet Adoption Tips from Adopt-A-Pet.com

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Puppies and kittens often up in shelters as well, but it is important to note that your animals, especially puppies, require a lot of work and training and can be quite destructive (peeing on the carpet or chewing shoes). Often these puppies or kittens are not placed in homes, and end up in the shelter.

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Book: Shift Your Habit

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Most shelter animals are spayed or neutered, have been treated for worms, and have at least their first set of shots. If you’re not willing to go through the trials of house-training a young puppy or kitten, opting for an older shelter animal is an easy option.

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10 Reasons Street Dogs Deserve to be Defended

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They want to know about my scars and whether it was hard to train me (whatever that means). Poor countries with lots of trash on the streets and no spay/neuter clinics definitely have more street dogs. People are always asking my human what kind of dog I am and where I came from. They seem to be fascinated by my story.

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Event: Save a Stray for the Holidays

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Each location will reduce adoption fees, including microchip and spay/neuter surgery fees, for the special program. Hundreds of animals will be available and trained “matchmakers” will be on hand to help visitors find the perfect pet. Found Animals will include special gifts for all new adoptees.

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