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Can A Hawk Carry Off Your 12-Pound Pet?

10,000 Birds

No hawk can carry off a 12-pound pet. No hawk can carry off a 3-pound pet. That did not stop a New Jersey animal shelter from publishing this rabble-rousing flyer on Facebook, all written in alarming red capital letters: PARK RANGERS AND VET OFFICES ARE PUTTING OUT WARNINGS. The answer is: no.

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Regarding Snow Leopards

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5 things to know about pets and pests

4 The Love Of Animals

5 ways to de-bug your pet this spring: Ticks can be difficult to spot. 5 things to know about pets and pests originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on June 1, 2010. Tags: guest post pet care. Ticks are tiny, some about the size of a pin head. They can resemble freckles, moles or even specks of dirt.

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Calling all Dogs: Celebrate National Dog Day with Free Ice Cream August 25

4 The Love Of Animals

To celebrate National Dog Day 2012, Best Friends Pet Care will be giving away free doggy ice cream treats to every dog who visits any Best Friends facility across the U.S. It honors dogs of all breeds — from working dogs to family pets — and encourage pet owners to do something special for their dog.

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1,200+ Canines Don Tiaras & ‘Tails’ This Week for Doggy Proms

4 The Love Of Animals

More than 600 doggy couples – decked out in bow ties and boas, tiaras and tails — will attend one of 38 Doggy Proms hosted by Best Friends Pet Care at its doggy day camp centers across the country. Pet parents can log in from home or the office to Best Friends doggy cams and watch the fun on their computers or smartphones.

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Canines Go for the Gold at Doggy Olympic Games Across the U.S.

4 The Love Of Animals

Best Friends Pet Care ( www.bestfriendspetcare.com ) is hosting its own version – the Doggy Olympic Games — at more than a dozen locations across the U.S. “Our doggy day camp regulars love to run, jump and wrestle, so we knew an Olympics Day would be a perfect event for us,” said Renee Coughlin of Best Friends Pet Care Inc.

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Beagles Rescued from Bankrupt Lab

Critter News

On Friday, the beagles — owned by a research facility in New Jersey whose parent pharmaceutical company went into bankruptcy — were released to the care of animal rescue groups that, after socializing them, hope to adopt them out as family pets. and Elmsford, N.Y.,

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