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The Blue House Dog

4 The Love Of Animals

A New York Times story that ran in 2001 about a homeless dog wandering around a suburban part of New York City, struck a chord with me. They offered him hand-outs and cared enough about him, not to call Animal Control and risk having him picked up and sent to a shelter where his fate would be doomed.

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Book: Shift Your Habit

4 The Love Of Animals

The author, Elizabeth Rogers, is also the co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Green Book. The Shift: Instead of buying your new friend from a pet store or breeder, adopt one from a shelter. Tags: books. And the tips aren’t hard things either, everything is simple to do. Early Adopter.