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San Francisco Considers Banning Pet Sales

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Pet sales would be banned altogether, except for the sale of pet fish. All companion animals including dogs, cats, hamsters, mice, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, and lizards would be considered as pets. If it passes, San Francisco residents would have to go to a shelter or rescue group to adopt an animal.

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Pet Paradise Resort to donate ALL pet hair clippings

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Did you know that pet hair clippings (and human hair too) can be used to help clean up oil? Read on to learn what Pet Paradise is going to do to help with the massive oil spill. Pet Paradise Resort to donate ALL pet hair clippings from 13 resorts to help with oil spill effort in the Gulf of Mexico. About Pet Paradise.

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The Truth Is Out There

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Recently a Fork-tailed Flycatcher was reported from a park in San Francisco, a long ways away from its home in Central and South America. Pin-tailed Whydah at Sutro Heights Park, San Francisco, CA. Fork-tailed Flycatcher is a vagrant that ABA Area birders unashamedly lust for.

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RATS, Raptors, and Reckitt Benckiser

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The rodents eat the bait, stagger out of the building looking for water, and are easy prey for whatever carnivore happens to be passing by, be it wildlife or someone’s pet. This means not only can they continue poisoning kids, pets, and wildlife for years while the case drags through court, but now they have a monopoly on the market.

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Purina ONE Tour For Heroes

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Purina ONE has teamed up with Martha Stewart to visit animal shelters from San Francisco to NYC throughout the month of February. With the economy, and so many people losing jobs and homes, many more pets ended up in shelters. We love to see celebrities getting out there and helping animals find homes!

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International Bird Rescue Believes “Every Bird Matters”

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In January 1971, two oil tankers collided under the Golden Gate Bridge, spilling more than 800,000 gallons of crude oil into the San Francisco Bay. Last weekend I was treated to a tour of their San Francisco Bay facility, located in Fairfield, California, by the Wildlife Center Manager, Michelle Bellizzi.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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It’s the bane of many rehabbers that they simply can’t get through to cat owners on this critical issue of free-roaming pets. She’s had an enduring love for animals and nature, but it wasn’t until she volunteered at a wildlife hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area that her passion for photography merged with her environmental advocacy.

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