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Teaching Kids Animal Compassion

4 The Love Of Animals

Choosing the right pet for your child is key. For these folks, I recommend a nontraditional pet like a rat or a guinea pig. Rats are extremely cuddly, they don’t bite and they only live two years. Purebred or mixed breed? It is not necessary to pick a purebred dog for your first pet. By Dr. Tim Hunt, DVM.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

It's one that's brought on, no doubt, by the acts of vandalism and intimidation of radical animal-rights groups, but I think it also serves to insulate the research community from any responsibility it might otherwise have to increase transparency and public engagement with the work. But the question is how can we properly address that?