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Good News for Greyhounds

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Rhode Island's only dog track, Twin River, will be "suspending" dog racing. Mooney Rhode Island. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Greyhound Matters Florida Gambling Greyhound Racing Massachusetts Michael J. I urge everyone to read and circulate " Heartbreak at 45 mph " by Michael J.

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Shutting Your Trap

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The name and town of the owner were engraved on a metal tag. The states which have essentially banned leghold traps are Florida, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, California, and Washington. I went home, called the Department of Environmental Conservation, and voiced my outrage.

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5 things to know about pets and pests

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Be aware of areas where Lyme disease (a common tick-borne illness) is prevalent: the eastern coastal states and the north central states, especially parts of Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Wisconsin and northern California. Tags: guest post pet care.

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

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Such bills have been introduced in the past by elected officials in Rhode Island, Colorado, and Tennessee, and the first-ever bill for a statewide registry in California was today announced by its sponsor, State Senator Dean Florez. Tags: news. Visit www.aldf.org.

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Greyhound Racing to End in Rhode Island

Animal Person

As you may have heard ( here and here are two of Stephanie's posts on the matter), Rhode Island legislators were going to hold a special session to prevent Twin River from shutting down live racing. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Greyhound Matters. Thanks to all of you who care about this single-issue, low-hanging fruit.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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Ringer Tags: cormorants , frigatebirds , genetics , taxonomy and systematics • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Dipping a Green-tailed Towhee in Rhode Island Delights of DownEast Maine Good Going at Garret Mountain Refugio Paz de las Aves II: The Antpittas About the Author David David J.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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You can designate it thus; you can legally call it a Rhode Island Red chicken if you want, but no whooping crane on this planet is nonessential. Tags: cranes , poaching , sandhill crane hunting , sandhill cranes , whooping cranes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! It flies on.

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