Critter News

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Investigative journalism by the Salt Lake Tribune, following-up on allegations levelled by PETA against the University of Utah's Comparative Medicine Center and the Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute laboratories revealed the two laboratories had used 190 dogs and cats in 2009, all obtained from shelters.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

If you’re planning on adding a dog to your family, it’s possible you’ll find your new family member at the local animal shelter or humane society. If you’re going to adopt a shelter dog, it’s important that you do your homework beforehand, so you choose the right dog for your family. Be realistic about your lifestyle.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Animal lovers Jane Lynch (Julie & Julia) and Carrie Ann Inaba (Dancing with the Stars) will help The Rescue Train host its 4th Annual 5k Run/Walk (3.1 Lisa Young, Director of The Rescue Train, explains the added significance to this year’s event: “Due to the economic crisis our donations are down 40%.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 10, 2010

The DDF will be raising $20,000 for the training and care of a service dog (including medical bills, training and food) which will be donated to one lucky war vet from the FSD group. FSD rescues dogs from shelters and custom trains each dog to assist a person with a disability.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 10, 2009

Q: Although there are literally millions of pets in shelters, pounds and other ‘temporary housing’, many pet-owners-to-be don’t think about pet adoption when they’re looking for their new four-legged friend. A: Many people who want to get a pet just are not aware of how many pets are available at shelters.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 26, 2011

Red Star, which has a nearly century-long legacy of animal relief, is reaching out with critical help and on-the-ground sheltering and support services to assist with emergency operations and provide much-needed care for innocent animal victims. The Red Star team will also be assisting at the Emergency Animal Shelter.

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MAY 26, 2015

What do you think: would you have developed faster and developed better skills or habits if someone older would have encouraged you and provided training and resources at a very early impressionable age? clothing and shelter. In fact, nearly all of my early years were spent slowly developing my skills on my own.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 1, 2010

The Shift: Instead of buying your new friend from a pet store or breeder, adopt one from a shelter. Save the Planet: Adopting a shelter pet not only saves a life, but it reduces demand for purebred animals, which are more likely to have medical problems due to genetic abnormalities. Early Adopter.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2012

In addition to their work in the field, the group also offers training and teaching to animal shelter volunteers and staff to ensure they are up-to-date on the best ways to care for their animals. PAC 911: Phoenix Animal Care Coalition.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Sergio and I continue to a sloth shelter, where, waiting for the tour, I sit in a café. The lodge is self-sustainable, relaying on solar panels, producing some of the foods and buying the rest locally, hiring and training local villagers, supporting the local village school, etc. The lodge itself lies at 80 m / 260 ft a.s.l.,

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 8, 2009

The event is to be held at Pacha on Thursday, October 22, 2009, and all funds raised will benefit the city’s broad rescue, shelter and adoption services. The animals are given shelter, vaccinated, medically evaluated, housed, and fed until they are reunited with their owners or adopted into loving homes.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The rewards of training a dog to perform a new trick, for example, can teach kids the importance of perseverance. Choosing to adopt an animal from a shelter, especially an older dog or cat, can add to the sense of fulfillment, knowing that you’ve provided a home to a pet that may otherwise have been euthanized. Staying connected.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 10, 2012

If that sounds like a lot of work, designate a grass-free area of the yard (preferably one that’s somewhat out of the way from your outdoor living space) and train your dog to relieve himself only in that spot. If you have the space in your yard, consider building a dog house as an outdoor shelter for your pet. Confinement.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 11, 2012

Train them ahead of time. Rob Toledo loves all things dog and works at a local shelter in the Pacific Northwest hoping to see as many dogs get adopted as possible so they can join their forever homes. Doing the right planning ahead of time will ensure you’ll be able to enjoy every moment. And your pet will too. So get packing!

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Semper K9 rescues dogs from shelters and trains them to be service dogs at no cost for disabled service members. It’s our 6th annual Paws for the Holidays fundraiser and we are excited to introduce this year’s charity, Semper K9. … Continue reading →

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APRIL 7, 2020

And then, we are immersed into the history of falconry–the beauty and wonder of these birds and the “art” of training them and hunting with them traveled from Europe to the Middle East, translating eventually into a new sport–falcon racing. The Falcon Thief has come along at a good time.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 26, 2014

NEW JERSEY – Animal shelters are full, they have no space, they often have no money, and they have a small amount of dedicated volunteers. There is an estimated 3-4million pets euthanized each year in US animal shelters. There is a strong lack of homes willing to open their doors to fostering a shelter pet.

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JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman understands how to set a scene, fill it with charismatic real-life characters, and top it off with magic–the hoot of a distant Great Gray Owl, a Burrowing Owl evading capture, an old barn sheltering young Barn Owls, a tree full of Long-eared Owls in the middle of a small town in northern Serbia.

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MAY 17, 2015

The weather was particularly cold when we took the train to Sandringham to start our walk south and we wore several layers of clothing, waterproof layers and carried a hot drink. Below is the view looking towards the city of Melbourne, which is about 30 minutes away by train. West Gate Bridge from Sandringham. Inclement weather!

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APRIL 19, 2015

There are a lot of small sheltered bays along the coast and you can choose to walk along the beach or promenade. On the sheltered side of several jetties I came across small groups of up to seven Hoary-headed Grebes bobbing along. The sea is shallow in most places, hence all of the jetties, and the water is very clear.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 13, 2009

Bark Busters , the world’s largest dog training company, announced today its search for Canada’s Naughtiest Dog. Bark Busters believes every dog, even older ones, can be trained and made part of a happy and tranquil home. Readers in Canada, this is for you! Do you have the naughtiest dog?

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JANUARY 13, 2013

Wallaby seeks shelter beside an excavator. Our first delay was one of the many iron ore trains that transport the ore to the coast from inland. These trains are over 2kms (1 mile) long and over 200 carriages, so we had quite a long wait at the track! Waiting for a long train!

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AUGUST 13, 2013

How difficult is the place to reach in terms of planes, trains and automobiles? Let’s explore some of these far-off places and the birds that find shelter here. Basically, if you can fly or drive there, it doesn’t count. How far is the closest human settlement?

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JULY 24, 2012

It is simply not feasible to safely live-trap thousands of animals and conveniently move them to some rescue shelter…the time and money do not exist, and you will never remove every individual without accidentally killing some. People interested in animal welfare who are against this idea are completely missing the point here.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Hundreds of animals will be available and trained “matchmakers” will be on hand to help visitors find the perfect pet. The unique and unparalleled Los Angeles-wide event will unfold simultaneously at 14 City and County animal care center locations; this will mark the first time such a feat has been accomplished.

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JANUARY 12, 2020

There is a small shelter and picnic bench at this location and depending on visibility you may or may not be able to see the coast! Lookout view to “The Prom” The old train station building at Foster is now a Men’s Shed , but the old train station at Fish Creek is the Community Garden.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

It had a little shelter, a box that served as a windbreak and retreat, but this Starling was bold — it kept coming out to stretch its legs and sun itself. I couldn’t help but feel kind of bad for the Starling, though. It was the only bird I could see through the narrow slit in the blind, and so, as a bird-watcher, I watched it.

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