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Apparent Welfare Improvement at British Horse Fair

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Welfare officers from international animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary have reported an improvement in the welfare of donkeys and other equines at this year’s Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria, which finished earlier this week. This excerpt is from Smallholder.

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Update on Proposition 2 in CA

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The action prompted many farmed animal vets to leave CVMA and form the Association of California Veterinarians, which subsequently voted to oppose the ballot initiative, reports Feedstuffs. Tags: california farm animal welfare factory farm us.

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Working Animals Face "Firing Squad" in Developing Countries

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Like many poor people in Morocco, Humar’s owner had little chance of being able to afford a vet – or even find one close by. Tags: developing countries donkeys animal cruelty working animals animal welfare. He needed time to rest and recover. Unfortunately, this is far from the treatment he got. So he turned to a ‘traditional cure’.

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5 ways to help the animal rescue efforts in Chile and Haiti

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These three groups are already operating mobile veterinary clinics and other services in Haiti, and planning to go to Chile when they’re allowed in: IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare). Veterinarians, technicians and others can volunteer to travel to Chile to help groups such as World Vets. Offer your time. Donate Food.

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Teaching Kids Animal Compassion

4 The Love Of Animals

Drawing upon his 22 years as a vet and 17 years racing sled dogs, he created Dr. Tim’s Premium All Natural Pet Food to replicate the natural, wild diet of dogs and cats. Dr. Tim is recognized as an expert on all aspects of pet health and a staunch advocate for the welfare of all animals.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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The vet confirmed pain, injury and infection from her life on the streets, common afflictions for stray cats. With all of her photos, she follows NANPA ethical guidelines, putting the welfare of birds and other wild animals ahead of any image. . With respect to the stray cat Puck, we eventually learned her name was Jackie.

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Seeing Eye Kitten (and her blind sister)

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We’ve dealt with many animal welfare agencies around the world, but have never encountered one so responsive, helpful and positive as the Humane Society of Grand Bahama. Since then, their vet has discovered that Fortune, the kitten with the eye problem has a congenital condition called Coloboma.

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