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Cat Writers' Association, Inc. - a Professional Organization of Cat Communicators
Society & Culture  (tags: cats, authors, writers, reporters, pets, conference )

Raffi
- 106 days ago - catwriters.org
The Cat Writers' Association, Inc. (CWA) is an organization of professionals writing, publishing and broadcasting about cats. Our members include writers, editors, publishers, artists, public relations specialists, broadcasters and others. CWA is
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Rescuing An Angel - Video   video
Society & Culture  (tags: animal rescue, shelter, euthanasia, unwanted, saved, adoption, pets, protection, rescued, suffering, AnimalWelfare, dogs, death, killed, society, politics, culture, ethics )

Rebecca
- 121 days ago - youtube.com
This is why we rescuers do what we do! Watch the video of this happy dog who was saved the day she was scheduled to die....and make sure you spay and neuter your pets so more like her are not left to die alone! Please adopt a shelter dog or cat today!
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Distressed Woman Tried to Kill Her Cats
Society & Culture  (tags: pets, dog, cats, poisoning, desperation, suicide, finances )

Raffi
- 124 days ago - philly.com
To Rhonda Thomas, a seasoned SPCA humane officer, the 28 cats in two stifling rooms in the Harleysville house appeared afraid and distressed, but she had seen worse. She planned to return for them the next day when she had help. Then she saw blue
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The Benefits of Animal Therapy For Autism
Society & Culture  (tags: autism, pets, animals, interaction, children, therapy )

Raffi
- 195 days ago - articlesbase.com
For those of us who have had pets in our lives, it's no great surprise to learn that interactions with animals can have therapeutic and healing benefits. Many animals soothe, comfort, and calm, just by their quiet presence.
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Sign Petition: Help Ensure Justice for Family Pets Shot to Death!
Society & Culture  (tags: society, culture, crime, abuse, animals, pets, children, violence, sadness, politics, family, death, cruelty, suffering, sadness )

Tom
- 258 days ago - animalrights.change.org
A man came home one morning, rounded up the six family pets and, one by one, allegedly shot them to death, reportedly in front of his own children. He has been charged with multiple crimes, but faces only misdemeanor animal cruelty charges for the deaths.
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Sweet·Est & Green·Est Hero Ever...
Society & Culture  (tags: Hero, off-beat, bizarre, parrot, children, safety, unusual, world, GoodNews, pets, rescued, child )

Monica
- 276 days ago - news.sky.com
A parrot whose cries of alarm helped save the life of a choking girl has been hailed a hero.
12 comments
2009 Honoring the Animals Paw Wow
Society & Culture  (tags: Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, Animals, Pow Wow, culture, society, interesting, humans, news, GoodNews, animals, AnimalWelfare, animalrights, animalwelfare, ethics, humans, pets, protection )

Kat
- 286 days ago - mysanantonio.com
Join Apache del Rio Intertribal as we honor our animal brothers through partnership with Danza Azteca de Yanaguana Tejatzlan and the Animal Defense League of Texas. ADL has allowed us the use of their property to sing, dance and socialize on this...
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Heavy Petting: When Animals Dog a New Human Relationship
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, animals, pets, dogs, cats, psychology, dating, couples, relationships )

Tom
- 328 days ago - google.com
Meeting pets can test new relationships. "In the old days, you had to meet the mother. Now you have to meet the dog and get the dog's approval," says Stephanie LaFarge, director of counselling services for the ASPCA and an expert on the human-animal bond.
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5 Things You Didn't Know About Police Dogs
Society & Culture  (tags: dogs, crime, pets, animals, police, offbeat, people )

Ivan
- 334 days ago - wtf.thebizzare.com
When trails run cold or drugs can't be detected by the human eye, police often turn to the noses of their four-legged partners. In these days of DNA testing and high-tech communication, sometimes one of the best tools in law enforcement is man's best frie
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15 Years To Life For Woman Whose Dog Killed Neighbor
Society & Culture  (tags: animals, pets, abused, dogs, killing, humans, suffering, sadness, law, crime )

Tom
- 460 days ago - cbsnews.com
A woman whose dogs viciously attacked and killed her neighbor in the hallway of their San Francisco apartment building seven years ago was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in prison for second degree murder in the landmark dog mauling case.
10 comments
Bob Busch Care2 Member Needs Assistance
Society & Culture  (tags: disabled vet, service dog, therapy dog, illness, healthcare, fundraiser, Body-Mind-Spirit, AlternativeMed, dogs, pets, AnimalWelfare, rescued dogsamericans, safety )

Christine
- 470 days ago - palswithpawz.chipin.com
Bob B. is a Care2 member has been trying to get a Service Dog. There is a fundraising campaign for him to get one through PALS with Pawz. Please if you can, note this and cross post. PALs with Pawz set up a fundraiser thru Paypal or www.PALSwithPawz.org
21 comments
Female Inmates Work With Dogs for the Disabled
Society & Culture  (tags: NEADS, Prison Pup Partnership, Female, inmates, dogs, animals, protection, pets, society, humans, environment, crime, rights, interesting, family, ethics, culture, americans, police, society, violence, women, safety )

TW
- 708 days ago - southcoasttoday.com
"These animals are trained to do incredible things for the people they're paired with," said Major Laura Brook, who has been assigned to head up the NEADS Dogs for Disabled Americans program at the Bristol County House of Correction.
6 comments
PETA Euthanizes 97% of Animals in Its Care
Society & Culture  (tags: AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animalrights, australia, cats, dog, dogs, pets, killing, killed, humans, PETAdeath, culture, society, protection )

Kristy
- 711 days ago - speroforum.com
According to Virginia's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), the average euthanasia rate for humane societies in the state was just 34.7 percent in 2006. PETA killed 97.4 percent of the animals it took in.
43 comments
Wis. Man Upset Over Beer Shoots Goats - EarthLink - Strange News
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, society, violence, humans, abuse, death, pets, goats )

Thunderr
- 766 days ago - my.earthlink.net
A man who was upset with his wife for not buying beer took vengeance by shooting the family's two pet goats,prosecutors say.Peter W. Mischler,48,was charged this week in Circuit Court with mistreatment of animals,possession of a firearm while intoxicated>
3 comments
Therapy Dogs Are Bridge to the World for Autistic Children
Society & Culture  (tags: children, society, child, autism, dogs, pets, animals )


- 798 days ago - newsday.com
GROTON, Conn. - When her son Kyle was born, Sharlene Tupas noticed he wouldn't study her face, the way most babies do. Instead, he would almost look through her, or around her. As he got older he babbled, but at his two-year checkup, he still wasn't talk
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