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10 Common But Terrible Reasons to Relinquish a Pet

To any animal rescuer in the world, these are excuses they hear every day. If you love animals, check out the Top Ten Reasons that many pet owners use to make themselves feel better about getting rid of a family member.

32 comments    life family dog
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Adopting a Dog - Things to Think About Before the Adoption

Dogs are social creatures. They like to be with their families and included in activities and daily life. Being a responsible dog owner means teaching your dog to be a good house pet and a good canine...

23 comments    pets dogs dog
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Adopt a Dog from a Shelter or Pet Rescue

The dog "pound", humane society, and animal rescue groups are great places to adopt a new furry friend to join your family. So many homeless and abandoned pets are in need of a loving home, and have lots of...

2 comments    dogs animal shelter dog rescue
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Stop Plastic Bag Blight - Use Cloth Bags

Billions of plastic grocery bags are dumped into the environment world wide each year. You've probably seen many of them blowing through parking lots, stuck in trees and cluttering up the landscape. You can...

1 comment    shopping weight nature
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Pet Fostering: Supplies for Cat and Kitten Rescue

Sometimes you set out to rescue a stray or sign up to foster animals; sometimes pets in need come find you instead. This article will give you a checklist of supplies to keep on hand to help the cats and kittens that need your help.

8 comments    pets hubchallenge animals
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Senior Dog Rescue: Adopting an Older Dog

Many times people are afraid to adopt an older dog - not because they don't like them, or are afraid of any extra care or money that might be needed - but because of how soon they might lose them. But death is...

6 comments    pets dogs animal shelter
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What can people do as individuals to help make the world a better place?

Senior Corps > RSVP When most of us watch the news, read news online or read a newspaper we often feel overwhelmed by all the pain and violence in the world. We wonder why we should bother to help the...

4 comments    income people traffic
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Found by a Belgium Shepherd

I first saw the big black dog a couple of days after a big thunder storm, my husband said that the dog had been hanging around the small urbanization (ten houses) where we lived for a couple of days now. We...

10 comments    dog training hub challenge
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Pet health dogs

To select a best dog for your family is very difficult thing. First of all you decide that which type of dog you want. That means it is male or female whether it is a pup or dog. Some dogs behavior is very...

0 comments    pet rescue dogs pet health dogs
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A SHORT TAIL ABOUT A DOG

A short story about a small pet. Several weeks back, as I was trudging home from a particularly engaging meeting, I had the distinct feeling that I was being followed. It had been a long day and it was nigh on the twilight hours. Each...

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