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Rescue Round-Up News November 12, 2010

Here are some recent rescue items from around the globe: Proposition B Faces Possible Repeal Effort BC Cinemazoo owner investigated for animal cruelty Saskatchewan to boost penalties for animal abuse Sea Lions Surprise Scientists by Adopting Orphaned Pups Canine conflict sparks online dogfight Pet boom has Shanghai mulling one-dog law Denise Richards Takes Children To Best Friends Animal Society Adoption …

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Rescue Round-Up News November 5, 2010

Here are some recent rescue items from around the globe: Chilly Weather Creates Need for More Pet Fostering Rescued Manitoba puppies get second chance at Edmonton Humane Society Photos: Women become lab rats in Vancouver protest Beached whale saved in NB Bat baby hailed after Caesarian delivery Kitten in microwave survives fall; teens arrested Philadelphia The believe-it-or-not rescue of Ripley …

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Rescue Round-Up News October 8, 2010

Here are some recent rescue items from around the globe: New report to see who’s in Missouri’s “Dirty Dozen” puppy mills Firefighters rescue dog from storm sewer The Animal Fairy : New Children’s Book to Teach Animal Compassion: Guide dog dragged along with SkyTrain Dog licences being sold door-to-door in Niagara Falls Joe the Plumber rallies to support Missouri puppy …

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DON’T FORGET OCTOBER 2nd LET’S GIVE A VOICE TO ANIMALS!

Gayle Coleman from Canadian Volunteers for the Protection of Animals (CVPA) shared the following video and now I pass it on to you. Please make sure to forward this to all of your friends and family. A good way to inform others is by  sharing on your Facebook wall or Twitting the video. I’ve been asking for people far and …

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Puppy Mill Awareness Day, Saturday September 18

“How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!) The one with the waggley tail How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!) I do hope that doggie’s for sale” Such a cute song that we teach our children. We have all heard it and maybe you are thinking of the tune as you read this post. …

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What is a puppy mill?

What? According to the Montreal SPCA Emergency shelter, a puppy mill is defined as:  a dog breeding facility that is solely motivated by profit and does not care about the resulting substandard conditions in which the dogs are forced to live.  Mill owners do not clean their dogs or their cages, and (the dogs) never see a veterinarian or receive proper food. …

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Piper and Pebbles: A puppy mill story

Sometimes it feels like the fight against Quebec puppy mills is of David and Goliath proportions.  Many people have a passion to see them shut their doors forever (and their operators face stiff criminal penalties and jail time), but the battle is tedious.  There are so many horrific stories that never get a voice. There are so many animals that …

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