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Pet Parents Spending Billions on Their Dogs and Cats

4 The Love Of Animals

Did you know US dog and cat parents spent more than $52 billion on their pets last year? MRI, chemotherapy and CT scans are becoming more prevalent to treat companion animals. That’s not all on adorable sweaters and toys. The association expected US pet owners to spend nearly $20.1

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8 Reasons Why Bringing Your Dog To Work Is A Good Idea

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Office Life – 8 Reasons Why Bringing Your Dog To Work Is A Good Idea. Lloyd is an animal lover and enjoys blogging on the office theme. People who have pets or companion animals know why they do. People who have pets or companion animals know why they do. The dog, that is, not Graham.

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San Francisco Considers Banning Pet Sales

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All companion animals including dogs, cats, hamsters, mice, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, and lizards would be considered as pets. If it passes, San Francisco residents would have to go to a shelter or rescue group to adopt an animal. Pet sales would be banned altogether, except for the sale of pet fish.

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Paws For The Balkans

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Catastrophic floods following three days of extremely heavy rain this month have left large portions of Bosnia and Serbia submerged and millions of people and animals in desperate need of help. Thousands of animals have died from the immediate impact of the floods, but many more livestock and companion animals require urgent assistance.

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Research Animals Rescued from North Carolina Lab

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An enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animal testing facility that closed its doors after an undercover investigation revealed apparent abuse of the animals by workers at the facility. Their investigations produce results.

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ABA has Animal Law Committee

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The status of animals in our legal system is in flux and attorneys are discovering creative and interesting ways to use legal arguments in the face of increasingly complex scenarios. Our clients are legally impacted by a vast array of human/animal interactions.

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So I'm from the New Appalachia?

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And there are towns where packs of dogs are roaming about and keeping people indoors. It's farm country and you have a lot of farmers and ag types who treat companion animals as little better than livestock. Lots of "guard dogs" outdoors for their entire lives, etc. But this article seemed a little over the top to me.

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