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Jewelry for animal lovers

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And there are many kinds of animals to choose from, everything from birds, frogs and dolphins, to a variety of dog breeds. To be honest, it was actually really hard to pick because there are so many fun choices (the bunny, frogs, and birds were very tempting) but of course I had to get something to represent our sweet pup.

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On Fighting for "Animal Rights"

Animal Person

--would call HSUS an animal rights group (after all, HSUS doesn't even do that). Or how a paragraph would refer to animal rights and animal welfare as if they're interchangeable. Of course , I say to myself, language is worth fighting for. It helps them focus on what's really being done to animals.

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Humane Society University to Offer Courses in Fall 2009

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nonprofit organizations that seek to protect, provide services to or advocate for animals, and to advance scholarship in the field. Undergraduate degrees and graduate certificates in animal studies, animal policy and advocacy, and humane leadership will begin in fall of 2009.

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SeaWorld Saves Some Sandhills

10,000 Birds

However, many of the professionals who work at places like these exhibit enormous compassion for animals. but I’m certainly impressed with and grateful for SeaWorld’s commitment to animal rescue (and adorable freaking photos, used with permission of course!)

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Books for Animal Lovers; May Edition

4 The Love Of Animals

It’s a very interesting read, and anyone who has had a love of dogs, or any other animal for that matter, will enjoy this book. The author, Jeffery Masson, draws on recent scientific research, and of course his own personal experiences through his bond with his beloved dog Benjy to find out why, we have such close bonds with dogs.

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Birding Dulan County, Qinghai

10,000 Birds

Good for animals, of course – particularly some shy mammals. Sparsely populated and at an average altitude of 3200 meters, it has a bit of an end-of-the-world feel to it, particularly the ranger station at around 4000 meters, where we stayed for a few nights.

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Hey, What About the Great Auk?

10,000 Birds

That’s one reason, probably the biggest reason, why we don’t have centennials for animals that become extinct in the wild. It is correct, of course, to think of extinction this way during the Holocene Extinction, which we are living through right now. Turns out, from what I could find, not particularly ceremonious.