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Becoming Sensitized to Animals in Books

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Paul Farmer, an international health advocate who made his name from his work in Haiti and his fight against Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR). There were various brief descriptions of the poor animals of Haiti. The cockfights that are so popular in Haiti. When Paul Farmer was a medical student, he had to do a vivisection.

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Blue-Collar Dogs on Nat Geo WILD

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The medical field has expanded use of dogs from assisting the hard of hearing and the physically challenged to predicting blood sugar crashes, detecting oncoming seizures and sniffing out disease. Premieres Monday, February 21 at 8PM ET/PT on Nat Geo WILD.

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On Alienating the Neighbors

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As for neighbors, a couple of years ago I wrote about how my next-door neighbor's daughter, who is in medical school, visited her parents and brought a puppy (Izzy) from a pet store with her. Needless to say, her parents keep Izzy in a tiny cage on their back porch day and night, as Izzy barks.

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Unlikely Healer Walks on Three Paws

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Over 6,000 books and workbooks have been distributed to families with sick children, military families, and children displaced by Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake in Haiti. Our nation struggles with a medical system focused on disease, not on health, and on procedures, not on caring. are in circulation.

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