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Finally. Jasmine the Greyhound

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It wouldn’t matter if it was a puppy, a fox cub, a rabbit or, any other lost or hurting Animal, Jasmine would peer into the box or cage and, where possible, deliver a welcoming lick. We had two puppies that had been abandoned by a nearby railway line. Geoff relates one of the early incidents. “We And one roe deer fawn.

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Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

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A pair of last year’s puppies playing with an old skin. The superabundance of lions and elephants in the park meant that straying on foot beyond the confines of our fenced enclosure was foolhardy, dangerous and forbidden. I’ll be writing more about them soon, when I can find the words. The days were demanding.

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Awkward Fostering

4 The Love Of Animals

In the list of famous step-mothers one might learn about real Angelina Jolie – Labrador Lisha, which does not have any puppies, but has already become fosterer for 30 different animals including a baby hippo and porcupine, and now she takes care of three tiger cubs. Puma rejected her children and they were given to Mary.

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Angel’s Miracle

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She came from another shelter as a stray, had been abused, was very skinny, and she was extremely shy and afraid of everyone. I rarely go out late at night, as Angel will also go potty on a puppy pad in addition to going outside. My name is Jan. I named her Angel. I fell in love with her immediately. At 1:30 a.m.

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The Blue House Dog

4 The Love Of Animals

It’s a fictitious account of the story narrated by a young boy named Cody who lost his beloved puppy to an unexplained ailment. At the end, the dog catcher doesn’t come to their neighborhood anymore because there are no stray dogs there anymore. The boy was wounded by his loss, just as the homeless dog was wounded when his owner died.

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10 Reasons Street Dogs Deserve to be Defended

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While we call them “strays,” implying they just absent-mindedly wandered away from home, most of them are what the rest of the world calls “street” dogs (and cats). You prevent that dog from producing puppies, and those puppies from producing puppies, and on and on for centuries maybe. That’s some serious rescuing!

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Welcome Home Mama & Boris: How a Sister’s Love Saved a Fallen Soldiers Beloved Dogs

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When he went outside to investigate, he saw a dusty troupe of mottled, almost camouflaged, puppies rolling in the sand, all presided over by a serious, sleek, dark presence—their mother. Meanwhile, the puppies look on from a safe distance—she always stands between them and Peter, making sure that they aren’t going to get into any trouble.

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