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Greyhound Friends, Inc.

Greyhounds are recognized as being the fastest breed of dog. Unfortunately, this well known fact has also branded them the world’s racing dog. Worldwide concern surrounding the fate of the Greyhound centers on the lives of the dogs once their racing careers have ended. Greyhound Friends, Inc., a small, not-for-profit

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Defenders of Wildlife

At first, all that stuck out was a pair of ears. But when the cage opened on the windswept plains of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in central Montana, out crept the first swift fox to tread on Blackfeet soil in three decades. A few of the foxes darted straight into

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Wendy Diamond

Buying Bunnies A Little Time

Have you ever wondered what happens to all those cute, cuddly bunnies sold as gifts for children in the spring, especially during the Easter holiday?  Regrettably, once the novelty of the new pet has faded, many of the rabbits are orphaned and wind up abandoned in shelters; or worse yet,

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Wendy Diamond

Paws for Pet Art 2

Back in 1989, Nadia Sutton’s friend was suffering with the AIDS virus. When his failing health required hospitalization, his family, unable to come up with an alternative plan, was forced to give his cats away. Returning to an empty house left him downhearted and depressed. Nadia immediately stepped in on

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