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Whoo Knows!
Helpful
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Dog's Welcome - It's Your Church!
If you live in Vermont or plan to
visit soon, you won't want to miss
The Dog Chapel at 143 Parks Road
in St. Johnsbury.
Built by Artist Stephen Huneck,
in honor or his dogs,
who he credits with helping him
recover from a life-threatening illness.
The Dog Chapel has stained-glass windows
and its walls are covered with memorials,
written on scraps of paper and posted for
prayer. There are four pews for people and
animals. The Dog Chapel is open from
10:00AM - 5:00PM, Monday through
Friday and from 11:00AM - 4:00PM on Sundays.
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What do Gold Fish
and Green Peas
Have in common?
Not much if your fish is feeling perky,
but if your gold fish gets a bit lethargic,
a temporary diet of fresh or frozen
green peas can be a great relief. The
problem is most likely that your gold
fish is constipated. Stop feeding him
his regular food and put one or two
peas, crushed between your finger
and thumb into his (her?) bowl.
Relief will be easy to see and you
can then return to normal feeding.
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Calgary, Alberta is the third largest
municipality in Canada and
the human population is
competing for territory
formerly claimed
by the animals.
Whatever the reason that
legislators in those
communities have
chosen to invest taxpayer
dollars in saving the lives
of these animals
we say, Thank You!
You are Blessing the Animals.
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Man's Humanity is Showing
A new walkway has been
built across Highway #1 between
Banff and Calgary,
strictly for animals.
To stop the deadly accidents
that were occurring in spots
where the animals have traveled
for centuries, a concrete walk way
spans the Interstate.
Used mostly by Elk, the walkway
is a fascinating sight as animals
of may species complete their
"unnatural crossing" as
safely and efficiently as
possible.
Way farther south in Florida -
underground passage ways
have been built beneath the east
to west highway called
Alligator Alley, at the southern
tip of the State, in an effort to
save the lives of endangered Florida panthers.
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E-Meds Could Be Dangerous
According to Douglas G. Aspros,
a Veterinarian with the American
Veterinary Medical Associating,
some on-line pharmacies sell meds without
prescriptions or counterfeit meds for animals.
To check for complaints about your on-line
distributor, click here for the
Better Business Bureau |
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Unplug Your Shredder!
Veterinarians are reporting a rash of
serious injuries caused by Home Office
paper shredders. If your shredder can
demolish a CD, imagine what it can do
to various animal body parts. To avoid
really unpleasant accidents, please
unplug your shredder when you are
through using it, cover it if possible, and
keep your animals out of the room while
you are using it. Their healthy curiosity
provides for much of our joy in sharing
our homes with our pets, however we
are responsible for keeping them
safe when they go too far.
God, Bless the Animals....
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How Old is Your Cat, Really?
Have you ever wondered how old your
cat is in human years?
According to Your Cat magazine,
a publication of IAMS pet foods,
cats do not have quite as linear an aging
pattern as dogs do.
At the end of one year, your cat is truly a
teen-ager -- the equivalent of 16 human years.
At two, your cat is 21; at 3, 25; at 8, 46;
at 10, 54; at 15, 74
and at 20, 94.
It may be time to really give your cat
the respect it has
always felt it deserved!
God, Bless the Animals...
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Help is Just a Phone Call Away....
The ASPCA has a new,
toll-free poison control hot line.
If you have reason to suspect
that your pet may have been
exposed to something toxic, internally
or externally, this phone number will
connect you with an ASPCA
veterinarian specially trained
to assist pet owners or other vets.
It is staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days
a week. Call 1-888-426-4435.
God, Bless the Animals
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Love and Respect
Begins In Childhood
It is never too soon to teach your
children to love and and respect and
care for the animals in our world. This
precious prayer - taken from
Baby's First Prayers, is easy
to learn. Encourage
your children to say it often...
"Dear Father hear and bless,
the beasts and singing birds,
guard them with tenderness,
the ones that have
no words."
Amen
God, Bless the Animals...
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Some Plants
are Poisonous...
Innocent pet owners sometimes
endanger their pets by
buying or planting plants that
can be poisonous if eaten.
A list of common plants to avoid if you
have pets includes:
House Plants: Dumb Cane,
Castor Bean, Mistletoe,
Poinsettia, Cut-Leaf Philodendron,
Japanese Yew.
Landscaping Plants: Azalea,
Rhododendron, Tulips
Iris, Amaryllis, English Ivy.
Wild Plants: Poison Oak,
Poison Sumac, Death Cap,
Destroying Angel,
Climbing Nightshade.
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If you have questions when
planning your landscaping,
your local library can provide the
information you need
about the compatibility of plants and pets.
God, Bless the Animals....
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Even the Most Obedient
Animal Can Stray...
leaving you feeling lost and
helpless, too.
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You can take one
extra step right now to assure
that anyone who rescues
your pet can easily find you
At www.awolpet.com, you may
register your animal and provide
all the ways there are to reach you
and an alternatecare giver.
The information you post with
AWOLPET is much broader than
that usually available on an
animal collar or tag.
Then add this web address:
www.awolpet.com to
your pet's tag.
And - if you find someone
else's pet, check with this
Web site to see if it
is registered by its owner.
AWOLPET also lists
Veterinarians by State
who are willing to
help identify pets
by microchip.
God, Bless the Animals....
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Yes, Cat's do need collars...
Meet Lapis, a black and white
cat that disappeared from her
home in Boulder, Colorado.
Her owner hunted for her
frantically, put ads in the
local papers, posted
signs in the neighborhood but
no one had seen Lapis -
and no wonder.
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David Grant rescued Lapis
from a tree a few weeks later
in Champagne Landing, Yukon
Territory (population 15),
3,000 miles from home.
The best guess is that Lapis
climbed into a truck or trailer
and took off on an unplanned
adventure. Fortunately, her
collar traveled with her and she
eventually found her way home.
God, Bless the Animals...
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A Good Shiver is Very Healing!
Brrr...during winter hibernation, bears lose 22% of their
muscle strength. During the same period of time, human beings confined to bed lose almost 90% of their muscle strength. An eight-year study done by the University of Wyoming found that bears don't move around during hibernation, but they do shiver. Doctors believe that the effect of the shivering could be duplicated in humans through isometric exercises, helping to reduce the amount of muscle loss and reducing the risk of bed sores. Even when they are asleep, we learn from the animals.
God, Bless the Animals...
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Healers Come in Wonderful Packages...
A new study by the Mayo Clinic reports that pet
owners with AIDS are less likely to suffer from depression than those without
pets and a study by the
American Geriatric Society
found that older citizens
with pets were better able
to tolerate times of
isolation than those without.
Animals love us
just the way we are.
God, Bless the Animals....
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