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5 Tips For Choosing the Best Vet For Your Dog
If you haven’t already found one, or worked with one in the past, you need to find a vet. Pick one you feel comfortable with, and who answers your questions in full, completely and gives you answers you can understand. You don’t need a vet who talks down ...

Managing Horse Pasture
A major part of a horse's diet is hay or pasture. A horse weighing 1000 pounds will eat about 500 pounds each month. A horse needs roughly 28 acres of non-irrigated, dryland pasture a year if that is the only source of forage. However, a pasture that is ...

Why Immunization is so Important for Your Pets
There are six serious, highly contagious canine epidemic diseases that are frequently fatal, but happily all can be prevented by vaccination and prompt Veterinary attention. If your dog is healthy and you give him normal care, including regular ...





Animal Lover Gift Ideas
 
Animal Lover Gifts come in many shapes, sizes and price ranges. The easiest way to shop is to start with the correct "Critter Category!" If you are buying for a varied-critter home, try a Gift Certificate to a major Pet Superstore. This gift is greatly appreciated as your family member or friend can pick out a wide variety of food, bedding, treats and/or supplies for their 4-legged friend(s)!

One nice Cat Lover Gift Idea is Embroidered Cat Collars. This is a opportunity to purchase a personalized gift at a relatively low cost. And, if you chose to add a phone number to Fluffy's name, the collar may be a life-saver one day should Fluffy gets lost! Designer Collars decorated with gems and other unique embellishments are also available.

Horse Lover Gifts are simple to find as horse lovers are easier to please than you might think! For a solid, time-honored choice, try a T-Shirt or Sweater with an imprinted or emroidered horse design. Anyone who has horses can tell you that it just isn't the cleanest hobby. T-shirt and sweaters get soiled quickly and wear out frequently -- more are always welcome! (Among other sites, www.cafepress.com has a wide selection of shirt styles with equine art imprints.)

For the Dog Lover on your Animal Lover list try a Gift of Dog


Art
. A Limited Edition Art Print makes a very special gift. As Limited Edition Prints are signed and numbered by the artist, they have inherent value, but tend to cost much less than original works of art. There are plenty of sites to browse. For starters try searching "Dog Breed Art Prints" and add a specific Dog Breed to the search criteria.

For the Small Animal Lover Gift there are still many options. Gift items such as Calendars, Figurines, Jewelry and T-Shirts are now available for rabbits, mice, hamsters, ferrets, gerbils and many more animal themes.

Memorial Donations are a wonderful idea to consider. Remember a friend's favorite passed loved one with a donation to the local Humane Society or Rescue Group. Generally, your Animal Loving Friend will receive a nice note from the charity -- confirming your gift. It will warm someone's heart and help a great animal cause too!

About the author:

Artist and Animal Lover Kelli Swan specializes in Pencil Drawings and Graphic Design Services. Her artwork is available through http://www.pencilplace.com. Her Horse Lover Gifts and Dog Lover Gifts are at: http://www.cafepress.com/kelliswan. Kelli's Graphic Design Services are listed at http://www.cygnetgraphics.com and her Gift Ideas are at http://animallovergiftplace.com.


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Fraud case turns spotlight on horse slaughter issue
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
The case sparked widespread outrage inside the horse industry and among ordinary animal lovers alike. A young Chester County horse dealer was charged with defrauding horse owners by posing as a rescue and instead sending their animals to slaughter.
Horse slaughter opposed by 80% of Americans, says new pollExaminer.com
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49 bighorn sheep removed from Wild Horse Island
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Jennifer Ramsey and Neil Anderson of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks examine a bighorn sheep after it was captured on Flathead Lake's Wild Horse Island and flown to Big Arm on Thursday. Fifty sheep are being transplanted to the Tendoy Mountains south ...

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MassLive.com

HBO's 'Luck' investigated for treatment of horses
Los Angeles Times
HBO's "Luck," which examines the world of thoroughbred racing and betting, has been investigated due to charges of mistreatment of horses. The New York Observer reported that the show came under scrutiny after reports that two horses broke their legs ...
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DigitalJournal.com

Return of Atlantic City 'Steel Pier Diving Horse' sparks outrage
DigitalJournal.com
Atlantic City - Animal rights activists have responded to the recent announcement of the return of the Atlantic City Steel Pier Diving Horse show, planned for the summer of 2012, with a petition asking pier owners to reconsider reviving what they say ...
Steel Pier to Bring Back Diving HorseAtlantic City Weekly (blog)
Humane Society Says Diving Horse Act Shouldn't Return to Alantic CityCBS Local
Celebs Support Petition to Stop Cruel Diving Horse EventEcorazzi

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USA TODAY

Atlantic City to spruce up and bring back diving horse
USA TODAY
Look for the return of the famous diving horse act -- absent for decades. "We want to make it a major destination," Anthony Catanoso, of Steel Pier Associates, told the paper. He said horses will leap into a 12-foot tank of water from a platform 30 or ...

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