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2009-01-03 Bay Beach urges using Christmas trees to shield animals Green Bay Press-Gazette

When you take down your tree, set it on its side in your yard. The tree will become a place of safety for many animals, including birds, rabbits, squirrels and much other local wildlife. In the winter, many animals become vulnerable to predators. By offering them a safe haven, the critters have a better chance of surviving the winter. The tree will also offer protection from the cold winter wind.

The Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary suggests using your Christmas tree to create a safe haven for the animals in your backyard.

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2009-01-01 Fire kills animals in Lake Travis High School barn

According to the groups Web site, the Ag facility has new barns for cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and rabbits. But chickens are housed separately in an older building.

A barn on Lake Travis High School property burned Monday killing more than one hundred animals.

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A barn on Lake Travis High School property burned Monday killing more than one hundred animals. - Lake travis high school lake travis fire lake travis hs fire

2008-12-22 Clothing

There are a lot of different kinds of yarn for knitwear. But angora yarn knitwear and sweaters are among the finest in the world. Angora yarn is not as known as other kinds of wool such as sheeps wool but is a beautiful and elegant wool from a specific rabbits breed. There are many different strands to the breed, but the main rabbit is said to come from a Turkish town.

Of the rabbits currently bred, a few kinds are more common. In Turkey, England, France, Germany and Chile breed rabbits for wool. Each of the five varieties of rabbit has varying traits that may be used to distinguish which wool came from a specific breed. One of the characteristics of the Chilean breed that creates

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2008-12-21 Nonprofits struggling in tight economy help, people, way - News

Ketchel said Catholic Charities actually is in great financial shape as donations continue to pour in. The organization recently concluded a toy drive, and dozens of volunteers have been busy wrapping hundreds of donations, including bikes, toys and stuffed animals to give to needy children for Christmas. The volunteers and staff members have been distributing the presents each day, along with coupons for free Christmas dinners.

The 2-year-old no-kill animal shelter is home to about 300 animals, including dogs, cats, horses, rabbits and ducks.

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2008-12-20 69 Rabbits In One Bedroom Apartment

Animal control officials in suburban Wheaton, Illinois say they were called to a small, one bedroom apartment there to rescue 69 Dutch rabbits.

A local animal shelter is now taking care of the rabbits, which they say are all in good health except one.

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2008-12-16 San Marcos thinks S. A. s pet policy is the cats meow

The 37-page ordinance, the product of three years of work by an advisory committee, has several restrictions not found in many cities. It outlaws bestiality. It bans dying the fur or feathers of chicks, ducks and rabbits, as well as selling them during the two weeks before Easter or Christmas. And it limits residents to four dogs or a total of seven dogs and cats without a special city permit.

And ldquo;I wish more cities would require microchips, and rdquo; said Jay Sabatucci, Texas director of the Humane Society of the United States. and ldquo;Its a tag for your animal that cant be lost. The No. 1 cause of death of animals in shelters is lack of ID. They cant tell us who owns them. and rdquo;

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San Marcos is poised to join San Antonio as one of the few cities in the nation to require that all dogs and cats be implanted with a microchip. - San Antonio Texas News Sports Weather Traffic Spurs Express-News KENS 5

2008-12-13 Brockville Recorder and Times - Ontario, CA

A small number of pigs, chickens, geese and rabbits died in a massive barn fire late Wednesday afternoon that destroyed the Townline Road structure along with 4,000 bales of hay and a tractor.

Wilson couldnt put a price tag on the barn and contents destroyed in the fire but said there was some sentimental value with the animals, particularly a sow that perished with three piglets.

He said the barn wasnt insured but he hopes to replace it with a smaller structure and purchase more animals next spring.

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2008-12-13 The Farmer File: Dancer, Prancer, Donner, Water Buffalo : Don Farmer : Naples Daily News

The Heifer gift catalog shows the potential. You can send a heifer to a family for usd. 500, a llama for usd. 150, a goat or a sheep for usd. 120, a flock of chicks, ducks or geese for usd. 20 or a trio of fast-multiplying rabbits for usd. 60. The water buffalo is listed as a mid-price critter gift of usd. 250.

She characterizes the donated animals as beings who will be used up and killed. Note the who rather than which or that. She sees animals as humans, as the who.

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Have you heard the radio commercials here advertising an unusual Christmas gift idea a water buffalo The ads are for Heifer International, which asks people to buy loved ones gift cards that arrange for a needy family somewhere to get a farm animal.

2008-12-12 Neighbors upset about McCartney boars

The boar are doing huge damage. They are also dangerous if confronted. Locals are up in arms. They are breeding like rabbits,

The Daily Telegraph said some of the locals are complaining the wild animals, which can weigh up to 900 pounds, are

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LONDON (UPI) -- British singer and animal rights activist Paul McCartney wont take measures to control the boar population on his Peasmarsh property, his neighbors say. The Daily Telegraph said some of the locals are compl.

2008-12-11 CityWatch - An insider look at City Hall - Illegal Billboards, Escalating Animal Shelter Costs, 76,000 Signatures for Jamiels Law and More

The City and rsquo;s estimates for building costs were not reality based and were exceedingly low, and resulted in redesigning and scaling back projects. Animal Services and the Bureau of Engineering did not fully explore the impact of these changes, especially with stakeholders, which resulted in facility problems which could impact the welfare of the animals. For instance, design flaws at one shelter include a lack of a required misting system for the outdoor dog kennels.

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