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I Work With Animals: My Life as an Egg Farmer
By Nora Zelevansky, Aug 6, 2012Hidden behind everything from garden apartments in Brooklyn, N.Y., to charming bungalows in Portland, Ore., urban chicken coops abound. Even celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon… Full Article ›
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Hospital Honors a Beloved Therapy Dog With a Retirement Party
By Shayna Meliker, Jun 25, 2012Patients and employees gathered at a hospital in Sacramento, Calif., last week to celebrate the retirement of one very dedicated employee: a therapy dog named Hazel. For the past nine years,… Full Article ›
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Why More Senior Living Facilities Should Accept Pets
By Nora Zelevansky, Jun 6, 2012In 2007, David M. Dosa, M.D., M.P.H., a geriatrician at Rhode Island Hospital, wrote an essay, “A Day in the Life of Oscar the Cat,” about a special 2-year-old feline living at the Steere… Full Article ›
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I Work With Animals: My Life on a Horse Farm
By Nora Zelevansky, Jun 1, 2012Running a horse farm is an art, especially for Melissa Bradley, a former professional artist who put away her paintbrushes in 2000 to start the Greenhaven Horse Farm in Fond du Lac,… Full Article ›
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How the ASPCA Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team Turns Trauma Victims Into Great Pets
By Nora Zelevansky, May 29, 2012Hollywood’s hard-partying starlets and injured pro athletes aren’t the only ones headed to rehab these days. Thanks to the ASPCA’s Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team, members of the… Full Article ›
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Danger Dogs: Four Ways Highly Trained Working Animals Help Keep Us Safe
By Linda Fiorella, Jun 7, 2012There are certain individuals who are just programmed to do amazingly heroic things day in and day out, from fighting four-alarm fires to plucking people from rain-swollen rivers. But some of the… Full Article ›
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Giant George: A New Book About Life With the World’s Largest Dog
By Nora Zelevansky, May 2, 2012Most of us know well the trials and tribulations of Clifford the Big Red Dog, who got into all sorts of goofy trouble because of his rather unusual size. Of course, Clifford is fictional, but… Full Article ›
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From Boxing Champ to Slum Dog Advocate: The Woman Behind The Sato Project
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, Apr 16, 2012Christina Beckles, a British-born former champion amateur boxer, has spent the last six years working to save the lives of abandoned satos (slang for mongrels) on Puerto Rico's Dead Dog Beach… Full Article ›
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Tiny Puppy Could Be a Guinness Record Holder
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, Apr 1, 2013Even at 2 weeks old, Beyoncé could easily fit into the palm of your hand. The pint-sized pup, who perches comfortably on an iPhone, weighs just four ounces. According to a report from… Full Article ›
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I Work With Animals: Life as a Sheep Farmer
By Nora Zelevansky, Apr 5, 2012If you email Marcia Barinaga in March, you’ll receive a prompt “out of office” reply, which begins with a quote from This House of Sky memoirist Ivan Doig: “Lambing ...… Full Article ›
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A Day in the Life of Gracie the Grade School Comfort Dog
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, Mar 5, 2012She arrives at school bright and early each morning to greet parents and children as they come through the door. Contrary to what you may think, she’s not the principal or a… Full Article ›
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I Work With Animals: My Life With Alpacas
By Linda Fiorella , Mar 27, 2012Val Newell was happy — married and raising her daughter — yet she dreamed of something more. But how many of us yearn for fulfillment through yurts and alpacas? In 2003, the Newells… Full Article ›