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All in Advent Window 23! – Be That Dog!

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All In Adventist December 23, it’s christmas Eve eve! We hope all this kindness has made you believe! But today just in case you are still undecided, this window will make you uncertain no more! For this special window note the kindness others show, especially those strangers you do not even know. The kindness of strangers is a special kind of generosity because it really seems to expect nothing in return. This kind of kindness is genuine empathy and compassion, which is the best kind of network you can log into. And that’s why the sharing part of this window…
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All in Advent Window 24! – Be That Dog!

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All In Adventist December 24, the last window of all. Tomorrow is Christmas when Santa does call. But before that is the window that’s most special of all, it’s the window to forgive the big and the small. This may be the biggest window of all. To forgive someone may be one of the greatest challenges we face. But it may also be one of the biggest kindnesses we can give. Especially to ourselves. Forgiveness is itself a kind of window and, once opened, can release a lot of the things we are really better off letting fly into the…
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Animal lovers flock Joshimath to tend to abandoned pets | Dehradun News

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DEHRADUN: When Sanjay Mohapatra reached Joshimath on the afternoon of January 21, he found that a family who was rushing to a safer location in Pipalkoti was abandoning their dog in Singhdhar. The dog is now being looked after by Mohapatra, an animal lover, and his team. Mohapatra is in Joshimath with his team of 11, including two veterinary doctors and two para-veterinary staff and other animal lovers, who have come 493km away from Delhi to the town. Dogs, left behind by the owners & bothered by the emptiness of town, start to get aggressiveMohapatra was not the only one…
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Canada Day fireworks: How to protect pets

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As communities in BC prepare to mark Canada Day with festivities and fireworks, animal advocates are reminding the public to be mindful of the impact on animals. “It’s a terrifying experience for an animal because we have to realize that they don’t know what’s going on and they hear loud bangs,” Charlotte Ellice of the BC SPCA told CTV News. She said every year, animals end up hurt and run away from home after being scared by the explosive noise. “There are animals that are injured. There’s a high increase in strays that find their way into centers who have…
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‘Cerulia’ Director Sofia Carrillo, ‘Roma’ Producer Nicolas Celis Team on ‘Insectario’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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ANNECY — In major news for Mexican animation as it comes under the spotlight at Annecy, director Sofia Carrillo (“The Sad House,” “Cerulia”) is teaming with “Roma” producer Nicolas Celis and ‘Dance of the 41’ writer Monika Revilla to make “Insectario,” which bids fair to become one of the first stop motion features from Mexico. Targeting family audiences, and written by Revilla, “Insectario” is set up at Celis’ Pimienta Films. More from Variety Carrillo, who worked on the Mexican second unit on “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” based out of Guadalajara’s El Taller del Chucho, told Variety that “Insectario” will build…
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Pet palliative care program ‘the perfect fit’ for first foster

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A new program from the PEI Humane Society has brought a lot of happiness to the first Islanders participating in it. The Palliative Care Foster Program, which sends older animals home with families to be cared for in their last months, started in March. The society has dozens of families lined up to participate. Tasha, a nine-year-old dog, is the first pet to be fostered under the program. “It was just the perfect fit at the perfect time for me,” said Alesia Napier, who will take care of the dog. “She’s just been a joy, and filled a huge void…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Has a New Pet Pig

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Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new pet to add to his family…and it’s a pig! The former California governor’s new pig’s name is Schnelly Schwarzenegger. “Chnell” means “fast” in German, FOX-11 reports, and the pig is reportedly quick on its feet. Schwarzenegger, 75, discussed the new addition to his family for the first time ever during a sit-down with FOX 11’s Elex Michaelson for The Issue Is. The Austrian native said the piglet was getting along well with his other pets: A donkey, a miniature horse, and a dog. Arnold Schwarzenegger/Instagram This isn’t the first time the Terminators actor has had…
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‘They’re excellent at masking’: Author explains how to help pets with anxiety

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Author and animal communicator Joan Ranquet says a technique based on Chinese medicine can help pets deal with emotional stress. Ranquet said that animals can have emotional responses just like humans. “We don’t necessarily recognize it because they’re excellent at masking,” she told CTV News. “Moving into a new house, getting a new boyfriend or girlfriend, divorce, even bringing in a roommate, bringing in another animal, all of these things definitely can contribute,” Ranquet said. Some of the signs to watch for, according to Ranquet, include a variety of unwanted behaviors. “If they start digging or even licking their paws,…
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