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A THOUSAND SNAKES IN THE GRASS
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Written by Margaret Anne Cleek for
The Alaskan Malamute Club of America Newsletter

"Better the dragon you see than a thousand snakes in the grass." This Chinese Proverb should be recognized and heeded by pet owners and fanciers.  MORE....

Disagree Diplomatically 

PET UNDERPOPULATION: THE PET SHORTAGE IN THE US
by Loretta Baughan

Last month, I had the opportunity to be a guest on a talk radio program discussing recent pet legislation efforts in Wisconsin spearheaded by a small group of animal rights extremists. Some callers to the program realized the threat to pet owners and breeders such legislation poses and expressed concern. Many callers, however, were frantic about the "pet overpopulation" problem and thought laws were needed to stop breeders

Listen up! The notion that there is a "pet overpopulation" problem is nothing more than a figment of the imagination of the anti-pet, anti-pet owner, anti-pet breeder animal rights fanatics.  MORE....

 

I AM A WOMAN NOT A PET PARENT

Increasingly, in my various reading of dog related articles, I find myself referred to as 'pet parent' or 'pet guardian'. I don't care for that.  MORE....

 

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a	PROMOTE the welfare of dogs.		a	ENCOURAGE responsible dog ownership.
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