MARCH / APRIL 2010

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Scoop

• In hard times, pet food pantries supply a lifeline
• An innovative HSUS program keeps pets and their people together
• Sanctuary for exotic animals hosts event for adoptable kitties
• Artists collaborate to bring money—and warmth—to shelters
• A socially conscious teenager helps a Colorado shelter go solar
• A Yonkers family and Farm Sanctuary shepherd a lamb to safety
• Fighting juvenile animal cruelty in Phoenix
• The right way to transport

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Coffee Break

In your space, you told us about the times you’ve come close to losing your cool with a frustrating member of the public, but managed to save a difficult situation by staying calm and polite.

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The Soft Touch

Molding “hard” dogs into “soft” dogs may be easier than you think—and it also saves lives

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Scam in a Can?

The history of an elaborate con should serve as a warning to animal welfare groups

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Helping Cats Find Their Happy Place

Towering trees, designer digs—and more modest efforts, too—showcase kitties and please people

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Minds of Their Own

Exploring the emotional and moral lives of animals

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Making Babies? First, Make Baby-Ready Pets

Shelters help prepare pet-loving expectant parents

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Big Dogs, Little People

New show on Animal Planet aims to dispel stereotypes of pit bulls, short-statured folk

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Canine Influenza Virus: Fact or Fiction?

An expert breaks down what you need to know.