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	<title>Care2 Causes » Animal Welfare</title>
	
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		<title>Find Puppy Love Through &#x2018;Meet Your Match&#x2019;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Associated Press</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.care2.com/causes/?p=2909382</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Written by Sue Manning LOS ANGELES (AP) — Have you been looking for love in all the wrong places? Move over, eHarmony and Match.com, and head to your local animal shelter to Meet Your Match. The color-coded program evaluates shelter pets and the people looking to adopt them in an effort to match personalities, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mason Buckles Up for Sweetest Ride of His Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Simpson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dogs deserve better]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.care2.com/causes/?p=2908809</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Written by Dogs Deserve Better Rep. Melody Whitworth This boy was abandoned at a house with two other dogs. His owner moved to a town that had a breed restriction so he just left the dogs behind. He was only able to visit them once or twice a week and was having a hard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Belgrade Zoo Animals Endure Extreme Cold (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristina Chew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment & Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Belgrade]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[europe cold spell 2012]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.care2.com/causes/?p=2909392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Europe's extreme cold this winter of 2012 has made conditions more than uncomfortable for animals in the Belgrade Zoo.]]></description>
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		<title>Are Humans Making Raccoons Smarter?</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/causes/are-humans-making-raccoons-smarter.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TreeHugger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[raccoons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[treehugger]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.care2.com/causes/?p=2909355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Written by Roberta Cruger Able to squeeze into locked garages, open secured garbage cans, unzip tents, and pry up lids on Tupperware, urban raccoons love a challenge. Extremely adaptable and smart, they&#8217;re expert problem solvers, evolving faster than we can devise raccoon-proof gadgetry. PBS airs Raccoon Nation this Wednesday, February 8 at 8 p.m. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>79 Dogs Seized From Illegal Manitoba Breeding Operation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Boyce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[animal cruelty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.care2.com/causes/?p=2909247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A January 24 raid in West St. Paul, Manitoba resulted in 79 sick and mistreated dogs being taken into custody, the Winniepeg Free Press reports. The residence, on the northern outskirts of Winnipeg, was the site of a backyard breeding operation, with the dogs living in crowded conditions in a large barn. The dogs were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phone Tip Triggers Best Day of Dog&#x2019;s Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Simpson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chained dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs deserve better]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harmony-fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheba]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Written by Dogs Deserve Better Representative Sheryl Jacobs of Wisconsin After receiving a call about a neglected chained dog, I drove 60 miles to check the situation out. I found the dog just as described, chained outside, no food, no one home. I fed and gave her water and left my contact information. Two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvey, a Kitten With Two Faces, Dies After Two Days</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/causes/harvey-a-kitten-with-two-faces-dies-after-two-days.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristina Chew</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Janus cat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[two faced cat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Florida couple's cat gives birth to a two-faced black kitten.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheepherding Rabbit Hops To Fame (Video)</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/causes/sheepherding-rabbit-hops-to-fame-video.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Seltzer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal talents]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Champis sheep herding rabbit]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.care2.com/causes/?p=2909054</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An overachieving bunny named Champis has gained international fame for his skills as a gifted sheepherder. The five-year old pet rabbit has more than 700,000 YouTube hits, after a video caught him rounding up a flock of sheep on his owner's farm.]]></description>
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		<title>Think Global, Work Local: Pet Ownership as Social Justice</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/causes/think-global-work-local-pet-ownership-as-social-justice.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/causes/think-global-work-local-pet-ownership-as-social-justice.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Boyce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trailblazers For Good]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal cruelty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.care2.com/causes/?p=2908631</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If I were responsible for a class or student group dedicated to social justice, the very first cause I would bring to my students&#8217; attention is the plight of the animal shelters: mistreatment, poor health and homelessness of animals, especially dogs. There are several reasons why I think this is an excellent case study for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surprise in the Snow: Double Dog Rescue</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/causes/surprise-in-the-snow-double-dog-rescue.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Simpson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[double dog rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Kostro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great animal rescue chase]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.care2.com/causes/?p=2908505</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Ed Kostro of Illinois It was an extremely frigid and snowy January afternoon. My spouse, myself and Julia, our animal rescue group Pack Leader, were now heading back to our veterinarian’s office after picking up an abandoned dog that had been freezing in a yard behind a foreclosed house. This dog, a gentle old [...]]]></description>
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