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What have dogs taught us?

21 febrero 2011

Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Science

Dogs, say some social anthropologists, taught humans compassion*. Any dog owner will understand that claim, especially if he or she has ever had a puppy. It's tempting to believe that the relationship between humans and dogs began with puppies, perhaps an abandoned litter our prehistoric ancestors came across. But it might have come about...

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Tags: pets, dogs, anthropology, science, cats 4 Comments

GBAR desperately needs volunteers

05 septiembre 2010

Posted by Ian Chadwick in Animals, Collingwood life, Social values

Susan and I spent a couple of hours this morning helping out at the the Georgian Bay Animal Rescue shelter on Tenth Line. We helped out in one of the quarantined cat rooms, cleaning cages, feeding, and giving affection to the cats in there. It took two hours just to get all the cats taken care of.

It's heart-wrenching to work with all these...

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Tags: GBAR, Georgian Bay Animal Rescue, animals, cats, pets, volunteers 0 Comments

Many cats at the GBAR shelter need loving homes

19 abril 2010

Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Animals

We spent more than two hours, Saturday, in the cat rooms at the new Georgian Bay Animal Rescue shelter, on the Tenth Line in Collingwood. GBAR has an unusual concept - open rooms, not individual cages. That way cats can socialize, play, move about, interact...

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