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	<title>Animal Shelter Tips Blog &#187; black pets</title>
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	<description>Find funds, grants and volunteers. Involve kids and families to help homeless pets.</description>
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		<title>Lessons Learned from Our Latest Adoption</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petlover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest addition to our family is a wonderful black cat adopted from a local shelter in late December. Meet Java. He’s already buddies with Pepper, our black and white cat. Now Foxy, our senior girl, can get some rest while the two boys play.

Since I publish this blog about animal shelter tips, of course I couldn’t keep from noticing a few tips that could have made Java’s adoption go a bit smoother. This shelter, as everyone else, is very understaffed and struggling with finances. However, these pointers would not take much effort on their part and could provide a smoother transition to the adopting family.

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		<title>Last Minute Holiday Ideas for Animal Shelters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petlover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a serious budget deficit? Or do you have a special needs pet who needs medical care or a foster family? Is your pet food bank nearly empty? Use these low cost and easy to implement ideas to make a big difference in the lives of homeless pets during this season of giving.]]></description>
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		<title>How Kids Can Increase Black Pet Adoptions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petlover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statistics show that black dogs and cats are often the last to be adopted and in many shelters are euthanized more frequently. Kids can become black pet ambassadors. They can develop activities specifically for black pet adoption at school, church, the local shelter, kids’ sports’ teams, etc. Examples could include the following:]]></description>
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		<title>How Shelters Can Find Homes for Black Pets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petlover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Animal shelters and animal rescue groups can help black pets’ adoption chances by bringing awareness to your community of the plight of homeless black pets. Many animal lovers are probably not aware of the “black dog syndrome” or never thought about the superstitions concerning black cats. Organize black pet adoption events and activities in your community to help these wonderful pets find their forever homes using these ideas: ]]></description>
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