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• Animals Why We Should Let Our Children Grieve the Death of Their Pets

  A month after our dog Poncho died, I went for the PTA to my daughter’s school. The class teacher told me she would blank out for long periods and sit in a corner weeping while her best friend hugged her. I had failed to address a significant milestone in her life – her first experience with death.

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• Animals Why Pet Owners Are Not Always Animal Lovers

  You’re not a cat mom, dog dad, cat person, or even an animal person. You’re just an empty person, trying to fill a void in your life by forcefully trying to rid an animal of its basic instincts.

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• Animals Man vs Avni: Why We Are All Responsible for the Tigress’s Death

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