February 27, 2013
Amy Lubinski’s “split-personality” Labrador-pit bull-boxer mix Daphne has a protective, motherly instinct. Lubinski and Daphne frequent the South Run Dog Park in Springfield.
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Rescued Cats and Dogs Bring Loyalty to Families
Families grow with adopted pets.
The ASPCA estimates that nationwide, somewhere between five and seven million “companion animals” wind up in shelters each year. Of that number, 60 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats are euthanized ... each year. The prominent humane organization also figures only about 20 to 30 percent of cat and dog pets were acquired from rescues and shelters.
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