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NATURAL PET NEWS
October 6, 2003 Edition

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A NOTE FROM RANDAL
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Hello Everyone,

Well we have broken the more than 5,000 subscribers number. We couldn't
have done it without your encouragement and faithful readership. I can
remember when we started the Natural Pet News with only a handful of
subscribers.

Hope you have a great fall and thanks again for sharing this ezine with all
of your family and friends.

Until next time,


Randal

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PETS IN THE NEWS
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THE TRAGEDY OF "FREE TO GOOD HOME"

Most people have good intentions when they advertise a cat or dog as "Free
To Good Home". They care what happens to the animal and are not interested
in making money. All they want to do is find a nice family that is willing
to give the pet a loving, responsible home.

The tragedy occurs when the animal is mistakenly put into a situation where
it is neglected, abandoned, abused, or even sold for lab experimentation.
Sadly, this sort of thing happens thousands of times each day across
America.

Read the rest of the story and be sure to pass this information on to your
pet-loving friends:


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PET NEWS
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U.K. DOG SNIFFS OUT SUSPICIOUS CASH

LONDON - A real pound pooch trained by police to sniff out banknotes helped
authorities confiscate more than $39,000 in cash Thursday from a man at a
London train station.

The dog, one of 25 trained by British police to detect the scent of ink in
bank notes, singled out a man carrying the 23,900 in British pounds at the
Euston train station, authorities said.

The man ˜ whose identity has not been released ˜ allegedly could not explain
why he had the money. He was released but the cash was confiscated under the
Proceeds of Crime Act.

The effort was part of Operation Payback, a four-year program between police
and Customs officials designed to attack the proceeds of crime by impounding
illegal cash and assets.

Since the Proceeds of Crime Act took effect in December, police have
confiscated more than $60.1 million.


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DOG TRAINING/BEHAVIORAL HELP
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There are a variety of reasons why people chain their dogs outside. Many
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because he or she escapes the yard or digs in the garden. Or maybe the dog
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CAT TRAINING/BEHAVIORAL HELP
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A CAT'S HEALING PURR
by Lev G. Fedyniak, MD

We‚ve always intuitively felt that a cat somehow knows when we‚re not
feeling well and even where it hurts. Got a headache and a cat just seems to
wrap around your head. A stomachache and a cat can‚t seem to get off your
abdomen. And purrs and purrs and purrs!

It was always believed that a cat‚s purr was relaxing or stress reducing and
that led to any number of healthful benefits. While that may be so, science
has shown that the cat‚s purr is much more than just relaxing. Remember that
it‚s not just the sound of purring that‚s important but more the tremor or
vibration it produces.

Interestingly, science has known for many years that vibrations at specific
levels or frequencies cause healing changes in the body. They can, for
example, induce bone growth and regeneration. Bone fractures heal faster and
weakened bones begin to strengthen and rebuild.

It was also known through various veterinary studies, such as the one
reported in The Journal of the American Veterinary Medicine Association that
cats rarely suffer bone or joint related diseases, including hip dysplasia,
arthritis and ligament problems. Even bone cancers, such as myeloma or
osteosarcoma, are almost unheard of in cats.

But it took researcher Elizabeth von Muggenthaler of the Fauna
Communications Research Institute in North Carolina (FCRI), a specialist in
the field of bioacoustics, to put it all together. Bioacoustics is the study
of the frequency, pitch, loudness, and duration of animal sounds as it
relates to the animal‚s behavior. Based on her research, she proposes that
nature has endowed all kinds of felines with an evolutionary healing
advantage in the simple act of purring.

But it‚s the cat‚s „healing by association‰ that most people find
interesting: that ability of a cat to sympathetically help cure illnesses in
people simply by being around them. Studies have also shown that owners,
especially senior citizens, who have cats have lower blood pressure and can
live longer than humans who don‚t own pets.

Many individuals swear they can ease or completely eliminate their migraine
headaches simply by lying down with a purring cat next to their head.

So, go get a cat. Keep it happy and purring. You‚re likely to be healthier
and you‚ll have a great friend who truly understands how you‚re feeling.

About the Author: Lev G. Fedyniak, MD, based in Ukraine began his medical
career in alternative medicine, studying acupuncture, herbs and other
healing traditions in China, Hong Kong, Canada, Ukraine and other parts of
the world.


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GOOD NEWS PET STORY
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