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  2. Service animal - Wikipedia

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    Service animals are working animals that have been trained to perform tasks that assist disabled people. Service animals may also be referred to as assistance animals or helper animals depending on the country and the animal's function. Dogs are the most common service animals, having assisted people since at least 1927.

  3. Overpopulation of domestic pets - Wikipedia

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    Overpopulation of domestic pets. In some countries there is an overpopulation of pets such as cats, dogs, and exotic animals. In the United States, six to eight million animals are brought to shelters each year, of which an estimated three to four million are subsequently euthanized, including 2.7 million considered healthy and adoptable. [ 1 ...

  4. Selective breeding - Wikipedia

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    Selective breeding was established as a scientific practice by Robert Bakewell during the British Agricultural Revolution in the 18th century. Arguably, his most important breeding program was with sheep. Using native stock, he was able to quickly select for large, yet fine-boned sheep, with long, lustrous wool.

  5. De-extinction - Wikipedia

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    The Pyrenean ibex, also known as the bouquetin, is the only animal to have survived de-extinction past birth. De-extinction (also known as resurrection biology, or species revivalism) is the process of generating an organism that either resembles or is an extinct species. [ 1] There are several ways to carry out the process of de-extinction.

  6. Crossbreed - Wikipedia

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    Crossbreed. A crossbreed is an organism with purebred parents of two different breeds, varieties, or populations. Crossbreeding, sometimes called "designer crossbreeding", is the process of breeding such an organism. While crossbreeding is used to maintain health and viability of organisms, irresponsible crossbreeding can also produce organisms ...

  7. Animal breeding - Wikipedia

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    Animal breeding is a branch of animal science that addresses the evaluation (using best linear unbiased prediction and other methods) of the genetic value (estimated breeding value, EBV) of livestock. Selecting for breeding animals with superior EBV in growth rate, egg, meat, milk, or wool production, or with other desirable traits has ...

  8. Do Hedgehogs Make Good Pets? Yes, But There's a Catch - AOL

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    The real question is, do hedgehogs make good pets or not? The short answer is, yes, they can - but there's a catch. Actually, there's several big catches, which is why we should break this ...

  9. Devocalization - Wikipedia

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    Devocalization. Devocalization (also known as ventriculocordectomy or vocal cordectomy; when performed on a dog debarking or bark softening; when performed on a cat demeowing or meow softening) is a surgical procedure [ 1] where tissue is removed from the vocal cords .

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