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Lavanya Sunkara is an animal lover and freelance writer living in New York with her adopted dog Indu.

Her favorite book is “The Dogs of Proud Spirit" by Melanie Sue Bowles. She enjoys hiking with her furry friend, and traveling to exotic places.

Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Salon, GQ, MSN, Yahoo!, and Time Out among others. She writes for JeffCorwinconnect.com and runs an eco blog featuring tree huggers around the world.

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Annie Sandy's Rescue Pals
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Annie Helps Shelter Animals

by Lavanya Sunkara
Broadway Show Annie Launches Sandy’s Rescue Pals with help from Pedigree and Bobbi and the Strays. 
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Darwin Animal Doctors
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Vets Help Galápagos Pets

by Lavanya Sunkara
The Galápagos Islands located off the coast of Ecuador are known for their exotic wildlife, such as the giant tortoises, swimming iguanas, sunbathing sea lions, and dancing blue-…
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Kindness Ranch
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Research Pet Rescue

by Lavanya Sunkara
Kindness Ranch is only sanctuary in the US that takes in all kinds of retired research animals including dogs, cats, horses, sheep and pigs.
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Anurag Agarwal, Jeff Corwin Connect
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Careers Inspired by Animals

by Lavanya Sunkara
Meet people whose careers have been inspired by their love for animals in this slideshow. 
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rescue pig
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Adorable Rescued Farm Animals

by Lavanya Sunkara
Rescued farm animals from all over New York state and the surrounding areas find their way to the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary (WFAS), where they live out their lives in peace…
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SEETurtles
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Save a Billion Baby Turtles

by Lavanya Sunkara
SEE Turtles organization launches Billion Baby Turtles campaign to save endangered sea turtles.
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The Blessings of the Animals
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The Blessings of the Animals

by Lavanya Sunkara
  Meet the animals that inspired The Blessings of the Animals novel by Katrina Kittle.   
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A Little Book of Sloth
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A Little Book of Sloth

by Lavanya Sunkara
Did you know that sloths spend 70 percent of their time “resting”? Their nerves have evolved to not react to loud noises, which allows them to kick back on tree tops for long…
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dog and owner
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Reasons to Date a Dog Owner

by Lavanya Sunkara
Dog lovers make good partners. Find out five reasons why dating a dog lover is better.
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Polar bear
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10 Cool Polar Bear Facts

by Lavanya Sunkara
Polar bears sure get a lot of attention, and rightfully so. The climate is changing, ice is melting and they are facing environmental challenges. These top predators are…
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