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2 y/o AKC Pembroke Welsh Corgi has found forever home!
Katie is a beautiful, female 2
year old Pembroke welsh Corgi that found a forever home. Thanks you for your respinse and patience!
For other rescues Please call Sandy at ARF 216 831 0975 for more info or Sandy@AnimalRightsFoundation.com
note:
We were been flooded with
calls about Katie. While we appreciate this great response, it wasimpossible to call every interested person with
our small staff. We triedour best to respond. We greatly appreciate your patience. Katie was adopted as we worked
hard to find her the best to find her the perfect match and forever, loving home.
Thanks again,
Sandy
November 3, 2009: Vote NO on Ohio's
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On
November 3, 2009, Say NO to Big Agribusiness’ Power Grab If you oppose animal abuse, vote NO
on Issue 2 this November. Why is The Humane Society of the United States opposing Issue 2? While designed
to give the appearance of helping farm animals, Issue 2 is little more than a power grab by Ohio’s agribusiness
lobby. The industry-dominated “animal care” council proposed by Issue 2 is really intended to thwart meaningful
improvements in how the millions of farm animals in Ohio are treated on large factory farms. Because it’s designed
to favor large factory farms, not family farmers, Issue 2 is opposed by the Ohio Farmers Union, the Ohio Environmental
Stewardship Alliance, League of Women Voters of Ohio, the Ohio League of Humane Voters, and the Ohio Sierra Club.
The editorial boards of Ohio’s major newspapers—including the Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Dayton Daily News—all oppose this effort to enshrine the agribusiness lobby’s favored oversight system in
the state’s constitution. Issue 2 is a classic example of bad public policy-making and should be rejected
by voters. Ohio is one of the top veal production states in the nation, with many calves chained by their necks
inside crates so small they can’t even turn around for months on end. As well, the state has 170,000 breeding pigs, many of whom
are confined in two-foot-wide crates barely larger than their bodies for almost their entire lives. And 28 million egg-laying
hens in Ohio are confined in barren, wire battery cages so restrictive the birds can't even spread their wings. This type of extreme confinement is cruel and inhumane, environmentally
damaging, and poses severe public health threats. These problems have prompted six U.S. states—and the entire European Union—to criminalize certain kinds of extreme confinement of farm animals. In
the wake of California’s overwhelming passage of the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act—which banned veal crates, gestation crates and battery cages in California—The Humane Society of the United
States sought to engage in cooperative dialogue with the agribusiness community in Ohio. We hoped to be able to continue that
dialogue and work cooperatively with the state’s farming leaders—both large and small—to collaboratively
advance animal welfare statewide. But rather than discussing potential solutions to these problems, the Ohio Farm Bureau is
now trying to hastily grab more power than it already has. The lobby group persuaded the legislature to refer a measure to
the November 2009 ballot that would enshrine in the state’s constitution an industry-dominated council to “oversee”
the treatment of farm animals. Unfortunately, this council is likely to do little to advance farm animal welfare. It
is little more than a handout to Big Agribusiness interests in the state, seeking to codify the abusive practices currently
being used in the state constitution. Don’t let Big Ag get away with this power grab: Vote NO on Issue
2.
 COMING SOON! A
NEW BOOK FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ARF: SANDY LERTZMAN An
exciting new book from sandy Lertzman, who has recued thousands of dogs, cats and loving animals (and has found them forever.
loving, homes Now for the first time, sandy tell her long experience in rescuing animals, socializing the
rescues to live in different environments and helping them fit in to their new loving homes. Assisted by here son, Matthew
Lertzman, Sandy tells the secrets to helping animals flourish in new envoroments. -“Lovingly
told with wonderful warm stories”- Bucky Dentin; Animal Times For more info about this new book contact ARF (info@AnimalRightsFoundation.com ) or call us at 216.831.0975
URGENT!!!! 3 y/o male FOX TERRIER NEEDS A HOME!!! 3 y/o male Toy Fox Terrier needs a foster or forever home. Domino needs
a loving home. DESPERATELY NEEDS A FOREVER HOME!!!!!!! SUCH
A SWEETHEART AND SOOOOOOOOOOO FRIENDLY HE NEEDS A FOREVER LOVING HOME FOR MORE INFO SANDY at ARF 216 831 0975
4 Beautiful Dogs Found a Forever Home !!!
 Rosie the female loving Poodle
Star the beautiful female Poodle
Bee-Bee the sweet female Poodle
Leo, the male sweet Pekingese
4 incredible dogs
Thank You! We received an incredible number of calls and e mails and found these wonderful
dogs forever homes.
Thanks for your kindness and understanding , we are stretched to the limit and have just
a few, dedicated volunteers (of course we would love to have you volunteer for ARF to help us find the other rescues
great homes).
If we did not return your call or e mail, please understand that we are deluged in finding
forever homes for beautiful dogs & cats.
Thanks for your support & understanding!
Sandy
ARF
216 831 0975
PEMBROKE
WELSH CORGI
Finds A forever HOME !!!
Three Yr. Old. Tri Female Corgi named Molly has a
forever home!
Because of relocation, a
beautiful Pembroke Welsh Corgi tri female named Molly needed a forever, loving home.
Thank you for the outpouring of support and calls to adopt her.
We had so many wonderful prospects for Molly, it was truly incredible! It was impossible to get back to everyone because of
the overwhelming response and we apologize if we didn't return calls or e mails to everyone. And we thank you for contacting
ARF. Molly did find a great home which was of uptmost importance.
Thanks again for your support!
Sandy
ARF at 216 831 0975
www.AnimalRightsFoundation.com
Note from Sandy regarding the 3 corgi puppies-
Thanks so much to everyone who called. We received such an
abundance of calls, itr was impossible to get back to everyone. But thank you for your interest , we hope you understand
that we are very small and are stretched to our limit in helping to rescue animals and do our best to find
forever, loving homes for them.
The 3 corgi puppies found wonderful, loving homes and will
have a happy ever after story life.
Thanks again for your interest and understanding.
-Sandy
Two 6 Week Old mix Maine Coon
Female Kitties were adopted!
Two sweet babies found a home. Beautiful Maine Coon
kitties found a forever, loving home.
Call Sandy
at 216.831.0975
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CONTACT US FOR DOGS AND CATS THAT
DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP!
HELP SAVE THESE DOGS THAT ARE IN DANGER
OF BEING GASSED!
MANY OF THESE BEAUTIFUL DOGS & CATS
HAVE ONLY HOURS!
YOU CAN FOSTER FOR ARF OR ADOPT THEM
OR SPREAD THE WORD!
WE NEED A NETWORK- MORE VOICES ABOUT
THESE DOGS & CATS THAT NEED OUR HELP!
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! ASK ABOUT BECOMING
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world, and a live call in show. We are just starting the network, so be patient as we build the station. Ads are accepted
and they help support the rescues at ARF. Click on the link or go to: http://Live365.com/stations/rlertzman
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READ STORY BELOW AND CALL YOUR REPRESENATIVE TO
PASS THESE LAWS IN OHIO!
Lawmakers crack down on ’puppy mills’
Monday, June 4, 2007
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bob Baker has seen the worst of the worst in
his 27 years as an animal cruelty investigator.
There was the Missouri breeder who would skimp on food by skinning
dead dogs and feeding them to other dogs in his kennel. There was the South Dakota breeder who used a handsaw to amputate
the leg of a pregnant Rottweiler, injured in an attack by another dog, in hopes that the Rottweiler would survive long enough
to give birth to another litter.
Baker says such cases are the exception, but adds that mistreatment of dogs in large-scale
breeding operations remains common and troubling.
“Most breeders learn how to keep their standards just above
violating cruelty statutes, but the conditions are still unacceptable,” said Baker, a St. Louis-based national investigator
for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “It’s difficult dealing with these people.
We file charges on the most egregious ones.”
State legislators across the nation are attempting to crack down
on rogue breeding operations and pet sellers.
The week after the May 16 rescue of 173 dogs from the property of a
Dawson County man, the Nebraska Legislature passed a law that increased the number of state kennel inspectors from one to
four and requires new operations to be inspected before opening.
Puppy lemon laws, which let buyers get their money
back if health or genetic defects are discovered within a set time, are on the books in 16 states and were introduced in four
others this year.
California lawmakers are studying a bill that would require cats and dogs over 4 months old to be
spayed or neutered, unless the person caring for them obtains a breeding license.
Laws that would tighten the regulation
of retail pet shops are pending in Oregon, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and bills establishing standards for breeding operations
were introduced in Minnesota and Ohio.
Mass breeding has been a hot-button issue for decades with animal welfare activists,
who use the term “puppy mills” to describe the most unsavory of operations, which are usually situated in rural
areas.
The Humane Society of the United States has long identified Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas,
Ohio and Pennsylvania as the major puppy-mill states, said outreach director Stephanie Shain.
Of the 7 million to
9 million dogs brought into U.S. families each year, Shain said, an estimated 2 million to 4 million are products of puppy
mills.
The demand for popular breeds, and the high prices people are willing to pay, keep breeding operations churning,
Shain said. A quick Internet search showed many puppies with four-figure sale prices, and some breeds, including bulldogs
and Belgian Malinois, with top prices exceeding $3,000.
Many dog breeders chafe at the term “puppy mill,”
saying it is inflammatory and lumps conscientious commercial dog breeders together with the unscrupulous.
Clem Disterhaupt,
president of the Nebraska Dog Breeders Association, said most commercial breeders have the animals’ best interest at
heart.
“We don’t associate ourselves with puppy mills, but sometimes people are under the impression that
if you have a lot of dogs, you must be a puppy mill,” Disterhaupt said.
Disterhaupt said reputable breeders
are licensed with state or federal agencies and provide adequate space, cleanliness, heat and air conditioning and ventilation.
“That’s not a puppy mill,” he said. “People need to distinguish the difference.”
Daisy
Okas, assistant vice president of communications for the American Kennel Club, said breeders, kennel operators and pet stores
register all types of breeds with her organization. The AKC has 15 inspectors who visit about 5,000 places a year where significant
numbers of dogs are registered.
Shain, however, said people who want a puppy should avoid pet stores and instead buy
from a hobby breeder or adopt from a shelter.
Puppy mills, Shain said, damage dogs emotionally and physically because
the animals are confined in tight, unsanitary quarters with little or no socialization with humans or veterinary care. Females
are bred repeatedly, some when they’re as young as 6 months.
The overbreeding, combined with the dismal environment,
results in sickly puppies that have genetic defects and temperament problems, she said. The dogs are sold in pet stores or
on the Internet to unsuspecting buyers.
Investigators such as Baker inspect breeding operations after receiving complaints.
Breeders usually cooperate, but when they don’t, he said, he gathers information by interviewing neighbors and observing
the facility from afar.
Baker, who said he has visited more than 750 breeding facilities since 1980, said that when
he finds evidence of animal cruelty, he notifies local law enforcement.
“Most abuse we see is neglect,”
Baker said. “They know some of the stuff they’re doing is wrong, and they’re embarrassed. They apologize
a lot of times when we come see them. But they’re blinded by the greed and money they’re making off of this.
“Some
start out with the right intentions. They breed a few and make money, so they get more dogs but don’t put money back
in. They get swamped.
Until you have held a tiny
puppy in your arms as it kissed your face with slobbery puppy breath and felt the love,
Until you have held an injured
or severely ill dog in your arms and felt their pain
and until you have looked into the eyes of a tired aging senior dog
and felt their wisdom,
You will never understand the life of a rescuer.
We find beauty in
the most incomprehensible places and the otherwise homely faces.
It is our gift to see beyond the dirt, terror, sadness
and defeat and find the true soul that lies within.
We are Rescue.
-Kathie Sullivan-Parkes, Topsham,
VT
3 female Himalyan cats need a forever home!
These cats were owner surrender,
due to not being able to care for them. When we got them, they were extremely malnurished
with fleas and flea allergies. They are getting stronger every day, they should be ready for adoption after the first
of the year. All interested parties and people should contact Barb (440)759-9871 of Abandoned Animal Welfare.
They are all spayed females. I'll start with Audrey, the is 7 years old and the mother of the other two. She doesn't
like small children. The next one is Winnie, she is 4 years old. She is also not good with small children.
The last one is Fatty, she is 3 years old. She, like the others, is not good with children. I would like to place
Winnie and Fatty together.
For info call Barb at 440 759 9871
UPDATE!
WE FOUND FOSTERS For the 25 CATS!
25 cats taken from a Solon home were be put to sleep- ARF in conjunction with another humane person found
foster homes for them! They are all young cats, fully vet checked, no feluk, beautiful cats, -
Many Thanks to everyone for their help!
What Concerns You? View other comments
It is the ARF crede that animals deserve to live
according to their own natures, free from harm, abuse, and exploitation. This goes further than just saying that we should
treat animals well while we exploit them, or before we kill and eat them. It says animals have the RIGHT to be free from human
cruelty and exploitation, just as humans possess this right.
Are You a Volunteer or Member
of ARF yet?
Join the fight for all creatures-big
& small!
Visit the volunteer/membership section
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Show your heart-Please Donate PLEASE MAIL ANY DONATIONS TO:
23800 Commerce Park, Suite E
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
ARF NOW HAS BUILT A CAT SHELTER!
With the rescue of 6 Kittens
& 5 young cats
SAVED from being Euthanized!
ARF stopped the killing
ARF BUILT A SHELTER TO ACCOMODATE THE KITTIES
WE JUST PUT IN A HEATING SYSTEM ALSO!
WE NEED HELP!
ARF rescued 5 adult cats & 6 kittens and all of our fosters are stretched to the limit-so
we built a shelter. We need your help. If you can foster a kitten(s) or a cat, ARF will sponsor your work. We desperately
need your help! They are, totally healthy and socialized. The young (all about 1 y/o) adult cats include a Calico, Himalyan,
Norwegian
Forest, a mostly white short hair, and gray. All are friendly and
sweet.
If you can help us as a foster (or adoptive home), please call us anytime. Our 24 hour hotline is always
open. Our organization is small and we desperately need your big hearts & help!
ARF offers a pressure free atmosphere as a foster!
WE NEED TO FIND THEM A FOREVER, LOVING HOME!
See Petfinder link above for more info.
Please call Sandy at
216.831.0975
sandy@animalrightsfoundation.com
ARF DESPERATELY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS!
Animal
Rights Foundation
Please Donate to ARF
P.O. Box 24564, Cleveland, Ohio 44124
Welcome to
the Animal Rights Foundation (ARF) website. ARF helps in the rescue and finding forever, loving homes for abused, abandoned
and unwanted dogs, cats and horses. ARF also is working toward creating legislation to protect the rights of all
creatures-Big and Small. ARF is dedicated to helping all animals through creating stronger laws to protect every living being
("Bill of Animal Rights"). Our goal is for the eventual creation of an animal NO KILL Sanctuary for all abandoned, abused
or any creature in harm's way.
Join the ARF family by becoming a volunteer or a member (information in Member section
of our website). We are also looking to create ARF chapters throughout the U.S.
and to network with all of our wonderful sister organizations. Contact us for more information.
ARF is non-profit and only can do its work by donations from fellow animal lovers.
Please explore through our site and discover more about ARF. ARF needs your support to make the changes
in creating a better world for all Animals. We can only do this through a strong network of a family of volunteers. JOIN THE
FIGHT FOR THE ANIMALS. Join ARF and become a volunteer or member. We need YOU!
If you love all things, you will also attain the divine mystery that is
in all things." -Dostoyevsky
| Sammi, a beautiful pembroke Wesh Corgi is adopted |
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Sammi the Welsh Corgi Finds a Home!
Beautiful, 2y/o has a Forever, Loving home!
Sammy is a wonderful, purbred Pembroke Welsh Corgi. She was a champion show dog. However, she has lived her
life in a crate. We rescued her from a breeder that did not need her-since she could no longer be bred and was spayed. She
was living a very lonely, dark life. Since we rescued her, we have had her spayed, fully checked by the vet, she is totally
housetrained and has been fully obedience trained. She is VERRRRY loving and loves to kiss. Her face brightens up into a smile
when she is shown love in return. Beautiful Sammy needs lots of TLC. She is now the center of attention. Thank
you to her new forever family.
| Kai-Kai- the mystical Boston Terrier-Chihuahua mix |
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| Kai-Kai was 1 hour from her execution |
Kai-Kai 1 y/o Boston terrier mix
Rescued one hour before death Now has found a loving home!
Kai
-Kai (named after the little black & white dog in book "The Dog Who Forgot to Bark",) is striking, beautiful
and mystical. She is an affectionate, beautiful 8 lb. Boston Terrier/Chihuahua mix. She was taken from an abusive home
and sent to a shelter. She had one hour to live, when ARF rescued her. She is so special. A big kisser. A special lap
dog! Very smart and playful. She is very playful-so we think that she would be good with older children (not under 5).
She likes other dogs. She is loving and very appreciative of affection. She is about 1 1/2 years old. ARF had her fully vet
checked and has all her shots. Very healthy. Kai Kai now has a mommy named Maria who has given her a forever, loving
home! ARF was told about Kai-Kai, and even though
we are stretched thin, we could not let her be killed. She is a sweetheart, and verrrrry smart. She loves everyone. And
now ARF has found her the loving home she deserves.
“Dogs are blameless, devoid of calculation, neither blessed nor cursed with human motives. They can’t
really be held responsible for what they do. But we can.”
–from The Dogs of Bedlam Farm
SANDY ON THE
RADIO!
Sandy on K9 & Kitty Korner!
Sandy was on at 7pm on Thursday, 7/29
Sandy was a guest on Joanne’s Radio show!
JoAnne- the wonderful editor of The Country Critter Journal is the host
This is a terrific forum to discuss dogs, cats and pet issues
Wonderful guests and pet experts!
The radio show is on:
WKTX
AM 830 Cortland, Oh
Coverage to 21 Counties.
Every Thursday
6 - 9 p.m.
K9 & Kitty Corner/Equine
Country/Farms Unlimited
For
more info or advertising call:
440-478-7624
Visit Our Special section About Suburban Deer Kills
THERE ARE NON-LETHAL SOLUTIONS!
There are non lethal solutions to controlling the deer population. First and Foremost- Deer contraception is being legalized
and APPROVED by the FDA this coming year. Gona Con the new vaccine works for up to 4 years. The ODNR & ODOW are blocking
it for political reasons. Local suburbs can use deer immunocontraception to control the population. They attended
ARF's seminar where the world's leading scientists showed how it works (the DVD or VHS of the seminar is now available!).
There is no excuse for another holocaust of the deer, USE NON-LETHAL METHODS.
Please contact our new Gov. Strickland or Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher- tell them to reorganize the ODNRY & ODOW To
respepect animals, become cutting edge and change our reputation as a Barbaric state. Now is the Time for Change!
The FIGHT for the deer has just begun and support is growing! Spread the word
to everyone. Use e-mail, phone-spread the message that there are non-lethal alternatives. Lets change our ODOW!
We need to speak out to be heard!
We need to continue to speak out. Tell your friends. Spread the word. The only way we will win is by numbers.
Show you care.
For more info call Sandy @
216.831.0975
"To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice."
-- Confucius
See Special Deer Section For More Info!
Will & Grace
Silent Auction
The
cast of Will & Grace has donated to ARF some great items like autographed scrips, mugs, t-shirts and more. The cast
supports ARF and its programs. Look soon for the Silent Auction of these items to raise money for ARF
SUCCESSFUL ARF SEMINAR
The ARF DEER IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION SEMINAR:
Funded by ARF - the seminar was held on Thursday, October 20 from 1 PM to 5PM at the Hilton/ Beachwood,
Ohio- and was a great success. ARF had sponsored the seminar
to discuss the use of NON-Lethal methods to control the deer population. The seminar had presentations from
two of the nation's leading experts who discussed the successful use of wildlife birth control such as
Gona Con and PZP (see above) and its future. Once it is registered with the FDA, a 4 year vaccine will be far less costly
the culling of deer and a humane answer. DEER CONTRACEPTION SEMINAR DVD Now available for $20 Please e mail us to order.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE TO SURVIVE!
ARF desperately
needs new members, volunteeers and contributions. After conducting a costly deer contraceptive seminar (to try teach
non-lethal methods), working on new laws and legislation saving dogs, cats and horses- ARF needs your help! To continue
the work we are doing for animals- we need your assistance. Contributions are much needed. Joining as a member
is the easiest way to donate and also a way to join us in the fight to help animals. On our Membership page- you can use your
credit card through the PayPal service or you can fill out a form and mail us your membership or donation to ARF, P.O. Box 24564,
Cleveland,Ohio 44124
(216-831-0975). We are hoping to have new members and volunteers. Please spread the word! Help us to
survive!
"Listen to the kindness, spoken softly,
Often lost behind the tears.
Place your hand upon my shoulder,
Let it take away my fears."
--Walt Zientek
Show your
heart-Please Donate
P.O.
Box 24564, Cleveland, Ohio 44124
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"What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from
great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to man. All things are connected. Whatever befalls
the Earth befalls the sons of Earth."
"Humankind has not woven the
web of life.
We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.
All things are bound
together.
All things connect."
--Chief Seattle |
News Release: RESCUE OF CATS IN EASTLAKE,OH.
CEI HIRES PEST CONTROL
TO KILL KITTENS
Eastlake, Ohio- CEI has hired General Pest Control (216-252-7140) to kill approximately
21 kittens and 20 adult cats who lives on or near their property on Erie Street in Eastlake, Oh. Local resident Shirley Adamczewski
of Eastlake, along with other residents have been feeding
the baby kittens along with the other cats for a few months. She has talked to General Pest Control and they have told her
they are trapping and killing the cats.
Animal Rights Foundation (ARF), a local animal rescue organization in northeast Ohio, has offered to relocate the cats to foster homes, however, they
have not been offered any response. The cats that are in this area have live there when their original owners have abandoned
their pets and dumped them in this area. They are domestic cats. Mrs. Adamczewski was threatened with arrest in her attempts
to rescue and feed the kittens. “I have talked to both the Mayor and Police Chief who have have not offered any solutions,”
said Mrs. Adamczewski, “ These are not feral cats. They come up to you and crave the attention.” Calls to CEI
by ARF, Mrs. Adamczewski, and other concerned citizens have not been returned.
“We seek only to rescue these abandoned kitties and cats and relocate them to forever,
loving homes,” said Sandy Lertzman, Executive Director of ARF, “These cats have had enough tragedy being abandoned.
We need to spay and neuter these cats and place them in loving homes.”-
Post Note:After alerting the media
through ARF, CEI has changed its policy, there is cooperation from the community and the cats are finding foster homes through
a sister organization. For more information on adopting these cats, please call or write us at ARF.
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Lil' Orphan Annie
Annie, when she was found was between 10 -12 weeks, is a beagle/jack russell mix. She was found on the
side of a state highway in Ashtabula County by
a good samaritan couple. They called ARF for help. They said there was a plastic bag next to the little puppy that she may
have crawled out from. Poor Annie, left to die on the side of a road, was fostered by ARF. She was adopted
into a forever, loving home.
| Lil Orphan Annie wants a forever, loving home |
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| Annie was left to die at 10 weeks on the side of the road |
| Buffy,1 y/o Cavalier King Charles mix found loving |
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