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“KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST

3/18/08: Animal Control (& Entire Town) Underwater! Piedmont, Missouri

Kinship Circle has just learned tonight (3/18) that the town of Piedmont, in rural Missouri, has evacuated due to severe flash flooding. We are posting as much information as we have at this time and will follow-up with more verified facts as they become available.

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Dogs, aside from being his best friend has also served man in so many useful and varied ways from shepherding, to cattle rustling, to rescue, and protecting property. It doesn t come as a surprise that they also are able to assist those who cannot get about by themselves. Assistance dogs are specially trained dogs that serve to complement, assist, and aid those that may have some sort of limitation. They have also become indispensable to some who have difficulty with mobility due to some disability.

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Our latest project around the kennels is “Maverick” a beautiful black labrador retriever. Maverick was brought to us by the family of a wonderful young girl that was injured in a vehicle crash that seriously injured her. Maverick is currently being trained to assist the young woman when she is released from the hospital and completes her rehabilitation. Maverick is a great labrador and was simply a personal pet of the young lady who was injured in the crash.

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