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Now that the election buzz has died down just a tad and the baseball season is over, it’s time to reflect a bit on the month that was. Here’s just a brief look at all the cool happenings since October 5th:

The Humane Society of the United States has just released its Humane Index of the twenty-five most humane cities in the country. Philly comes in more or less in the middle, at #14. Twelve categories were evaluated when making the list, including the number of mentions of animals in local periodicals, the number of fur retailers, the percentage of pet stores selling puppies, the number of vegetarian restaurants, and local engagement with the Humane Society. Having worked with a few animal adoption programs in the area, we can certainly say that Philly's not animal unfriendly, by any means, but we suppose there's always room for improvement.

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