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Declawing
To remove the claw and first finger bone from an animal's paws, usually cats
Department
One part of a large business or charity
Development
Turning a natural place into a place where people live OR people who work to raise money for a charity
Direct care
Providing food, water, attention and other care for the animals at PAWS
Disease
An illness
Dissection
Cutting up or taking apart a plant or animal to study its parts
Domesticated
A plant or animal that has adapted over many generations to living closely with people or for the benefit of people
Donation
Something given to a charity without getting an item in return

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