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    allows for the commercial racing of greyhounds. However, Australia is starting to speak up against their concerns about the cruel and inhumane ways of the industry. The greyhound industry in Australia is clearly operating outside the boundaries of community standards and one of the reasons is because the industry is completely self regulating. Recently New South Whales made the move to propose a ban on greyhound racing completely. This bill will be outlined in this essay with reference to Twining and Meirs’ diagnostic model. As well as a personal opinion based on logic, as to if a complete ban is the right choice and possible alternatives for Australia other than complete…

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    Greyhounds are the oldest purebred dog. This ancient breed was originated in the Middle East and North Africa . Greyhounds were seen in carvings in old Egyptian tombs in 2900 B.C. Greyhounds were used by the Romans for chasing hares or small prey. Greyhounds made their way to America in the 1500s by Spain when they came on ships. Greyhounds were used by the Romans for chasing hares or small prey. They became popular in colonial times for chasing crop destroying jackrabbits. During the 1920s…

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    raised by this case study comes from animal rights. This perspective sit in direct contrast with utilitarianism, in fact Jeremy Bentham, known as the founder of modern utilitarianism said, "We deprive animals of life, this is justifiable; their pains do not equal our enjoyments” (Salt, 1894). Animal rights is a perspective that values the rights and freedoms of animals and sees fundamental wrongs in the use of animals as a resource whether that be for food, medicine or entertainment (Regan,…

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    She sat in the car, opened her mouth, and started to tell her grandmother everything that came to her mind, to her grandmother she never shut up. To the rest of the world, she might as well never opened up to begin with. The drastic changes in her life gave her issues that she had to overcome. Adoption changed my outlook on life; it placed some obstacles in my life that would hold me back for a long period of my life. My life was so changed by adoption that I gained some problems in my life…

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    When I read my article and try to summarize it, I think of how far we have come in social work. This article was written back in 1979 by Joseph Reid of Lima and comes from the book Child Welfare Perspectives. In his article titled “The responsibility of family and children’s agencies for rehabilitation of families”, it states the responsibilities of the family and the agency to reunify the child back into the home. The article goes over the different views of the family and of different…

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    planning to proceed with the adoption. We both agreed. Our reward was to be given the longest bloody to do list ever, generally referred as a home study. I am not going to go on details because this book is not about how to adopt a child so I will give you the short version. Back ground checks from all places you have ever lived, Montreal back ground check was the most difficult to get for us, at the same time I was lucky because getting files from Cuba is a nightmare and locally I left Cuba in…

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    They work with churches that provide parenting classes, parent aids who work with families, adoption agencies, private foster homes, group homes, therapist, and sometimes the police. It is the case manager’s job to be up to date on information about these serves. These services are what the foster care social worker will refer their clients to, if they should need to seek assistance. These services are vital to the success of reuniting the biological parents with their children. There are many…

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    A. Family/ pg. 452: two or more people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage, or adoption. In this video, the word family means everything. To these young girls, there is no such thing as family for the first parts of their lives. They start out in foster care not understanding the difference between that and a typical family. I know, from personal experience, that this is not like the real thing. Though there are amazing foster parents and some that do the best that they…

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    head, however, through investigation is was noted that Logan died from asphyxiationsdv or strangulation. In the end Sally was found guilty of murder for the death of Logan. Logan’s biological mother Christy would never see her daughter again because the system did not properly examine whose care they placed Logan in. (Failure to Protect, 2002) When looking at a policy that correlates with this tragic story, one has to think of the Criminal Background Checks for Prospective Foster and Adoptive…

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    necessary for the focus to shift to restoration of birth families so that the placement situation can be solved. To return children home, it is necessary for the government, law enforcement, and families to work together. Training, classes, and rehab are options parents can take to regain healthy control on their lives and make the adjustment to proper parenting. With much monitoring, it is plausible for a child to return home with complete safety and security. Having reunified families can help…

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