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adoption 1. of alien young. Individual dams of all species may adopt strange neonates, and some ewes will even attempt to poach from others, but special measures have to be taken in most cases to foster alien young. Sows are probably the easiest to deceive. Queens will accept foster kittens if they are within about 2 weeks of the age of their own kittens. Reluctant ewes may accept strange lambs only if they are rubbed with secretions from their own. 2. also used in reference to the placing of stray or otherwise unwanted dogs and cats into ownership, as stray animals obtained from an animal shelter. |
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| More than one million
children across the United States are adoptees and seven out of 10 kids
are adopted by white parents. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides for 12 workweeks of
unpaid leave to address a serious health condition of an employee or a
family member or to take time off to care for a newborn or adoptee. (71) The average age of adoptees was significantly lower than
that of adolescent servants--just under 8 years old. |
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