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THE AGE, Saturday 13 May 1989 Passion for pets is all right, says specialist Picture: JOE SABUAK uper Secretary Assistant Television $40,000 Profit Sharing An aggressive telelvision marketer of national consumer brands, through direct response telelvision advertisements and distribution through supermarkets, chemists and hardware stores as well as shareholdings in capital city and regional television stations, and radio requires the services of a career secretary, receptionist as assistant to the Managing Directors of the group and office duties as and when required. You will be organised, well educated, with an ability to communicate at every business level. You will be an independent thinker, willing to participate in decision-making, and be preferably computer literate. Naturally, you will have extraordinary typing and shorthand skills, and be a whiz on the word processor. This position requires flexibility, involvement and from time to time, long hours.

You will be a non smoker. Age is not a problem for the right person who will be free to travel when necessary. You can expect an initial salary package around $40,000 including superannuation plus profit sharing after qualifying period. Should you meet these exacting requirements, please forward your resume' in the strictest of confidence to the Managing Director: The Thinking Hotel "1 By MARIE McNAMARA Australians may be passionate about their pets but infatuated Americans are lining up for grief counselling when they lose their cherished companions. Dr Lynne Anderson, an American human-animal bond specialist, veterinarian, social worker and Mormon, expects Australians to regard the idea as indulgent, but he sees nothing wrong with it.

"It is known that people saddened by the death of their animal go through the same stages of grief that people grieving the loss of people go through," he said. "When you think about it, why should it be different, especially if you've lived with that animal for maybe 18 or 20 years? "What can make it difficult is if someone says: 'Oh, it was only a cat'. That can leave them stuck in their grief because they are hurt by the comment and feel ashamed of their feelings. "Vets can play a role here. It's not easy for them either when they have to put down a pet.

In the States, vets are being trained in human relations, too." Dr Anderson was in Melbourne this week for a seminar, 'Human-Animal Interactions Animals in the Service of Humanity, held by the Delta Society, which coordinates programs for companion animals. He believes animals work a special, therapeutic "magic" on humans, especially humans in need. The magic is unconditional love and acceptance. "Even the best-intentioned people do a double-take when they see a child with cancer who is bald and puffy from therapy. That never happens with animals.

They don't care if a person is covered in scars." The Washington State Women's Prison has a program in which mutts from a pound are adopted, trained and fostered by "special" homes. Talk to the animals: Dr Lynne Anderson of the Delta Society for Interactions of People. Animals and the Environment, does some interacting of his own. 2. 0m, Brisbane SABRA INTERNATIONAL PTY.

LTD. 256b Canterbury Road Surrey Hills, Victoria 3127 warn her so she could get herself to a safe place. "Victoria now leads a much fuller life and she heads an organisation which works to get dogs like Hanley into public places like planes with their handlers." Dr Anderson said studies in the United States have found that people who abuse children also tend to abuse animals, and are known to both animal and child welfare agencies. A possible trend could be for authorities to encourage vets to report early signs of abuse in animals. Dr Anderson described the case of a woman called Victoria Doroshenko, who was given a labrador cross, Hanley.

"Victoria is disabled with epilepsy. She has to have a constant companion, a care-taker, because she can't sleep or eat or bathe alone for fear of a severe seizure. She couldn't leave her home and she spent periods in a wheelchair. "They thought a dog would help. What they didn't count on was that Hanley got to know when Victoria was about to have a seizure, before even she knew.

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