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I have some sad news. Oreo, a one year old pit bull, was thrown from a sixth floor balcony. She broke two of her legs and fractured a rib. Her owner was arrested and she was place in the care of the ASPCA. Now she is dead.I have some sad news. Oreo, a one year old pit bull, was thrown from a sixth floor... more
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Meals on wheels is a program where home bound seniors receive a hot meal from a friendly person volunteering their time. Many people who are home bound also have pets. Those seniors sometimes share their own food with their pets because they can't afford dog or cat food.~y2009m11d16-Meals-on-wheels-helps-seniors-and-their-pets--The-benefit-of-companion-ani... more
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Help keep kitties warm this winter with this inexpensive homemade cat house!
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Deer Killed After Jump into Zoo’s Lion Den
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A deer that jumped a wall at the National Zoo was fatally injured by two lions Sunday as dozens of startled spectators looked on.
Zoo spokeswoman Pamela Baker-Masson described the incident as highly unusual. It began about 2:50 p.m. as visitors lined the perimeter wall of an enclosure that contained two female lions, and it involved a deer that may have entered from Rock Creek Park.
"Everyone was cheering, 'Go, go, go' " to encourage the deer to reach safety, witness Josh Shpayher said. "Everyone was rooting for the deer."
As recounted by witnesses, the deer, over as much as 20 minutes, was in and out of a moat while the lions clutched, clawed or swatted it. A crowd of spectators grew. Some shrieked, cried out or took children away.
The incident began, said witness Rob Ephraim, when the deer "ran between people" at the railing of the low wall around the sunken enclosure.
"It was running and it leaped," he said. After a hoof apparently clipped the railing, the deer plunged into the green, leaf-strewn water of the moat at the bottom of the wall. One lion went in after the deer and "jumped on it," Ephraim said.
The deer escaped, "then [got] caught again," Ephraim said.
As the episode neared its end, one lion dragged the deer to a stairwell area. The deer, a female, broke free and bounded toward the moat, the lion in pursuit.
Zoo personnel sent visitors away and got the lions indoors. With the enclosure empty, the deer left the moat on its own. It was anesthetized and taken for evaluation by specialists.
They found it "pretty evident" that the deer "would not survive," and it was euthanized, Baker-Masson said.
Shpayher said he arrived in the middle of the incident, as the crowd was swelling to at least 100 people.A deer that jumped a wall at the National Zoo was fatally injured by two lions Sunday... more
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This is a fun deal on Youtube. Make you own "The World is Just Awesome Video!"
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Parents in Albany, New York are upset with the prominent animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals) for distributing “Unhappy Meals” to children exiting McDonald’s across the country.
The “Unhappy Meal” is a part of PETA’s McCruelty campaign, which is meant to warn children about the cruelty that PETA says is behind every Happy Meal. From animal cruelty to manipulating advertising that targets children, the charges that PETA is accusing McDonald’s of are expressed through this mock meal. According to Slashfood.com, PETA discontinued campaigns like the McCruelty one for the past nine years because it was working with McDonald’s behind the scene.
Each “Unhappy Meal” consists of an image of a knife wielding Ronald McDonald, pictures of mutilated chickens, a “blood” stained Happy Meal box and a complementary T-Shirt that reads “Chicken McCruelty.” A parent told a local news station that she felt what PETA was doing was unfair to children and young people shouldn’t be exposed to the messages that PETA is trying to get across.Parents in Albany, New York are upset with the prominent animal rights group PETA... more
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Meadow, a Black Angus calf, is living a better life now due to her new prosthetic legs, designed by the veterinarians and students at Colorado State University. Rancher, Nancy Dickenson and her stepdaughter, Martha found the calf in dire need of medical attention on a neighbor's property. The 11-month old calf had lost her back hooves and half of her ears to severe frostbite.Meadow, a Black Angus calf, is living a better life now due to her new prosthetic... more
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ARCADIA, Calif. — What a gal!
Zenyatta beat the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, running her record to 14-0 in the most impressive effort of her career.
The 5-year-old mare rallied from last in the early going and fought off Gio Ponti in the stretch to win by a length at Santa Anita, beating a loaded field of 11 males and becoming the first female to win the Classic in its 26-year history.
Quality Road was scratched at the starting gate after he acted up and scraped his hind leg, delaying the start by several minutes. That may have explained Zenyatta's poor start as she broke from the gate on the wrong foot and trailed early in the race.
Ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, Zenyatta still ran 1¼ miles in 2:00.62 and paid $7.60, $5.60 and $3.80 as the 5-2 wagering favorite of the 58,845 fans.ARCADIA, Calif. — What a gal!
Zenyatta beat the boys in the $5 million... more
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Two of the three humans in the home had flu like symptoms before the cat became ill. The case of H1N1 was confirmed at both Iowa State and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Two of the three humans in the home had flu like symptoms before the cat became ill.... more
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In Ohio, the humane-farming debate is about to be uncaged.
Ohio voters will hit the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of an agribusiness-backed proposal that would amend the state constitution and create a board of political appointees to act as arbiters of what constitutes proper treatment of farm animals. In the eyes of its critics, the heavily favored measure, called Issue 2, represents the meat industry's preemptive strike against a fledgling nationwide movement toward humane food production.
Big Meat means big money in Ohio, the nation's second-largest producer of eggs (Iowa is No. 1) and a major player in pork and veal. The muscle behind Issue 2 is the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, whose political action committee has raised $4 million to promote the measure. Its sleek online campaign implies that the proposed Livestock Care Standards Board will ensure that animals are reasonably content and that consumers will get safer meat. The Ohio Poultry Association, Ohio Pork Producers Council, and industrial meat and egg interests in such far-flung states as Georgia, North Carolina, and Minnesota have lined up behind the proposed amendment. "We're very encouraged by how things are going so far," says Keith Stimpert, senior VP of public policy for the Farm Bureau.
Local groups representing small farmers think Issue 2 stinks, however. So do many animal-welfare groups and conservative groups that favor small government. In July, after state lawmakers passed legislation to put it on the ballot, these odd bedfellows formed a coalition called Ohio Against Constitutional Takeover to oppose the measure. "It just goes to show how broad-based the opposition is," says Ohio ACT spokeswoman Natalie Kee. But opponents have raised only $100,000, and that from a single donor. "People are at a loss as to what to do against this very well-funded machine," explains Carol Goland, executive director of the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association. "It went through lightning-fast, and we didn't have much warning."
Paul Shapiro, who runs the factory farming campaign for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), has helped put livestock guidelines in place in seven states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Michigan, and Oregon. "In red states, blue states, and swing states people agree on these common-sense reforms," he says. "All the legislation says is that caged and crated farm animals must be able to stand up, lie down, turn around, and spread their limbs."
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/10/ohio-vote-factory-farm-meat-issueIn Ohio, the humane-farming debate is about to be uncaged.
Ohio voters will hit the... more
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Oh WOW!
just wait for the tarantula cam!!!
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Tacoma, Washington. The raccoons in one of the local parks have come to expect that people will feed them every day. It's a bad idea to feed wildlife, as the animals can become aggressive, can get hit by cars, and can be hurt by people. Every years there are stories about people feed animals like pets. One lady was feeding bears! For more information about the raccoons in Point Defiance Park, try this link: http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/crime/2009/02/07/six_raccoons_shot_at_point_def.htmlTacoma, Washington. The raccoons in one of the local parks have come to expect that... more
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United in what appears to be deep and profound grief, a phalanx of more than a dozen chimpanzees stood in silence watching from behind the wire of their enclosure as the body of one of their own was wheeled past.
This extraordinary scene took place recently at the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center in Cameroon, West Africa.
When a chimp called Dorothy, who was in her late 40s, died of heart failure, her fellow apes seemed to be stricken by sorrow.
As they wrapped their arms around each other in a gesture of solidarity, Dorothy's female keeper gently settled her into the wheelbarrow which carried her to her final resting place - not before giving this much-loved inhabitant of the centre a final affectionate stroke on the forehead.United in what appears to be deep and profound grief, a phalanx of more than a dozen... more
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MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- A bear on ice skates attacked two people during rehearsals at a circus in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, killing one of them, Kyrgyz officials said Friday.
In the incident, which happened Thursday, the 5-year-old animal killed the circus administrator, Dmitry Potapov, and mauled an animal trainer, who was attempting to rescue him.
Russia has a long-standing tradition of training bears to perform tricks such as riding motorcycles, ice skating, and playing hockey. Fatal attacks are unusual
RUSSIA'S GREATEST ENEMY: BEARSMOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- A bear on ice skates attacked two people during rehearsals at... more
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It's the closest we're ever going to get to dinosaurs fighting........
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Residents in Stockholm are divided over reports that rabbits are being used to make biofuel.
The bodies of thousands of rabbits are fuelling a heating plant in central Sweden, local newspapers say.
The frozen rabbits are then taken to a heating plant in Karlskoga which incinerates them to heat homes.
Reaction in Sweden has been divided, said James Savage, managing editor of The Local - an online news service covering Sweden.
"In the town where they are burning them the reaction of the residents is quite relaxed," Mr Savage told the BBC World Service. "But in Stockholm there's the big city attitude of the rabbits being cute.
"That's amongst some people, particularly among some animal rights activists who think this is not a good way to treat rabbits."Residents in Stockholm are divided over reports that rabbits are being used to make... more
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