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Foreclosure Finds One Pot-Bellied Pig In A Crisis
"Moogy" The Fort Lauderdale Pig Loses Home In Housing Crunch
FT. LAUDERDALE (CBS4) ― Moogy is about three years old and housetrained. His former owners foreclosed on their South Florida home and could no longer keep him.
Michelle Frier, adoption supervisor at the Wildlife Care Center, said "They were heartbroken - to have to give him up, and I think, he was heartbroken to be back here because he's back in the barn."
In October 2005, the same animal rescue center found him on the side of the road in Plantation, Florida, when he was six months old.
A month went by when a young couple, recently engaged, came in and adopted him, where he took on the role of an indoor pet. But along came the American housing crisis, and the couple's loss of their home meant the loss of their pig.
So the black Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig is up for adoption at The SPCA Wildlife Care Center in Fort Lauderdale for a small adoption of $50.
To contact the SPCA Wildlife Care Center in Fort Lauderdale, please visit: http://www.wildcare.org/ "Moogy" The Fort Lauderdale Pig Loses Home In Housing Crunch ... more -
Cat gets a new home
Reed, the executive director of the Fraser Valley Humane Society, rescued the two-year-old cat from a Mission construction site, where workers had noticed him hiding. Reed, the executive director of the Fraser Valley Humane Society, rescued the two-year-old cat from a Mission construction site, where... more
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Murdered monkey's death revealed
Eileen Drever with the BC SPCA said it's not clear whether Jocko was fatally struck while trying to fend off the intruders, or was thrown to the ground. Eileen Drever with the BC SPCA said it's not clear whether Jocko was fatally struck while trying to fend off the intruders, or wa... more
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Making a home for Charlie, away from Baghdad's slums
Every dog has its day
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The Mystical Krewe of Barkus Mardi Gras parade
Since 1993, The Mystical Krewe of Barkus has marched through the streets of the French Quarter every Mardi Gras. It is the only Mardi Gras Krewe whose membership is made up of ONLY dogs (whose owners are allowed to walk with them).
By 2008, their membership has swelled in the years to over 1000 and has become one of the most popular parades of the entire season. Many thousands of people come out to see the King, Queen, their court and the rest of Canine Tailwaggers march through 13 blocks of the New Orleans French Quarter.
All proceeds of this parade go to benefit humane and animal rescue groups.
For information on The Mystical Krewe of Barkus, you can go to www.barkus.org Since 1993, The Mystical Krewe of Barkus has marched through the streets of the French Quarter every Mardi Gras. It is the only Mardi... more
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