tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300063792012-02-16T05:42:30.880-05:00What's going on with the animal world today?. Always, we got you covered. When we say "animal news" we don't just mean dogs and cats. Were talking about all animals. All animals around the globe. The animal world is full of instincts that we love. It's so wild why wouldn't you want to read about it. We publish it, you read it, and you picture it.Pet Versatility: The Retrieverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15760249080552600726noreply@blogger.comBlogger1901100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006379.post-27023518896444359352007-11-11T00:11:00.000-05:002007-11-11T00:14:19.164-05:00

What looked like a scene from a Hollywood thriller turned out to be a real-life episode in the life of teenage Heroes' star Hayden Panettiere. There she was in tears and putting her life in danger last month as she surfed the waters off the coast of Japan trying to stop the slaughter of dolphins with a group of activists called Sea Shepherd."I risked my life," Panettiere told TV Guide. "A lot of

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By Gina DavisHarford County health officials confirmed yesterday that an abandoned kitten has tested positive for rabies.They are seeking anyone who might have had contact with other kittens, or the mother cat, that were left outside a Pylesville convenience store about a month ago."We don't perceive many people are at risk, but anyone who has been exposed is at great risk," said Bill Wiseman,

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TWO dogs attacked a woman as she was walking on a beach south of Perth.The woman was strolling along the beach near Secret Harbour, 50km south of Perth, with her dog, a Jack Russell-cross, when two dogs, possibly Dobermans, came bounding towards her at 5pm (WST) yesterday.“They've jumped on her, knocking her back into the water. Her dog was knocked from her grasp, and both her and her dog were

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GRAND RAPIDS -- Dozens upon dozens of cats are at the Humane Society of Kent County after they were found in the same Grand Rapids home.The Human Society got tipped off to the case by a neighbor. When the owner was approached, she voluntarily turned over all of the cats."The carpets were saturated in urine so much that if you walked into the basement...the ceiling tiles had urine saturated

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Lance Armstrong Foundation set up by the former Tour de France champion to battle cancer is suing an animal charity over dog and cat collars which resemble its yellow wristbands. ADVERTISEMENT Armstrong, a cancer survivor, launched the yellow bands during the 2004 Tour bearing the words "Livestrong." They became an instant success, and selling at a dollar a piece, have

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Tampa, Florida - A 36-year-old Hillsborough County man is jail today, accused of beating his dog in a bank parking lot in the Town N' Country area. Herbert Cox Jr. has a long arrest history in Hillsborough County. He's been arrested at least 19 times, the majority of those are battery and drug charges.Investigators say numerous people called the Sheriff's Office when they spotted Cox hitting and

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Usually, you hear dogs will scare away would-be intruders, unless it’s your dogs they’re after.“My window had been pried open,” Jennifer Gleason said. “And the dogs were gone.”When someone broke into Jennifer Gleason's home in Canton, Georgia, the only things missing were her two purebred pugs. She filed a police report and started a search that lasted nearly two years.“One of the animal control

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STAR PRESS FILE PHOTOOne of two pit bulls confiscated from Chris Wilson’s home peeks out from a cage at the Muncie Animal Shelter in December of 2006. The dogs were later put to death.MUNCIE -- Christopher Wilson loved dogs as a child, according to his mother, but the Muncie man was found guilty Tuesday of promoting animal fighting and cruelty to animals."This is a case of

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Amihai Mazar, Hebrew University of JerusalemHoneybee Central?An archaeologist peers into the opening of an ancient beehive found in excavations in Tel Rehov in northern Israel. Researchers digging in northern Israel recently discovered the hives, believed to be the oldest ever found, as well as remnants of ancient honeycombs and beeswax. Archaeologists digging in northern Israel have discovered

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By Mark WaffelVets in Northampton are urging pet owners to have their rabbits vaccinated against a deadly disease, as wet weather this summer could cause an outbreak.Heavy downpours this summer have already lead to flash floods, swarms of mosquitoes and an explosion in slug numbers.And now the wet weather could lead to a rise in myxomatosis, a virus spread by biting insects, which have thrived

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By Teresa Rochester (Contact) Saturday, August 18, 2007 The professionals call it human-wildlife interface.Beverly Thompson calls it downright scary.The Westlake Village woman was still shaking hours later on Wednesday when she recounted her early morning run-in with five coyotes while walking her Shih Tzus, Goldie and Monty Hall Jr."They were so brazen," Thompson said. "I've never seen them so

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CATS have been found for the first time to suffer from arthritis, Scottish researchers have revealed. Vets previously thought that felines do not suffer from the disease because their symptoms were less prominent than in other species. But scientists at Glasgow University have now found that as many as 30 per cent of all cats over the age of eight may now be in pain with arthritis, badly

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Susan Cosby, chief operating officer, Philadelphia Animal Care and Control Association - Philadelphia The article "Merits of no-kill shelters questioned" reveals the stark challenges animal shelter staff face in saving innocent animals (USATODAY.com, Aug. 12).(Photo -- To be or not to be? This few-days-old kitten, held at San Antonio’s Animal Care Services, is one of 1,004 cats and dogs taken in

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A SMUGGLING ring bringing endangered tortoises and parrots into the UK has been smashed by wildlife investigators. The breakthrough came after officials acting on a tip-off stopped a van in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, and discovered 15 of the reptiles and two parrots in cramped conditions. It is understood the tortoises were being delivered to Scottish addresses after being sold through

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SACRAMENTO, CA (August 14, 2006) – As Hurricane Flossie approaches Hawaii, United Animal Nations (UAN) is encouraging residents to keep their pets safe during the severe weather by taking the following steps:Bring all pets indoors. Pets left to fend for themselves in high winds and heavy rain can get injured, lost or die. Comfort animals and provide distraction. If your pet is scared, providing

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Associated Press - June 7, 2007 7:33 PM ET SURRY, Va. (AP) - It appears federal officials are taking over the investigation into dogfighting in a home owned by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.Federal law enforcement officials descended on the property today armed with a search warrant and went through the house and its surroundings. Officials found dozen of dogs on the site in late April

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During the month of June you will probably be hearing many reasons to adopt a cat or kitten. Who gets the most out of Adopt A Shelter Cat Month? It goes both ways actually. The cat that enter the shelter/rescue is probably scared or confused. Once adopted they get a second chance with people who love, care and play with it. The cat gets a warm, dry and cuddly human. There may even be other fellow

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OLYMPIA, Wash. -- After reports of sick or dead birds at back-yard feeders in Washington, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has recommended that people temporarily discontinue bird feeding or take extra steps to keep their feeders clean.Veterinarian Dr. Kristin Mansfield advised for people to stop back-yard bird feeding for at least a few weeks, if not for the remainder of the summer, to

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By Mike Melanson, Enterprise correspondentWEST BRIDGEWATER — Saving the lives of man's four-legged friends suffering from smoke inhalation or in need of rescue is becoming a Fire Department priority, officials said.With 24 new pet oxygen masks, emergency responders will be able to treat cats, dogs, birds, gerbils and ferrets in distress at fire calls, said Firefighter-Paramedic Shawn Morales, who

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June is National Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month. The Siouxland Humane Society is highlighting cats and kittens this month. June is usually the busiest month in term of the number of cats and kittens that arrive at shelters."Actually we're overrun with cats and kittens right now just like most shelters around the United States. June is a very busy time for cats and kittens due to the fact of people not

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Business caters to humans whose schedules put them on short leash. A Delaware-based company called Flexpetz has introduced a Flexible Dog Ownership program in Los Angeles and San Diego, employing recycled tail-waggers of every description. Now busy people can time-share a pooch — perhaps a small dog for a pocketbook shopping trip or a luxurious Afghan hound for an afternoon at the park.“Our

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Sandy Rathbun ReportsA Southern Arizona man survives being attacked by hundreds of bees. Thom Housley, 65, was attacked in his neighbor's yard Saturday in Hereford. Housley says, "I was beating them with my hat and they were mostly on my head and hands and then some down my back." Housley says doctors pulled 250 stingers out of him. Africanized bee stingers.He says, "I was in dire trouble."

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Dara Demi ReportsTails are waggin' in the city of Tucson!Men's Health Magazine has rated the Old Pueblo one of the most "dog friendly" places in the U.S. Out of 50 cities, Tucson ranked #4 behind Albuquerque (#3), Colorado Springs (#2) and Portland (#1).Rebecca Weissman is one of many dog owners in Tucson who loves playing with her pups at the Reid Park dog park. And man's best friends don't mind

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BEIJING (Reuters) - A man in southeast China says 40 years of swallowing tree frogs and rats live has helped him avoid intestinal complaints and made him strong.Reuters Photo:Jiang Musheng, a 66-year-old resident, eats a live tree frog at a village in Shangrao,...Jiang Musheng, a 66-year-old resident of Jiangxi province, suffered from frequent abdominal pains and coughing from the age of 26,

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Article from: ReutersA LION and a tiger kept as exotic pets on the roof of a Mexican meat processing plant have killed a man feeding them, Mexican media have said.Caretaker Angel Aguilar, 56, was taking pieces of chicken to feed the two big cats when the lion swiped at him through the bars of its cage and pulled him inside, Reforma daily said. The tiger then joined in the attack. Paramedics

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By Brian MoselyThe number of pets allowed in a yard may be re-examined after the Shelbyville City council got an earful from concerned dog owners about animal control proposals.Council members have been wrestling with how to deal with changing the city's code on animal control, which came following several dog attacks, including the attack on a Shelbyville woman by two pit bull dogs last

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RISMEDIA, May 3, 2007-As Mahatma Gandhi once said, "A nation can be judged by how it treats its animals." In honor of this year's "Be Kind to Animals Week," The Pet Realty NetworkTM supports Pet Shelters and Humane Societies across the country with the new campaign, THE LUCKY DAY - that special day when an orphaned pet finally finds their new home.The American Humane Association created Be Kind

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POACHING and trafficking in wild animals such as monkeys and parrots is reaching critical proportions in Brazil, a non-profit group has said.The trade is so attractive that it is even prompting drug traffickers to turn their attention to animals. Police confiscated more than 50,000 captured animals in one part of Brazil's Atlantic rain forest in 2005, up from 15,000 five years earlier, according

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Samantha M. NovickCronkite News ServiceThe animals at Southwest Wildlife's sanctuary and rehabilitation center in Scottsdale seem content enough in their spacious enclosures, sleeping on tree branches, sunning themselves on large rocks or digging in the mud.A closer look, however, reveals painful pasts that led many of the animals here after they were kept as pets.A mountain lion walks gingerly

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By Chris Emery and Jonathan D. Rockoffsun reportersFederal health officials announced yesterday that the number of pets sickened or killed by contaminated pet food could be far bigger than previously reported, and they now believe that an industrial chemical operating in conjunction with related compounds is responsible for the deaths of as many as 1,950 cats and 2,200 dogs.Contaminated products

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By RICHARD WOODD and JAYNE HULBERT - Taranaki Daily NewsA feisty Jack Russell terrier has given his life to save five children from a mauling by two savage pitbulls.NIC GIBSON/Taranaki Daily NewsOUR SAVIOUR: Manaia youngster Darryl Wilson, 4, holds a photo of George the Jack Russell. Nine-year-old George was killed by two pitbulls which were threatening Darryl and other children in the town on

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OVERWEIGHT dogs may soon get a scientific leg-up to help shed unwanted puppy fat after an Australian company's animal weight-loss drug passed initial tests.Perth-based Stirling Products Ltd's R-salbutamol drug was trialled on 15 beagles in the US, each losing 3 per cent weight loss a week, the company said.Stirling chief executive and managing director Calvin London said it was early days in the

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A comprehensive survey of lizards on islands around the world has confirmed what island biologists and seafaring explorers have long observed: Animals on islands are much more abundant than their counterparts on the mainland.Besides confirming that longstanding observation, the study signals an alarm for island populations in a rapidly warming world. It suggests that climate change may have

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Jordan World Circus allowed one last show this summer.by MARK NIELSENCitizen staffThe days of circuses featuring exotic animals performing in Prince George are numbered.City council voted 6-1 Monday night to go ahead with a bylaw banning such shows from city limits in answer to a campaign spearheaded by local B.C. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals representative Kathi Travers.Travers,

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Despite Safety Concerns, Dangers and a Growing Number of State Requirements, Almost Two-Thirds Admit to Not Using a Pet RestraintGREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As millions of Americans get set to hit the road for summer vacations, the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) urges pet owners to be responsible and buckle-up their pets.According to the 2007-2008 APPMA National

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By E.J. Mundell and Steven Reinberg HealthDay(HealthDay News) -- Up to 3 million broiler chickens were fed melamine-tainted pet food and then sold on the U.S. market beginning in early February, U.S. health officials said in a press conference held late Tuesday.The contaminated pet product made its way into poultry feed at 38 Indiana farms, 30 of which produced broiler chickens destined for

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Man jailed and ordered to undergo psychological testing.Phoenix, Az. -- An Arizona man is in jail after admitting that he fed a three week old puppy to a pet boa constrictor as two teenage boys watched.Joseph Beadle has been ordered to undergo drug and psychological testing before he's sentenced for felony animal cruelty.Police say he poured cooking oil on the pup so it would be easier for the

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Bellingham, MA - Local residents are in disbelief after a rabid cat attacked two residents and a family cat before being put down by animal control. At one point, Dave Alexander got a call during dinner to bring his three children inside because a stray cat was attacking people, he said."I come outside and there he was fighting with my cat," said Alexander. "They were rolling around in the bushes

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Associated Press ST. PAUL -- After several recent vicious dog attacks in the Twin Cities, including one this week in St. Paul, the city is going after what many experts say is the real problem: bad owners. Under the measure the St. Paul City Council passed Wednesday, owners who have a dog taken away because of abuse or neglect more than once in five years would lose the right to own a dog. And

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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration conducted a search of the Las Vegas offices of ChemNutra, supplier of the ingredient suspected in the contamination of millions of cans of recalled dog and cat food, the company said Friday. ChemNutra said it had been informed the company could be held accountable because it imported the melamine-adulterated wheat gluten used in the tainted pet

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By KENNETH DEANStaff WriterA bill before legislators in Austin could put more bite in the penalties assessed on pet owners whose dogs attack humans.Natalie Smith, animal control officer under Smith County Constable Frank Creath, said the new bill would "shore up" current laws if made into law."I think these bills give us more teeth," she said. "I really do. And I believe it shores up the criminal

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African states have called for a 20-year ban on trade in ivory to protect the continent's elephants from poachers and possible extinction in the wild.Kenya and Mali, which spearheaded the moratorium along with Togo and Ghana, are seeking to have the measure adopted at the June meeting of the 169-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), their

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By Richard Hartley-ParkinsonA SHOCKED Bucks Herald reader contacted the newspaper to tell of her disgust at the person who dumped a gerbil at the side of the road on Sunday.Carla Parish's partner Bradley Tickner was turning the car in which they were travelling around in a gateway on a road into Dinton when she spotted a cage dumped in a ditch with the creature inside.The animal's cage had no

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A teenager reportedly forced his ferret to rip apart a baby guinea pig as its screaming owners looked on in horror. John Brennan then urged a pal to film the sickening attack on his mobile phone as he encouraged the ferret to eat the guinea pig. The 19-year-old has now been warned he faces jail after being found guilty of animal cruelty charges by South Tyneside magistrates. Friend Andrew Wyness,

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FLUSHING, Mich. (AP) - A nasty bite on the hand from his sister's Siamese cat is worth $122,400 for one man. A Genesee County jury on Friday awarded Michael Sabo, 57, of Flushing the money for an injury he sustained when the cat named Randy bit in March 2004. The bite had brought more than $20,000 in medical bills.Sabo's fingers swelled so much that his fingers looked like "plump hot dogs,"

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The Food and Drug Administration March 17 issued a statement to warn consumers not to use any of "cuts and gravy" style dog and cat food produced by Menu Foods Inc at the facility in Emporia, Kansas between December 3, 2006 and March 6, 2007. Menu Foods Inc, a private-label pet food manufacturer based out of Statesville, Ontario Canada issued a voluntary recall on March 16 of the noted pet food

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GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. - March 18, 2007 - Police in Camden County are warning people to be on the look out for one of their police dogs, which is missing and could pose a danger if not handled correctly.The dog, named "Scotty," escaped from his Gloucester City Police kennel Sunday morning between 3:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.The 3-year-old German Shephard is black, with some brown on his tail, is

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SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Animal Support Foundation cleaned up Saturday by raising over $800 during a dog wash an oranizer said.Most of the money raised will go toward 24 spay and neutering programs in the San Diego area, said Darlene White, SDASF spokeswoman. "We raised the money free and clear," White said. "I'm excited about it."Some 44 pooches got the royal treatment, courtesy of volunteers

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By AMANDA STRINDBERGIt was the nod that changed his life.Crawling on all fours, Bruce Watts made his more-than-hourly check on his baby. This time was different.With his face nearly pressed against the aquarium glass, the yellow seahorse drifted closer. Their eyes met. Barbie reared his head in recognition of his keeper."That sealed the deal," said the Idyllwild resident. "I knew I was going to

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Police in Columbus, Ohio, are getting calls from all over the country about a woman who is being described as a serial animal killer. Investigators said Maureen McLaughlin admitted to killing 650 animals because she had lost faith in the animal adoption system.In a written confession, McLaughlin said that during the past five years, she killed 650 animals from Central Ohio that

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By James Lynn The sheer number of sick or injured racing dogs is putting a strain on animal welfare organisations, according to a greyhound protection group. Greyhound Action said most are forced to retire by the age of three and about 15,000 dogs disappear each year. Less than one tenth of greyhounds which retire from racing are found a home, according to the group. The welfare of greyhounds has

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A major manufacturer of dog and cat food is recalling 60 million containers of wet food.Menu Foods says it's received report of dogs and cats suffering kidney failure after eating the food. About ten animals died. Menu Foods supplies store brands to Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger, PetSmart and other retailers. The recall covers its "cuts and gravy" style food sold between early December and March. The

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In an effort to increase awareness of small mammals as family pets, the Dumb Friends League is holding March Mammal Madness on Saturday, March 24. This event is from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at both shelter locations - 2080 S. Quebec St. in Denver and the Buddy Center, 4556 Castleton Court in Castle Rock. March Mammal Madness will feature fun activities and demonstrations for the whole family,

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SHERWOOD, Ore. - A cat that was rescued by a good samaritan after falling four stories from an apartment building has died.Daredevil was brought to the Cat Adoption Team by Paul Hart who says he found the cat in an empty apartment when he arrived to do some construction work. Hart says when he tried to approach the cat, it panicked and ran out to the balcony where it lost its balance and fell

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SPENCER, West Virginia — A West Virginia man is in jail, accused of decapitating a black cat in a public park in December as part of a satanic ritual.Kenneth Leroy McCoy, 22, was arrested last week after a witness linked him to the crime, Roane County Chief Deputy J.S. Smith said Friday.Two women walking around Charles Fork Lake near Spencer in early December found the cat's body in the middle

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PLANT CITY, Fla. (AP) — Hillsborough County authorities are searching for the person who they say shot a dog in the head. An animal services spokeswoman says a postal worker found the German shepherd mix dog still alive yesterday morning near Keysville Road in Plant City. The dog was then rushed to the hospital where it was later euthanized. The dog is described as large male German Shepherd mix,

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Veternarian believes dog suffered for at least two daysBY LISA CORYELLTRENTON -- A dog shot in the face and left suffering in a crate for at least a day was euthanized yesterday after animal control officers deemed the beagle's injuries too severe to treat.The male animal, estimated to be about 3 years old, was found by a man walking along the train tracks behind the Lincoln Homes housing project

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for beheading a teenager's therapy dog in St. Paul, Minnesota in late February.The Case: According to published news reports and the St. Paul police department, the dog had been missing since around Valentine's

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The combination of polar bears and melting ice is heady mix so much so that the animal's plight as become a rallying cry in the fight against climate changeBy Simon GarfieldTHE GUARDIAN, LONDONNot so long ago polar bears were a symbol of cold, but these days they are a symbol of warmth. In the past few weeks it has become difficult to open a newspaper or web page without seeing photographs of the

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By:John M’jongolaWHILE Kenya misses out on the huge worldwide outdoor sports industry, that includes sport hunting, bird shooting and game fishing, the debate on whether or not to legalise sport hunting has become stale, unimaginative, illogical and repetitive.Strangely enough, Kenya allows game fishing and bird shooting, but not sport hunting which is the biggest money earner and conservation

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Hazardous to pedestrians walking on footpaths, and threatening to both wildlife and plant life; drivers of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles are not welcome at the Marguerite-d'Youville wildlife refuge. Their growing and disturbing presence is of grave concern to Héritage St-Bernard which manages the area and which is sounding the alarm. "Not only is their presence illegal, but besides that

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Animal rescue workers found a gruesome site on a Sumner county farm, horses trying to survive in desperate conditions. Jamie Clifton described the condition of one of the horses she is caring for. The three year old horse with a body score of one out of nine, that's as low as it can go before the horse dies. She and she Sumner county Sheriff's Department went to confiscate the animals from a

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By Ronica ShannonRegister News WriterMadison Fiscal Court spends about $200,000 annually to fund the county’s animal shelter, which has come under scrutiny from a Menifee County rescue group out to stop euthanasia in animal housing facilities.Susan Lacy, a member of the Menifee group, has drafted a letter to be sent to Madison County magistrates explaining her problems with the Madison County

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By Ronica ShannonRegister News WriterMadison Fiscal Court spends about $200,000 annually to fund the county’s animal shelter, which has come under scrutiny from a Menifee County rescue group out to stop euthanasia in animal housing facilities.Susan Lacy, a member of the Menifee group, has drafted a letter to be sent to Madison County magistrates explaining her problems with the Madison County

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by: The Associated PressWanted: a good home for 23 neglected and abandoned ponies, 10 dogs, some goats, and one donkey.The animals were rescued Mar. 7 from a ranch in Menifee, Calif., where they were abandoned several weeks ago. A concerned resident contacted animal-control officers, who found the animals with some food but a dwindling water supply.After several unsuccessful attempts to contact

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By ERIN PUSTAYButterscotch stretched his long, scaly neck and hissed his little pink tongue. He let it wag in the air, taking in all of the smells that swirled through the Emerson Elementary gymnasium. He waited patiently for the students to file in and take their seats, squirming only slightly when he coiled himself around handler Mick Mayne’s broad shoulders.“It’s a snake!” students gasped,

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Last November, dozens of neglected animals were found in Calhan. Dogs, llamas, and horses were malnourished, others died and the bodies were found across the property. Jerry Rineck and his wife Diane live across the street. They couldn't just sit back and watch these animals suffer. He says "we called the humane society 6 or 7 times in the previous month and they just didn't come out." The

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By John Reinan, Star TribuneLast update: March 11, 2007Circus animals won't be performing in Minneapolis any more if a proposed ban passes the City Council.Lions and tigers and bears -- no way. And no elephants, either, if Minneapolis joins about two dozen cities nationwide in banning wild circus animals.City Council members Ralph Remington and Cam Gordon say they hope to amend city laws to bar

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Dog lovers in Camden who walk more than four animals at a time face on-the-spot fines under a council crackdown.The council also plans to introduce an £80 fixed penalty for owners who let their dogs off the lead on public streets, land and parks in the borough.Ten special areas have been created for dog exercise and owners will be fined if they fail to remove dog mess.The council said it would

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SUMMERVILLE, S.C. A Dorchester County deputy once named South Carolina deputy of the year and his police dog will be buried together this week.Sheriff's Corporal Mike Deese was killed on patrol Friday when a pickup truck crossed the median of I-26 near the Harleyville exit and slammed into his cruiser.The coroner says Deese and the driver of the pickup, Christopher Burnham Junior, both died

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LAWTON, Okla. - Efforts by city officials to poison black-tailed prairie dogs who make their home at a local park have been put on hold after enraged residents voiced their complaints.The rodents have been burrowing through Elmer Thomas Park for decades, drawing the ire of city workers even while attracting tourists.Parks and Recreation Director Kim Shahan estimates the prairie dog population at

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OMAHA, Neb. - March 11, 2007 - Lucy was drowning and turning blue, so Randy Gurchin recalled his Air Force training on mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. It didn't matter that Lucy is a 10-month-old English bulldog, because he and Lucy are "best buddies." "Once you get a pet, it's truly part of your family," he said. "You just tend to do whatever it takes to save their life." Lucy had jumped into a

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HEIDI the cat's 15-year-old motor is purring again after a Melbourne surgeon fitted her with what is believed to be the state's first feline pacemaker.When the elderly moggie began having fainting spells, her owners took her to the vet and she was diagnosed with arrhythmia - a condition in which the heart stops beating for short periods of time. University of Melbourne doctors fitted a tiny

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The complex science of DNA analysis is now helping protect elephants by showing police and conservationists the source of black-market ivory.The price of ivory has nearly quadrupled in recent years, prompting poachers to kill more elephants to sell their tusks illegally.Protecting the giant beasts is complicated by the fact they spread across large parts of Africa and authorities are unsure where

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Two pit bulls attacked an Horry County man and his dog as they went for a walk around their neighborhood. The man was hurt and the dog had to be put down because its injuries were so severe. It's the second time just this month that someone's been hurt trying break up a fight when a pit pull attacked. Jim Blanco says he won't take as many walks each day, now that his dog Mica is dead. Last Friday

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ATLANTA (AP) - A judge on Monday ordered DNA testing of dog hair and other evidence used to convict a man linked to two dozen murders more than a quarter of a century ago.Wayne Williams' lawyers say the DNA tests were not available when Williams went to trial in 1982. Prosecutors agreed to the tests, saying they don't believe the outcome will prove Williams was wrongfully convicted. Williams was

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Jason Schindler says he wouldn't be alive if it were not for his dog, Dude. The 27-year-old rural Cataract man said the 8-year-old mixed-breed hound jumped between him and an attacking black bear Thursday night, saving his life but giving up his own. The animal sustained at least 28 puncture wounds to his chest and neck, he said. "I'd hate for someone else's dog to go through what mine did," he

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BY KATHRYN COSSE COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF WRITERMiami Township resident Lee Hite received not one, but two surprises recently, when he tried to help a stray cat.First, he was bitten, but second - he was hospitalized as a result.The cat was recovering at Hite's home as part of a local catch and release/neuter and spay program. "My wife had done a wonderful job," he said. The recovering cat was caged

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By Ron HayesPalm Beach Post Staff WriterOn Thursday, The Cat in the Hat turns 50.On Friday, its late, beloved author, Dr. Seuss, would have turned 103.And on Thursday and Friday, children will turn the book's pages to honor both birthdays, as libraries throughout Palm Beach County host special parties to celebrate the short book with the long life.The events are also part of a national

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DENVER -- A Bolivian-born jaguar named Jorge that killed a Denver zookeeper was well-behaved as a young cat, but he had a twin brother who was so mean that his handlers named him Osama, a Bolivian zoo official said Monday. Ashlee Pfaff, 27, died from a broken neck and other injuries after Jorge attacked her while she was inside an employee hallway that opened into his outdoor enclosure on

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IROQUOIS, Ill. Rabbit farmer Paul Kraft today appealed the state's seizure of 182 of his animals.State-approved investigators took the animals from his farm on Friday. They said the animals were living in unsanitary conditions, and many were sick.Kraft tells The Daily Journal newspaper in Kankakee that he faced financial trouble the past few months that, combined with recent bad weather, had hurt

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By Alicia Barrón, Fox 11 News A second fundraiser will be held to raise money for medical care and rehabilitation of abused animals. Volunteers of the Animal Cruelty Task Force of Southern Arizona, or ACT, in collaboration with the local Humane Society, said they felt the need to hold another fundraiser because their funds are dwindling and must be replenished if they are to continue to do their,

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By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment CorrespondentReutersFeb 25, 2007 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spindly orange sea stars, fan-finned ice fish and herds of roving sea cucumbers are among the exotic creatures spied off the Antarctic coast in an area formerly covered by ice, scientists reported on Sunday.This is the first time explorers have been able to catalog wildlife where two mammoth ice shelves

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Michael Casey, Associated PressAP Photo/Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept./Ruben ZamoraFading SightA Northern Jacana searches for a meal at the Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park in Mission, Texas, in this Aug. 10, 2006 file photo. Nearly half of the world's waterbird species are in decline, mostly due to rapid economic development and the effects of climate change, according to a new global

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By MATT REED, Associated Press WriterPolice raiding a cockfighting pit in southern Virginia charged more than 120 people, most from out of state, in a case animal-welfare advocates said shows that Virginia's weak laws against cockfighting have made it a magnet for the sport.At least three-quarters of the people found in Sunday's raid of a Boydton farm came from North Carolina, where cockfighting

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By ROGER AMSDENHILL – A man charged with an animal cruelty for shooting and killing his neighbor's 6-pound dog last month waived arraignment on the charge in Franklin District Court yesterday.Court officials said no trial date has yet been set for Michael Donato, 52, of Currier Hill Road, who is charged with a misdemeanor complaint of cruelty to animals. He is charged with shooting, Penny, a Jack

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CINCINNATI -- The year-end results of a new survey are in, and the news is good for homeless pets at Petland stores nationwide. “In the last four years, Petland has placed more than 114,724 homeless pets,” said Frank Difatta, president of Petland, Inc. “We want our Adopt-A-PetSM program to grow even stronger in 2007 so we are inviting more pet care organizations and more individuals to take

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by Judy FrankA Marion County judge dismissed three of the 68 aggravated animal abuse charges against Joan Annette Mobley on Tuesday.Ms. Mobley, 48, was arrested in 2005 after investigators found almost 150 dead, sick and/or neglected animals at the Perry Link Memorial Humane Animal Society, which she operated, and at her home.Her trial on 68 counts of aggravated animal abuse began last Tuesday,

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PESHAWAR: A female black bear gave birth to two cubs at the Kund Park Bear Centre established on the confluence of the Indus and Kabul rivers in Nowshera.“The bear was expected to deliver the cubs in February but unexpectedly gave birth on January 15 at the sanctuary where eight bears are already present,” said Dr Mumtaz Malik, the NWFP Wildlife Department chief conservator, on Tuesday. “The

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by John BoyleAh, the sun on your face, crisp mountain air in your nostrils — and a northern flying squirrel jumping at your head.What could be a more invigorating volunteer experience?“One flew out at me — it was an escapee, actually,” said Dottie Brown, a Candler resident who has volunteered for years with local wildlife surveys. “The specimen got away, and I felt really bad, but on the other

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The Associated PressHILLSBORO, Ore. - An obsessed woman broke into a police holding area to take back about 130 rabbits she had been accused of neglecting, police said.In October, Hillsboro police seized 150 live rabbits from the home of Miriam Sakewitz and found nearly 100 more dead ones in a trio of freezers.Police and volunteers had cared for the rabbits since then, keeping them at what

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Demanding a property owner vaccinate feral cats, as the Rockland Board of Health recently did with a Tomkins Cove woman, might seem a little extreme. But, if someone is feeding the cats, then someone is encouraging them to stay, and the colony to grow.The risk is real: Rockland has been a rabies-designated county since the early 1990s. That means the area has active cases of rabies in animals.

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COLUMBIA — Gingersnap, a 4-year-old Abyssinian, rolled lazily on the examining table while Kristina Narfstrom rubbed the cat’s cinnamon-colored head.Kristina Narfstrom examines Gingersnap, a 4-year-old Abyssinian cat who has a disease that causes blindness. (L.G. PATTERSON/The Associated Press)Then, using a special viewer, Narfstrom peered deep into Gingersnap’s eyes to measure the 4-year-old cat

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(HealthDay News) -- Many dogs that are trained to detect epileptic seizures are actually predicting psychological seizures rather than "true" epileptic attacks, new research suggests. "It's important to define what kind of seizures these patients have because we use anti-convulsant drugs to treat epilepsy, and we use other therapies for the nonepileptic seizures," explained Dr. Gregory L. Krauss,

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Humane Society and county officer can work together in effort to control and find homes for animals.By Chris SikichNOBLESVILLE -- After seeing animal-control costs rise to nearly a half-million dollars annually, the County Council wants to keep an eye on how the money is being used.Some of those concerns exist because the Humane Society for Hamilton County, which receives $293,000 annually to run

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By JAMES HANNAHAssociated Press WriterDAYTON - They sink their teeth into workers, attack each other, lunge at the bars of their cages and produce a chorus of deafening howls. Dozens of muscular, high-energy pit bull terriers confiscated in dogfighting investigations are rattling the nerves of employees at the county animal shelter."It's something that's dangerous," 20-year-old Elizabeth Loikoc,

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Todd Pitman, Associated PressRebels in eastern Congo have killed and eaten two silverback mountain gorillas, conservationists said Wednesday, warning they fear more of the endangered animals may have been slaughtered in the lawless region.Only about 700 mountain gorillas remain in the world, 380 of them spread across a range of volcanic mountains straddling the borders of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda

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Two of the Nation's Three Horse Slaughter Plants Face Closure, Criminal ChargesWASHINGTON – The Humane Society of the United States, which has been campaigning to ban the slaughter of American horses for export for human consumption, hailed a decision yesterday by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturning a lower court decision that invalidated a Texas state law banning

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by Megan Tady A national animal-rights group is calling attention to the forced artificial insemination of turkeys and the health effects of industry standards for breeding and growing the birds.As consumer demand for turkey meat has grown, turkey breeders have genetically manipulated the birds to grow faster and to be heavier and larger-breasted.Such anatomical changes have rendered most

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A young manatee named Pilo rests placidly on the deck of a research ship as scientists give him a physical on Florida's Crystal River in November 2006. The five-year-old male was captured during the first of three planned expeditions to the northwest Florida river, where manatees migrate every fall to take advantage of the warm, spring-fed waters. The expeditions, which resumed this month, will

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