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March 2008
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animals: April 2006 Archives These puppies were crammed into a carrier "We're findi... ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) -- Authorities were scouring a military base outside Washington, D.C., on Thursday, following reports that a wildcat was on the loose. Two residents on the base reported seeing the animal in the morning, said Capt. Herb McConnell, a spokesman for Andrews Air Force Base. One resident described seeing a brown, spotted animal while another person said the cat was black, McConnell said. It was not clear if they saw the same animal. The wildcat was seen roaming around a commissary and housing area on the base, officials said. Local police and animal control offic... Editor's note: This concerns me, since my brand new Golden is a stealthy counter (surfer...) WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) -- A fire that damaged a house this week is being blamed on the family dog. Investigators determined that the fire started in the kitchen near the stove. The dog "appears to have jumped up on or against the stove, where there were remnants of a lunch the family had made and did what dogs do," Deputy Chief Tom Zottie said. The stove was somehow turned on, Zottie said. It was an older model gas stove, so the knob would only have to be turned to ignite. No one was home when... FERNAN LAKE, Idaho (AP) -- A northern Idaho man diagnosed with terminal cancer says a usually cantankerous goose that befriended him on his walks has helped him live past doctors' predictions. "I'm 73", Bill Lytle, a two-time state legislator, told the Coeur d'Alene Press. "And I'm not ready to die." After retiring as project manager for the Bunker Hill Mining company, Lytle and his wife of 52 years, Myrna, moved to Coeur d'Alene, where Bill became one of the founding members of a walking club called the Lake City Striders. Then last fall his skin turned yellow overnight, and doctors diagnos... SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- A 14 1/2-foot crocodile mauled a chainsaw a worker was using Friday to clear up debris left by a tropical storm that lashed northern Australia. While the croc and worker were both uninjured, the saw's woodcutting days are over. Freddy Buckland was cutting up a tree that fell against a crocodile enclosure at the Corroboree Park Tavern, 50 miles east of the northern port city of Darwin when the crocodile, called Brutus, apparently took exception to the chainsaw's noise and attacked. "As he was trimming up the tree on the outside the croc jumped out of the water and sped along... From Janice Blue with In Solidarity with Animals: Please sign the Mercy petition here. Over 1350 names were on the petition by noon today. I was signature #1275:
The Fairy penguins - the smallest of the penguin family, and only found in the Southern hemisphere - suffered a variety of injuries, from broken feathers to cuts and puncture wounds. After recovering at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, they were brought to Curl Curl Beach, north of the city, and released by zoo... A viewer emailed KHOU with this plea: I am writing because I have exhausted all other possible means. My situation is that I have a kitten in a tree that has been there for 7 days without food or water. This was left in the comments section of the blog post of the man arrested for torturing a puppy up in North Texas... I wanted to bring it to the forefront to see if anyone can help.. Right now, I am concerned with an abandoned pit bull puppy. Residents from Louisiana moved in next door about a month ago.They left out of town about two weeks ago leaving the puupy outside without food and water. We have been providing some water and puppy food, filed a complaint with SPCA on Monday, still no r...
A man was arrested early Thursday in connection with the torture of a puppy who was found severely burned on Good Friday. The dog, named Mercy by the vets and caregivers who tried to save her, later died. Dall... Our webmistress sent me this video: it's a funny clip from Animal Planet in which a cat does its darndest to adopt a couple of dogs... ...
Houston Police say a Shetland Pony attacked by two pit bulls had to be put down today. Animal control officers took custody of the two pit bulls. Police said the dogs had escaped from a neighbor's yard and went straight for the pony's throat. Houston police were called to the 9000 b...
Best Friends Pet Care is donating specialized pet oxygen masks for the HFD Thursday. HFD will get about 25 sets to go on fire apparatus, but eventually all Houston fire stations will have them. If you would like to donate and help get more masks, call (713) 664-6... By Leslie Contreras - Galveston County Daily News She began taking in stray cats while working at Amoco, at one point housing up to 50 cats in an outside enclosure at her home. "They had everything they could possibly need," Dixon said. She said the city appreciated what she did. City officials rezoned her property. Dixon is one of many people in the county who have taken on saving animals as a private mission, and who seek alternatives for unwanted or stray animals from t... CHICAGO (AP) -- The goose liver delicacy foie gras was banned from restaurants Wednesday in a measure approved by the Chicago City Council after members decided it was inhumane to force-feed the birds. "Our city is better for taking a stance against the cruelty of foie gras," said Alderman Joe Moore, who sponsored the ordinance. Mayor Richard Daley opposed the measure. "We have children getting killed by gang leaders and dope dealers. We have real issues here in this city," said Daley, the Chicago Sun-Times reported on its Web site. "Let's get some priorities." Rich an... |
Four penguins rescued after being attacked by a dog, and rehabilitated in a Sydney zoo, were released back into the ocean on Friday.
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