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on this post - (2) Posts Kobe Bryant’s popularity extends even to the animal kingdom. From a database of more than 465,000 pet insured animals including dogs, cats, birds, and exotic domesticated animals, 359 are named “Kobe,” making it the 189th most popular name of 65,536 pet names across the nation. (more…)
For Halloween one needs a creative tool to dress up Fluffy and Buddy. Here it is! Dressup games. My cute pet dressup.
“Even our dogs and cats have learned that elections matter.” vice president Al Gore Click on a dog to buy a vote for Bark Obama or McCanine. (more…)
CHICAGO — More than 1,000 phony registrations were submitted, Lake County official says. (more…)
Court Reverses Bush Decision to Strip Protection From Wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. (more…)
Send Comments to Secretary Kempthorne. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced devastating changes to the Endangered Species Act, signaling the end of protection for thousands of imperiled species. (more…)
TOKYO — Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low-fat diet after developing potbellies and failing to look sharp in their aquatic performances. (more…)
SLAMORADA, Fla. — A dog is recovering after a Florida Keys carpenter dove in to save his pet from a shark. (more…)
MEXICO — A five-ton elephant was killed by a bus after it escaped from a circus in Mexico, and wandered onto a busy highway. (more…)
Tiny Iowa town rescinds $5 cat bounty
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)—Cat haters, never mind: The tiny town of Randolph has rescinded a $5 bounty on feral feline.
Nucaraquan’s celebrate mass for dogs.
MASAYA, Nicaragua (Reuters)—Hundreds of dogs, many dressed as babies or clowns, were taken to celebrate mass in this Nicaraguan town on Sunday, an annual ritual where the owners pray for their pets to be cured or avoid falling ill. Read the rest of this entry »
On-air cockroach gets TV crew fired.
TURKMENISTAN—Turkmenistan president Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedo sacked 30 TV employees after viewers of the 9 p.m. news program complained about an unscheduled appearance of … a cockroach. Read the rest of this entry »
Woman says dog saved her life with Heimlich Manuever.
DAYTON, Ohio—a woman says her life was saved by her 4-year-old Shih Tzu, Chewie when he “performed” the Heimlich maneuver on her. Read the rest of this entry »
Famous bun maker cleans up “doggy” name.
BEIJING (Reuters)—A Chinese maker of famed stuffed buns whose Chinese name means “A dog would ignore it” has cleaned up its English-language to avoid confusion, but may be risking more puzzled looks. Read the rest of this entry »
The HSUS offers reward in Indianapolis horse shooting.
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the shooting death of a 29-year-old quarter horse, who was found dead in the back yard of an Indianapolis woman’s home. Read the rest of this entry »
Cat flees fire. Ends up 240 miles away
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.(AP)—A cat that fled a house fire is back home in Albuquerque, N.M., after turning up some 240 miles away. Read the rest of this entry »
Michigan-shaped spot may save steer.
SPAULDING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP)—One steer’s unique hide may save it from someone’s dinner table. Read the rest of this entry »
USDA recalls 143,000 pounds of meat.
CALIFORNIA—The U.S. Department of Agriculture initiated the largest meat recall in U.S. history today, recalling 143 million pounds of beef from a macabre California slaughterhouse that chopped up downer cows—a rich source of mad cow disease—and sold them to school districts across the nation. Read the rest of this entry »
Uno being the first beagle to win the Westminister Kennel Club Show in 132 events got PM thinking. What is, if any, is the significance of this win, for a beagle? For the “beagle” to win “Best of Show” what are the odds? The following are “unofficial” statistics quickly taken from the WKC site:
a.k.a. uno with the muckity mucks
you have to walk the talk. hooooowwwwllllll! photo AP/peter kramer
The breeds by group (31 judges )
26 hound (best of show winner)
28 terrier
18 non-sporting
21 herding
28 sporting breeds
25 working breeds
22 toy breeds
140 total breeds (140 dogs we assume?) Read the rest of this entry »
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