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2008/7/2 Cat’s out of the bag in China. BEIJING—Prodded for months by bloggers, officials reveal that photos of tiger in wild were staged; local guide jailed. The photos of the South China tiger taken by a farmer seemed too good to be true. After all, no member of the endangered big cat family had been seen in the wild since the 1960s. More... 0

2008/7/2 Pets suffer from Midwest flooding too. No-kill shelters form vast networks to save dogs and cats for adoption. Lesley Irwin scrolls through 200 pitiable e-mails a day to pick out the lucky dogs and cats she can keep in her Huntley pet shelter, then anguishes over the many she has to turn away. More... 0

2008/7/2 Pet cemetery. Jayne Mansfield. MILWAUKEE—Pet cemetery where sex symbol buried dog closes. Sex symbol Jayne Mansfield was looking for eternal rest for her Chihuahua Gallina when she buried her in a Milwaukee area pet cemetery in 1964. More... 0

2008/6/17 Is Rover coughing? It could be dog flu. Experts urge pet owners to be on the alert now that the disease has been confirmed in Illinois. More... 0

2008/6/2 $24M pet food settlement. CAMDEN, NJ—A judge granted initial approval to a $24 million settlement in which companies that manufactured or sold contaminated pet food would compensate pet owners fro all costs related to the death or illness of their dogs and cats. More... 0

2008/5/22 Man returns dogs’ bones. Transplants of bone marrow, perfected in canine tests, will soon treat their cancers. More... 0

2008/5/22 Belligerent donkey gets out of jail. Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico—A Mexican donkey has been freed from jail after doing time for acting like a jackass. More... 0

2008/5/20 Caw to art! #18. Reminder. Caw to art! is an effort to showcase animals and pets in an ARTFUL manner. More... 0

2008/5/16 Happy endanger species day! Hey, did you know today’s a holiday? That’s right: it’s Endangered Species Day, 5/16/08, a national celebration to spread awareness about all our planet’s wildlife, fish, and plants—including the beloved polar bear—that are threatened with extinction. It’s also a great day to take action to help save them. One of the most important actions of all? Spreading the word. More... 2

2008/5/12 Caw to art! #17. Reminder. Caw to art! is an effort to showcase animals and pets in an ARTFUL manner. More... 0

2008/5/12 Pets on lap while driving may soon be a no-no in Calif. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—Pull over and put down the dog. A California lawmaker wants to ban motorists from holding pets on their laps while driving and getting caught can net a $35 fine. The bill passed the Assembly on a 44-11 vote on Monday, and heads to the Senate. More... 2

2008/5/12 Australian pokes shark in eye to survive mauling. SYDNEY, Australia (AP)—An Australian swimmer says he survived a mauling by a 16-foot shark by wrestling with the beast, finally getting free by poking it in the eye. More... 0

2008/5/12 $2,500 HSUS reward. Dog killings. The HSUS Offers Reward In Lincoln County, Mont. Dog Killings. The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for killing at least nine dogs in the Libby, Troy and Eureka areas of Montana over the past five weeks. More... 0

2008/4/8 Caw to art! #16. Reminder. Caw to art! is an effort to showcase animals and pets in an ARTFUL manner. More... 0

2008/4/1 Congressional hearing tomorrow: Kempthorne hides, Center testifies. The Bush administration’s refusal to list the polar bear as an endangered species took a bizarre turn last week when Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne refused to testify at tomorrow’s Senate hearing. More... 0

2008/3/31 Caw to art! #15 alert! Caw to art! is an effort to showcase animals and pets in an ARTFUL manner. A photograph, fine art, a scribble, sculpture. A poem, a monologue, a short story, motion. More... 1

2008/3/17 Dolphin appears to guide whales to sea WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP)—Most days, Moko the bottlenosed dolphin swims playfully with humans at a New Zealand beach. But this week, it seems, Moko found his mojo. Witnesses described Wednesday how they saw the dolphin swim up to two stranded whales and guide them to safety. More... 3

2008/3/17 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. 0

2008/3/17 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. More... 0

2008/2/26 Spay day USA. 2/26. Per the Humane Society (HSUS) there are many activities happening Tuesday, Feb. 26—the 14th annual Spay Day USA! More... 0




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Archive for August, 2007

eBay tells Vick chew on this in same breath cancels abused pet fundraiser.

Posted in Issues/Opinions, News, Oddly enough on August 24th, 2007 by hesso

eBay tells Vick chew on this in same breath cancels abused pet fundraiser.

Is it true that eBay is canceling a charity auction to help abused pets? Read the rest of this entry »

Young antelope found playing with a dog.

Posted in Mammals, News, Oddly enough on August 24th, 2007 by hesso

Young antelope found playing with a dog

GREELEY, Colo. (AP)—A friendly young antelope found cavorting with a dog along a walking path was probably picked up illegally in Wyoming and may be too tame to return to the wild, wildlife authorities say. Read the rest of this entry »

Stopping a dog from jumping.

Posted in Issues/Opinions, Mammals, Professional, Tips/Info on August 24th, 2007 by PM

Stopping a dog from jumping.

Whether it’s a body slam from a bubbly big breed or the frenzied hind-leg ballet of a toy pooch, jumping up is a universal trait—and problem—in our canine companions. Read the rest of this entry »

How fleas work.

Posted in Health, Insects, Mammals, Professional, Tips/Info on August 24th, 2007 by hesso

Imagine returning to your home after a long vacation. You pick up your pets from the kennel, unload your luggage and head to bed to recover from the long drive. But your sleep is anything but restful. All night, you’re plagued by tiny pinpricks and incessant itching. It doesn’t take you long to figure out that you’re being attacked by a seemingly infinite mob of hungry fleas.

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An Adult Flea
Photo courtesy CDC/Vector Ecology & Control Laboratory, Fort Collins, Colo.

What happened? Did your pets pick up an infestation at the kennel? Did the vampire-like insects hitch a ride on your luggage? Or did a swarm of them decide to move in while you were gone?

It’s a creepy idea, but the most likely answer is that the fleas were waiting for you. Fleas are parasites—or life forms that feed on hosts—often harming the host in some way. Fleas use their hosts’ blood as food. They generally prefer the blood of four-legged animals to human blood, so before you went on vacation, the fleas fed on your pets, not on you.

Although newly emerged fleas need to find food within a few days, adults can go for a couple of months without a meal. Flea pupae can also stay in their cocoons for up to a year, waiting to sense the body heat and vibrations that signal the presence of nearby hosts. So when you go on vacation, the fleas don’t starve to death — they simply wait for you and your pets to come back. Read the rest of this entry »

Rhames mastiffs not guilty.

Posted in Death, Mammals, News on August 24th, 2007 by PM

Rhames mastiffs not guilty.

Now it’s the mastiff people’s turn. Read the rest of this entry »

Dog training tips.

Posted in Mammals, Tips/Info on August 24th, 2007 by PM

Dog training tips.

These tips are for dogs with basic behavioral problems (i.e. barking a lot, getting overly excited, etc) and not extreme problems (biting). Read the rest of this entry »

You’re not looking for them, but I found your two dogs.

Posted in Humor, Stories on August 23rd, 2007 by hesso

Sigh. No one is looking for these guys. And I see why. They hump everything in sight, try to dominate our old doggies, try to eat our cats and pee on everything and bark at everything. Neurotic, lick constantly. They know no commands, either in English or Spanish. They are aggressive and probably lived in a puppy mill. You dumped them, probably, and we picked them up before they were killed by traffic.

Unneutered, no tags, under 1 year old small males. I hate you, person who dumped these dogs. There are no lost ads on phone poles, no lost ad on Craig’s list, no lost ad in the paper. We put signs up all over, put a found notice in at the local pounds and if you were looking for these filthy little ragamuffins, you would have found them. We are afraid to take them to the pound because under stress, your dogs were snappy and horribly afraid and dogs are judged by temperment for adoption placement. They would not have passed that test. However….. Read the rest of this entry »

Fickle finger points to Marbury in deer hunter’s crosshairs.

Posted in Issues/Opinions, News on August 23rd, 2007 by PM

God love Stephon Marbury for being bright and compassionate enough to create a $14 basketball shoe so kids don’t get robbed and beaten up over their $200 Air Jordan’s. Well, he must have had a brain cramp saying dog fighting is a sport, “just like deer hunting.” Now where does the fickle finger of fate point to?

The media just jumped all over Vick and dog fighting. And yesterday before Marbury’s blurb, in the Chicago Tribune, sports writer Rick is quick and right to point out what the media did and how misplaced our senses are.

“But the convulsive reaction to the Vick case has made it obvious we’ve lost our sense of proportion. Dogs are defenseless, and we humans are quick to protect the defenseless. It is one of our better qualities. But a woman in the hands of a 230-pound elite athlete is more or less defenseless, too, and I can’t remember any case of domestic abuse, sexual assault or murder involving an NFL player that sparked this kind of public outrage.”

Rick closes with “A little perspective, please—especially the next time a player attacks a woman. Another incident should be happening any day now.”

He’s saying let’s get our priorities straight and how the media impacts issues. When the media goes “hunting” for something, they usually bag it. Deer hunters, unavailable for comment. Marbury, eyes open, ears on.

For Rick’s full story
The Greater Outrage

Too much puppy ciao.

Posted in Issues/Opinions, Mammals, News, Oddly enough on August 23rd, 2007 by PM

Too much puppy ciao.

The perfect dog for busy urbanites will sit, fetch and roll over — but won’t stay. At least, not for long. That’s the idea behind FlexPetz, a new California rent-a-dog service that provides doggies on demand, for a fee. Read the rest of this entry »

Wake up and smell the cat poo coffee.

Posted in Humor, News, Oddly enough on August 23rd, 2007 by hesso

Wake up and smell the cat poo coffee.

Over the last 10 years, Australians have embraced coffee in all its forms, but they have saved the most expensive - and weirdest - for last. Read the rest of this entry »


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