Archive for May, 2008
Friday, May 30th, 2008
They say that if you want a cat, put a bowl of food by your door. When my old cat, Little Pal, left this world, all I had to do was tell a few people that I wanted to get another cat. Within a few days, thanks to a couple ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
At The Animal Rescue Site, a daily click of the mouse will equal a bowl of food for a hungry rescued animal. There is no charge to you. Site sponsors pay for food based on the number of clicks. 100% of sponsor advertising fees goes to The Animal Rescue Site's ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals International (SPCA) is trying to get 26 dogs and four cats out of Iraq before the airline summer heat embargo halts animal transport. A major company has donated the use of a plane to take the animals from Dubai to the ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
A friend emailed these photos to me. Too cute!
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
"You begin with the possibilities of the material. I think a painting is more like the real world if it's made out of the real world." — Robert Rauschenberg
When artist Robert Rauschenberg died of heart failure on May 12, 2008, at the age of 82, the accolades came from every ...
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Don't try this at home!
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Born Free USA united with the Animal Protection Institute have been given custody of 31 longtail macaques. The primates were handed over from an unnamed laboratory, where the animals had been used in research for as long as 13 years. The laboratory has discontinued the use of primates in their ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Yosuke the African Grey Parrot flew the coop a couple of weeks ago. He was rescued from a rooftop by police in the city of Nagareyama, near Tokyo. After spending the night at the police station, the bird was placed in the custody of a veterinary hospital.
The Parrot spilled all ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Coming soon to a pub near you: beer for your best (canine) friend. Elise Schumacher, owner of a Paws Point store in an eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia, has created a non-alcoholic, dog-friendly beer, DB. "I have drunk it," she said. "It tastes like beef and smells like beer." Dog ...
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
ANGELS CAMP, California (May 16, 2008). Frolickers and frog jumpers got a lot more excitement than they bargained for Friday night at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee. At around 6:00pm, the Yo-Yo carnival ride collapsed, injuring all 23 riders. Fortunately none of the injuries was life threatening. ...
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