Archive for March, 2009
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
On August 11, 2008, CritterBlog published Dushku Kills Deer; PETA Kills Pets, which pointed out the abysmal record of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in 2007, a year in which that organization euthanized over 90% of the animals in its care at its Virginia shelter. PETA is ...
Posted in Animal Advocacy, Animal News, Animal Rescue, Cats, Dogs | 2 Comments »
Friday, March 20th, 2009
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Pink elephant is caught on camera.
A rare pink albino elephant was photographed in Africa by BBC wildlife cameraman Mike Holding among a herd of about 80 elephants in northern Botswana.
"Surviving this very rare phenomenon is very difficult in the harsh African bush. The ...
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
About three weeks ago, Oprah Winfrey adopted Sadie, an 8-week old female Cocker Spaniel puppy, from PAWS Chicago, an animal shelter. Sadie had some litter mates, and Ms. Winfrey ended up adopting a male puppy, naming him Ivan.
Ivan died from the highly contagious parvovirus last week. Sadie also has the ...
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Macaques in Lopburi, Thailand, have been observed flossing their teeth using human hair that is plucked from visitors to a nearby Buddhist shrine. They also use coconut fibers. Japanese researchers studying the behavior have observed that monkeys with infants will spend twice as long flossing when their babies are watching.
See ...
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
A propane explosion on March 7, 2009, at a Pennsylvania kennel killed 17 dogs, including Martha Stewart's five-month old puppy Ghengis Khan. The propane truck driver, Timothy Kleinhagen, was critically injured. Despite the explosion, the blaze, and his severe injuries, Mr. Kleinhagen was able to toss a cairn terrier to ...
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009
The eight-year old cat named "Ugly Bat Boy" has been living at a veterinary clinic in Exeter, New Hampshire since he was a kitten. He and a litter mate were both born bald. Ugly Bat Boy's sister only survived a few weeks. Dr. Stephen Barrett, the veterinarian who treated her, ...
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Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Santos A. Cardona, 34, a U.S. government security contractor in Afghanistan, and his partner, a German Shepherd named Zomie, were killed on Saturday, February 28, 2009, when their military convoy hit a roadside bomb. Mr. Cardona and his dog worked in Afghanistan, searching for improvised explosive devices and weapons stockpiles.
In ...
Posted in Animal Heroes, Dogs, Working Dogs | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Oprah Winfrey and her companion Stedman Graham adopted an eight-week old blonde-colored female Cocker Spaniel puppy from PAWS Chicago on Clybourn Avenue over the weekend. Ms. Winfrey's 13-year old dog Sophie, also a Cocker Spaniel, died a year ago. After the dog's death, Ms. Winfrey donated $10,000 to the PAWS ...
Posted in Animal News, Animal Rescue, Dogs | 1 Comment »
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
This is just too sweet. Sharky the Pit Bull has to be the nicest dog ever!
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Sunday, March 1st, 2009
The more I think about Barack Obama's expressed desire to rescue a Portuguese Water Dog, the ridiculousness of this situation becomes more apparent. It is one more example of kowtowing to the "feel good" liberals and Political Correctness run amok. Today there are over 4,604 black Labrador Retrievers available ...
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