Archive for October, 2009
It seems that some people (especially crazy people) will do anything for love. Over the summer, Donald Earl Fite of Portland physically attacked his ex-girlfriend and impaled her pet fish on a kitchen knife out of spite when she refused to rekindle their cooled romance.
According to court…
I’m super sick today with what I hope isn’t the dreaded swine flu, so I have decided to prescribe myself (and all of you by extension) a cheery animal rescue tale courtesy of Farm Sanctuary . May it be just what the doctor ordered:
Last month, Cindy Rexhaj was grocery shopping at an Italian…
Planning to invite your pets to join in this month’s spooky festivities? Scare up some safe holiday fun and avoid potential pet hazards on Halloween with a few commonsense tips from pet first aid instructor and author of The Safe Dog Handbook (Quarry Books, March 2009), Melanie Monteiro:
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According to the U.S. Agriculture Department, three pigs at the Minnesota State Fair tested positive in late August for H1N1, making them the first in this country found to harbor the swine flu virus. Infected pigs have been identified in eight other countries.
Experts say the pigs most likely…
Stockholm’s homes are heated with bunny biofuel. Elmer Fudd must be fueling around in the wabbit patch. Swedish hunters kill thousands of pesky rabbits, that are said to be destroying the capital’s parks. The bunny bodies are frozen, ground and mixed with wood chips, peat or waste, then incinerated to produce heat for homes … Stockholm’s, that is.
Hachiko: A Dog’s Story is a new movie based on a true story about a devoted dog that waited at the Shibuya train station every day for his owner for years after the man had died. The dog died at the train station in 1935.
This remake of the 1987 Japanese movie is directed by Lasse Hallstrom and stars Richard Gere. It takes place in modern-day Rhode Island.
October 16, 2009: Actor Richard Gere and Akita puppy
on the red carpet at the Rome International Film Festival
Late in the evening on October 11, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger chose to veto AB 243 , a bill that mandated post-conviction possession ban orders (i.e. no owning, maintaining, having custody of, residing with or caring for any animal) for people convicted of animal cruelty, neglect or…
Suryia, an Orangutan, and Roscoe, a Bluetick Coonhound, are best friends, living at a preserve for endangered animals in South Carolina. They met a couple of years ago when Roscoe, looking thin and hungry, followed staff home to The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (TIGERS) in Myrtle Beach. Suryia and Roscoe hugged and started playing together like long-lost friends.
The special relationship between Suryia and Roscoe demonstrates that true friends come in all shapes, sizes, colors, ages … and species!
We may be in a recession, but it’s clear we’ve got at least one thing in abundance here in the Bay Area — pets with personality!
We received more than 400 photos of cats, birds, bunnies, horses, a couple of goats, one bear and, of course, dogs of all shapes and sizes for our most recent…