-Dawn dish detergent is ready to donate $1 for every bottle of dish washing liquid they sell to the “Marine Mammal Center and the International Bird Rescue Research Center.”  The proceeds will be up to $500,000.  The catch is that you register your bottle on their website.  Go and help some animals today!  Added:  8/27/09

-Now you can find out what your mixed breed dog is genetically!  Is she part collie or part Yorkie?!  Added:  8/23/09

           Source:  Szabo, Julia.  “DNA Reveals Mutts’ Makeup.”  NY Post.  23 Aug. 2009.

-Adorable pics of baboons frolicking.  Added:  8/23/09

           Source:  “Time to Stop Monkeying Around: Baby Baboons Show Why They Are Historic Zoo's Star Attractions.”  Mail Online.  23 Aug. 2009.

-Sad that his guardian went on vacation, Diesel the dog hitched a ride and went looking for her!  Added:  8/23/09

           Source:  “He's Got a Ticket to Ride: Diesel the Dog Catches the Train to Stansted - On His Own.”  Mail Online.  21 Aug. 2009.

-This raccoon was found on the roof of City Hall in New York City.  Added:  8/18/09

           Source:  Lombardi, Frank & Colangelo, Lisa.  “Wily Racoon Claw Way to Roof of City Hall.”  NY Daily News.  18 Aug. 2009.

-A woman spent over $30,000 to fly her pooch home...in business class.  Added:  8/15/09

           Source:  Hill, Catey.  “Rivkah, an Israeli Woman, Paid $32K to Fly Her Dog, Orchuk, in Business Class from Paris to Tel Aviv.”  NY Daily News.  12 Aug. 2009.

-What a sweet story!  A blind comedian has a guide dog who helps him get to the stage to perform!  Added:  8/15/09

           Source:  Sacks, Amy.  “Yellow Lab Guides Blind Comic Brian Fischler to the Stage.”  NY Daily News.  1 Aug. 2009.

-It is true...most dogs love going for car rides.  However, there are some precautions you should take before embarking on your next trip.  Added:  8/15/09

           Source:  Koblenz, Jay.  “Safety First, Fido: Dog Poking Head through Car Window is Dangerous.”  NY Daily News.  29 July 2009.

-Lovely...a snake was found gliding down a street in New York City.  Added:  8/15/09

           Source:  Doyle, John.  “Police: Snake Found Slithering Down Harlem Street.”  NY Post.  11 Aug. 2009.

-A pocket is not a acceptable place to store a pet snake...and this excuse for a car accident is baloney.  Added:  8/15/09

-Wow!  Over 350 species of animals have recently been discovered in the Himalayas.  Added:  8/11/09

           Source:  Gurubacharya, Binaj, “Tiny Deer Among 350 New Species Found in Himalayas.”  AP via Yahoo!  10 Aug. 2009.

-Happy 26^th birthday to a sweet pooch!  Check out the world’s oldest dog!  Added:  8/10/09

           Source:  “Max the Terrier Becomes `World’s Oldest Dog’ as He Celebrates 26^th Birthday.”  Mail Online.  10 Aug. 2009.

-It is now so much easier to go one vacation with your pet.  To date, there are over 25,000 hotels, motels, and inns that are pet-friendly.  Added:  8/10/09

           Source:  Johnson, Kristine.  “Pet-Friendly Vacation Options Becoming the Norm.”  WCBStv.  10 Aug. 2009.

-A dwarf miniature horse!  Check out the picture of him with a cat!  Added:  8/8/09

           Source:  “Short On Luck”  Meet Koda the Miniature Horse...Who Was Also Born a Dwarf.”  Mail Online. 7 Aug. 2009

-Knut, the famous polar bear, now has a new woman in his life...Added:  8/8/09

           Source:  Hall, Allan.  “Knut the Polar Bear Gets an Italian Girlfriend.”  Mail Online.  6 Aug. 2009.

-It’s about time!  Hardworking police dogs in England are now being provided for when they retire.  Added:  8/8/09

           Source:  Levy, Andrew.  “Police Dogs to Retire on Their Own Gold-Plated Public Pensions.”  Mail Online.  6 Aug. 2009.

-Did you know that your cat is either right-pawed or left pawed, just as we humans are right –handed or left handed?!  Added:  8/8/09

           Source:  MacRae, Fiona.  “Now Here’s Paws for Thought...Is Your Cat Left or Right Handed?”  Mail Online.  3 Aug. 2009.

-Holy cow!  This pooch was found over a thousand miles from her home...NINE YEARS after she disappeared!  Added:  8/8/09

           Source:  “Found NINE Years After She Disappeared, Muffy the Mutt Turns Up 1,200 Miles From Home.”  Mail Online.  31 July 2009.

-Get this:  crows can actually recognize people!  Added:  7/29/09

           Source:  Krulwich, Robert.  “The Crow Paradox.”  NPR.org.  27 July 2009.

-Perhaps people should give a little more thought to the names they bestow on their pets.  Added:  7/26/09

           Source:  Barnett, Nick.  “Golden Rules for Naming a Pet.”  stuff.co.nz.  27 July 2009.

-Ha!  You have got to see this!  Someone trained their pet rats to pose with “musical instruments” so it looks like they are playing them!  Added:  7/26/09

           Source:  “Look to Your Laurels, Bob Geldof, Here Come the Real Boomtown Rats!”  Mail Online.  24 July 2009.

-Whoa!  This item supposedly interprets your poochs’ woofs!  Added:  7/26/09

           Source:  “Barking Mad?  The Gadget that Translates Your Dog’s Woofs into Words.”  21 July 2009.

-Congratulations to Theresa G. of Middletown, New Jersey on her adoption of Jude.  Jude is a beautiful betta fish and he is adjusting well to his new home!  Added:  7/21/09

-Amazing!  This dog is nursing panda cubs who were abandoned by their mother.  Added:  7/17/09

           Source:  “Dog Wet Nurse Saves Panda Cubs in China.”  Associated Press via stltoday.com.  17 July 2009.

-Contact lenses for animals?!  Why yes!  It has been discovered that animals with cataracts had improved vision when they wore contacts!  Added:  7/17/09

           Source:  “Contact Lenses Save Sight of Animals with Cataracts.”  Mail Online.  18 July 2009.

-Hmmm...I guess a rabbit this large is still cute...Added:  7/17/09

           Source:  “Benny the Giant British Bunny Vies to Become World's Biggest Rabbit.”  Mail Online.  13 July 2009.

-When are people going to realize that animals being overweight is just as bad as people being overweight?  So much extra fat on such a small frame is so unhealthy for a pet!  Perhaps poor eating and exercise habits of pet guardians are repeated in their pets.  Added:  7/11/09

           Source:  Johnston, Jenny.  “Fat Cats: Britain's Porkiest Pets - and Their Even Fatter Owners.”  Mail Online.  10 July 2009.

-Hee!  Hotels offering pampering packages for pets!  Added:  7/11/09

           Source:  Landerm Sebastian.  “Dog Hotels: Pooches Set for a Pampering at Best Western.”  Mail Online.  9 July 2009.

-Sooooooo cute!  You have got to see this adorable baby monkey!  Added:  7/11/09

           Source:  “Cheeky Monkey: Baby Primate Strikes a Pose as He Makes His Public Debut.”  Mail Online.  7 July 2009.

-Celebrities and their pets!  Added:  7/5/09

           Source:  Wareham, Melissa.  “It's a Celebrity Dog's Life! How Geri Halliwell, Kevin Spacey and Jemima Khan First Hit It Off With Their Pets at Battersea.”  Mail Online.  4 July 2009.

-A lady in Great Britain called that country’s version of “911” after her hamster escaped!  Added:  7/5/09

           Source:  “'My Hamster's Escaped!' Police Fury as Woman Dials 999 to Report Rodent on the Run.”  Mail Online.  4 July 2009.

-This is funny, and the story has a happy ending, but it shows how easily cats can be lost.  Added:  7/5/09

           Source:  Cohen, Tamara.  “Pet Owner Spots Her Lost Cat on TV... Strolling Across the Set of BBC's Question Time.”  Mail Online.  1 July 2009.

-This pooch won the “World's Ugliest Dog Competition” at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in California.  Miss Ellie (Yeah!  a “Dallas” reference!)  Added:  6/28/09

           Source:  Oliver, Amy.  “I Just Had a Ruff Night! Pure-bred Miss Ellie Wins Title of World's Ugliest Pedigree Dog.”  Mail Online.  28 June 2009.

-No the smartest person...a man took his pet alligator on his long train ride from Sweden to Norway.  Added:  6/28/09

           Source:  Gordon, Sarah.  “Pet Alligator Found Travelling in Train by Startled Customs Officials.”  Mail Online.  24 June 2009.

-This is a wonderful program that helps people who are terminally ill deal with the care of their pets.  It is called the “Pet Peace of Mind Program.”  Added:  6/23/09

           Source:  Peters, Sharon.  “Pet Peace of Mind: A Caring Program for Ailing Owners.”  USA Today —Pet Talk.  23 June 2009.

-I admit that I am just like the people discussed in this piece:  a person who gave their pets human names.  Added:  6/23/09

           Source:  “Pet Names Reflect Trend to Humanize Furry Pals.”  AP via NPR.  23 June 2009.

-A dog who was lost was found 500 miles away!  Added:  6/23/09

           Source:  Howarth, Angus.  “Pet Collie That Vanished in Cornwall is Discovered North of the Border.”  The Scotsman.  24 June 2009.

-A pet resort in Maryland!  Added:  6/23/09

           Source:  “Maryland Shore Pet Resort Now Officially Open.”  PR Web.  23 June 2009.

-What an awesome dog!  He saved people from a fire!  Added:  6/13/09

           Source:  Smith, Brady.  “Hero Pet Attempts to Wake Up Owner During Fire.”  KWWL.com  11 June 2009.

-The generosity of people is amazing:  anonymous donors are paying the adoption fees of 6 dogs and 12 cats.  Added:  6/13/09

           Source:  Staff Report.  “Anonymous Donors Cover Pet Adoption Fees.”  The State Journal-Register—Springfield, IL.  13 June 2009.

-This is so great!  Some airports now have special areas for travelers’ pets to relieve themselves!  Added:  6/13/09

           Source:  Baskas, Harriet.  “Airports Offer Relief For You and Your Pet.”  MSNBC.com.  11 June 2009.

-I cannot believe I am posting an item about Paris Hilton, but this is a cute one.  She has built a miniature version of her mansion for her 13 dogs!  Added:  6/9/09

           Source:  “It's a Dog's Life, Beverly Hills Style: Paris Hilton Reveals Her Pampered Pooches' Kennel Mansion.”  Mail Online.  8 June 2009.

-It took a poor hen in England 30 minutes to lay this egg...it normally takes a chicken 5 minutes to do so.  That’s because this egg was so big!  Added:  6/9/09

           Source:  “Pictured: The Egg So Big That It Took Poor Efel the Hen 30 Minutes to Lay.”  Mail Online.  8 June 2009.

-A pair of gay penguins was removed from their group at a zoo because they were stealing heterosexual penguins’ eggs and replacing them with stones!  But their needs were met and they were given eggs of their own.  Added:  6/9/09

           Source:  Graham, Caroline.  “Gay Penguins Expelled from Zoo Colony for Stealing Eggs Are Given Their Own to Look After Following Animal Rights Protest.”  Mail Online.  9 June 2009.

-This fossil could prove to be the missing link.  Added:  6/7/09

           Source:  Bates, Claire.  “Revealed: The Fossil Treasure Chest That Was Home to 'Missing Link' Ida.”  Mail Online.  5 June 2009.

-Dancing parrots!  And there is video to prove it!  Added:  6/7/09

           Source:  Greenfieldboyce, Nell.  “Parrots Join Humans on the Dance Floor.”  All Things Considered—NPR.  30 Apr. 2009.

-A newborn stoat, which is a type of weasel, was rescued by a human performing mouth to mouth on him!  And this baby was so small, he was the size of a  human thumb!  Added:  6/6/09

           Source:  “Baby Stoat Given the Kiss of Life: Kind-Hearted Rescuer Performs Mouth-to-Mouth on Animal.”  Mail Online.  5 June 2009.

-I suppose this is interesting:  A monkey is working as a waiter in Japan.  Added:  6/2/09

           Source:  Gordon, Sarah.  “Monkey is the Star Waiter at Remote Japanese Restaurant.”  Mail online. 1 June 2009.

-A well-known Indian politician considers his dog a member of his family. ☺.  Added:  5/31/09

           Source:  Amir, Insiya.  “Politicians and Pooches: The Pet Peeves of Our Netas.”  The Times of India.  31 May 2009.

-This dog has learned how to do squats!  Added:  5/28/09

           Source:  “Ever Felt Hounded into Staying Fit? Kirin the Border Collie Puts Humans to Shame with Her Exercise Plan.”  Mail Online.  28 May 2009.

-The tallest horse in Great Britain is 6’8” tall!  He keeps growing and it is attributed to eating green tea and apples!  Added:  5/28/09

           Source:  “Britain's Tallest Horse Challenges for World Title After Herbal Tea Gives Him Growth Spurts.”  Mail Online.  26 May 2009.

-A cat in China looks like he has wings!  These odd appendages are baffling animal experts.  Added:  5/28/09

           Source:  “Don't Get in a Flap, it's Just a Cat with Furry Wings.”  Mail Online.  27 May 2009.

-It turns out a species of bird, the rook,  has a much higher level of intelligence than people may have believed.  Added:  5/25/09

           Source:  Cohen, Tamara.  “Rook with a Hook is the Bird Brain of Britain.”  Mail Online.  26 May 2009.

-This cat figured out how to get back inside his home when he is locked out!  Now, I am against cats roaming outside of their homes, but this is a funny story.  Added:  5/24/09

           Source:  Wardrop, Murray.  “Cat Amazes Owner by Climbing the Walls of Her House.”  Telegraph.co.uk  19 May 2009.

-Do animals know right from wrong?  Do they have morals?  New research suggests they do.  Added:  5/24/09

           Source:  “Animals 'Can Tell Right From Wrong': Scientists Suggest It's Not Just Humans Who Have Morals.”  Mail Online.  24 May 2009.

-A wallaby was found hopping through a garden in England.  The problem is wallabies are not native to England and there was no zoo or preserve nearby!  Added:  5/24/09

           Source:  Thornhill, Cher.  “Strewth! There's a Wallaby at the Bottom of Our Garden (in Deepest, Darkest Cornwall).”  Mail Online.  23 May 2009.

-”The Elephant Whisperer?!”  Yes, there is one!  Added:  5/24/09

           Source:  “The Elephant Whisperer: How Re-homing a Violent Herd Was the Start of a Unique Relationship Between Man and Giant Beast.”  Mail Online.  22 May 2009.

-This dog accidentally dialed the police!  Added:  5/21/09

           Source:  Wilkes, David.  “Have You Been on the Dog and Bone? Bailey the Labrador Sparks 999 Alert After Biting Phone and Spooking Operator with his Whining.”  Mail Online.  21 May 2009.

-What a lucky cat!  These pet lovers traveled to the United States from England to adopt him!  Added:  5/17/09

           Source:  “British Couple Travels to Michigan for Purr-fect Cat.”  Telegraph.co.uk  18 May 2009.

-An elephant was fitted with a prosthetic leg!  The poor girl had stepped on a landmine.  Added:  5/17/09

           Source:  “Mosha the Elephant Gets Prosthetic Leg.”  Telegraph.co.uk  10 Mar. 2009.

-A missing large turtle, um tortoise, was reunited with her family.  She actually ran up to her guardian after he called her name!  Added:  5/16/09

           Source:  Samuels, Tanyanika.  “Tortoise Home After Hairy Trip Reptile & Owner Reunited.”  NY Daily News.  5 May 2009.

-This is a wonderful episode of an NPR show, “Talk of the Nation,” where dogs are discussed.  Topics include how dogs affect child development.  Added:  5/16/09

           Source:  “From Genes to Growls, Decoding 'The Modern Dog'.”  Diversions—NPR.com.  15 May 2009.

-This man was shocked when his dog received a notice that he needed an eye exam!  Added:  5/10/09

           Source:  “Dog-Owner's Shock As His Pet Receives Letter in Post for Eye Test.”  Mail Online.  10 May 2009.

-This is one smart animal!  She short-circuited an electric fence with a stick!  Added:  5/10/09

           Source:  Shears, Richard & Alan Hall.  “Karta, the Ingenious Orangutan Who Escaped Cage by Short-Circuiting Electric Fence with Stick.”  Mail Online.    10 May 2009.

-A baby elephant was born in an Ohio zoo.  He’ sooooo cute!  Added:  4/8/09

           Source:  AP.  “Ohio Zoo's Baby Elephant Ready for the Spotlight.”  3 Apr. 2009.

-This woman is hoping to increase the popularity of pet goats.  Added:  4/8/09

           Source:  Lee, Lauren.  “Go Green with Pet Goats.”  My Fox—Memphis.  8 Apr. 2009.

-New satellite technology is helping scientists determine which animals are threatened by extinction.  Added:  4/6/09

           Source:  Gray, Louise.  “Satellite Images Could be Used 'To Predict Animal Extinction Threat from Climate Change'“  Telegraph.co.uk.  5 Apr. 2009.

 

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