The growing influence of animal rights activists increasingly is affecting daily life, touching everything from the foods Americans eat to what they study in law school, where they buy their puppies and even whether they should enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride in New York’s Central Park.
Animal activist groups such as the Humane Society of the [...]
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Two hundred neglected animals seized in east Texas may soon need a new home. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals rescued the 200 animals — including 26 hissing cockroaches and two bearded dragons — from a home near Marshall on Friday.
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Unchain My Heart
Many chained dogs across the country will receive very special valentines this year thanks to Dogs Deserve Better, a group dedicated to ending the suffering endured by perpetually chained dogs. Read how you can help chained dogs by making or sponsoring valentines, mailing coupons for dog food or anonymously reporting the address of [...]
Dear Members and Friends,
We call them the Vicktory dogs.
They’re the 22 dogs, rescued from ex-football star Michael Vick’s infamous Bad Newz Kennels, who are now living at Best Friends. And as of today, when the final court proceedings were concluded, we can begin to introduce you to these dogs.
Bottom line: they’re very different from anything [...]
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Listeners/readers there will be no radio show this week, kitty mow mow has the flu Check in next week,
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Click here for a bit more info on the the Band of Horses tour, from Paste Magazine.
January
23 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club *
24 - State College, Pa. @ State Theatre *
25 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Beachland Ballroom *
26 - Louisville, Ky. @ Headliner’s (Halfway to Forecastle) *
27 - Newport, Ky. @ Southgate House [...]
For their forthcoming North American tour (beginning tomorrow in Brooklyn), Welsh wonders the Super Furry Animals have developed a request line allowing fans to place requests to hear their favorite songs at specific shows (embedded below).
According to the Beggars Banquet blog, “The band will be taking requests via this little embeddable voting widget. Just [...]
Bears, is a series of portraits of the most unusual sort: ordinary teddy bears that have been turned inside out and restuffed. Each animal’s appearance is determined by the necessities of the manufacturing process. Simple patterns and devices never meant to be seen are now prominent physical characteristics, giving each one a distinctly quirky personality: [...]
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The Humane Society of the United State (HSUS) has come out swinging in its opposition to an experiment conducted on 110 chimps at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The experiment was intended to show the effects of sodium on blood pressure. The Humane Society says the “use of chimpanzees for yet another [...]
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