Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Dogs, Mammals, Pets on 09 30th, 2008 | No Comments

In pet adoption world, big, black dogs go last

Big and strong with a face radiating pure joy, Julian sweeps his tail back and forth in a fast, smooth arc, like a windshield wiper in a gully washer. But Julian, as happy a dog as you're likely to see, faces life with a couple of huge impediments. He's big. He's black. And that means he's likely to...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Horses, Mammals on 09 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Pub calls time on equine regular

A Tyneside pub has called time on one of its regular visitors after the premises were refurbished. Peggy, a 12-year-old mare, used to enjoy a pint of beer and a packet of crisps alongside her owner at the Alexandra Hotel in Jarrow. However, she is no longer allowed to prop up the bar following a refit...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Birds, Mammals, Science & Tech on 09 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Animals Farmed For Meat Are The No. 1 Source Of Food Poisoning Bug, Study Shows

A study by researchers from Lancashire, England, and Chicago, IL, found that 97 percent of campylobacteriosis cases sampled in Lancashire were caused by bacteria typically found in chicken and livestock. The work is based on DNA-sequence comparison of thousands of bacteria collected from human patients...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Dogs, Mammals on 09 30th, 2008 | 1 Comment

B.C. man found guilty of animal cruelty for throwing puppies down outhouse

A man has been convicted of animal cruelty for dumping five puppies down an outhouse toilet last January and leaving them to die. The Crown is seeking jail time for Frederick Hoath, 57, of Fernie, B.C., who was found guilty in provincial court in Pincher Creek, Alta. He is to be sentenced Jan. 27....
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Birds, Pets on 09 29th, 2008 | No Comments

Methuen animal shelter gets 83 parakeets

The drab cardboard boxes in a pickup truck that arrived at an MSPCA facility in Methuen earlier this week contained a bright-tinted, chirping surprise: 83 parakeets. The parakeets were voluntarily surrendered Wednesday by a Peabody man who had been keeping them in his basement, said Mike Keiley, manager...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Mammals on 09 29th, 2008 | No Comments

Iowa Woman Finds Bat In Coffee Maker

It wasn't just the caffeine that gave an eastern Iowa woman an extra jolt when she had her morning cup of coffee. It was the bat she found in the coffee filter. Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health said the woman reported seeing a bat in her house but wasn't overly worried about it. They...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Creepy Crawlies, Mammals on 09 29th, 2008 | No Comments

Grizzly bear trapped near Simms

State and federal wildlife managers trapped a 575-pound grizzly bear Tuesday night near Simms. The bear, which was raiding beehives, is estimated to be 4 1/2 years old. Officials believe the bear probably followed the Sun River from the Rocky Mountain Front in search of berries. Click here for the full...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Horses, Mammals, Science & Tech, Veterinary Medicine on 09 29th, 2008 | No Comments

Horse flu suspected in Sydney

A horse is being tested for suspected horse flu at the Sydney quarantine station blamed for last year's devastating outbreak. New South Wales chief vet Bruce Christie says the overseas horse has returned one positive and one negative test at the Eastern Creek quarantine station and will be tested again...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Birds, Science & Tech on 09 29th, 2008 | No Comments

Endangered bird hops to rescue of nudist beach

The nudists who have frequented Eastney beach in Portsmouth for more than a century thought they were on the way out. Qinetiq, a British defence technology company, wants to build 131 luxury apartments there, potentially leaving the nudists very unwelcome. But help is at hand, and it has taken the...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Cats, Culture, Mammals, Pets on 09 27th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Top 15 Amazingly Fat Cats

Why do we love fat cats? Duh! Because they’re so cuddly, cute and fat, of course! Many fat cats have become Internet phenomenon - the web has seen several viral emails on this subject (including a famous fake one that purportedly show a monstrously large mutant cat found in an abandoned nuclear research...
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