Posted by kittymowmow in Mammals, Science & Tech on 12 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Quiet Bison Sire More Calves Than Louder Rivals

During bison mating season, the quietest bulls score the most mates and sire the most offspring while studs with the loudest bellows see the least action, according to a surprising new study by researchers at University of California, Davis, and Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. The researchers...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Culture, Food, Pets on 12 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Pet-food pantries are doggedly working to keep animals fed

This year, consider donating to or starting your own neighborhood pet food pantry.  Your selflessness will help save a lot of small, helpless lives, and will enable people to hold on to the pets they love instead of abandoning them: Animal lovers are marshaling forces in hopes of minimizing the number...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Underwater, Veterinary Medicine on 12 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Scientists Attempt Disentanglement Of Right Whale Off Florida

NOAA’s Fisheries Service and its rescue team partners recently attempted a disentanglement of a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. “The disentanglement team removed hundreds of feet of rope yesterday, and was able to cut through more rope today,” said Jamison Smith, NOAA’s Fisheries...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Cats, Culture, Literature, Mammals, Pets on 12 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Tales of Pampered Pets and Humans on a Leash

In a city where things are often taken to extremes, an eclectic mix of New Yorkers gathered recently for the annual editorial meeting of New York Tails, one of several publications dedicated to city dwellers who often enjoy a special and pampered status — pets. “I got my ear to the ground,” said...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Art, Birds, Cats, Culture, Mammals, Museums on 12 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Man accused of smuggling Egyptian animal mummies

An Australian man has been arrested at Cairo airport after security staff found ancient Egyptian animal mummies in his luggage, reports say. An airport official said the mummies of a cat and an ibis, a long-beaked bird, dated back to 300 BC. He said another 19 figurines of ancient Egyptian gods were...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Cats, Dogs, Mammals, Pets, Science & Tech, Uncategorized on 12 30th, 2008 | No Comments

College Students Find Comfort In Their Pets During Hard Times

File this article under "Obvious."    There is plenty of anecdotal evidence around to support the suggestion that people in general are happier when they have pets.  Who wouldn't be happier with another creature living with them in harmony, providing them with unconditional love and company? "Duh"...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Mammals on 12 30th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Purple squirrel baffles experts

Teachers and pupils at Meoncross School in Stubbington, Hants, were amazed when they saw the creature through the window during a lesson. Since the squirrel, now nicknamed Pete, was first seen, it has become a regular fixture at the school but no one has been able to say whether the animal has fallen...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Birds, Farm & Ranch on 12 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Chickens earn their keep in Chicago as some city dwellers raise them for eggs or as pets

Just past a busy intersection in this neighborhood on Chicago's West Side, a flock of hens softly cluck about the yard, seemingly oblivious to the stares of a nearby alley cat. They are “like pets with eggs,” said Donna Knezek, who along with her partner, Liz Sharp, keeps five hens in a chicken...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Shelters, Culture, Fundraising, Music, Pets, Television, Veterinary Medicine on 12 30th, 2008 | 3 Comments

Sarah McLachlan SPCA ad helps pull in $30 million

An SPCA commercial featuring Sarah McLachlan's haunting song "Angel" as a backdrop to heartstring-tugging images of dogs and cats in distress has raised $30 million for the American animal-relief organization. The huge fundraising pull of the emotional TV ad is unprecedented for a non-profit promotion,...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 12 30th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Animal Cruelty versus Environmental Politics

Image via Wikipedia I stumbled across an interesting article about how the violence and illegal tactics used by animal activists demonstrates a need to overhaul the way many people approach environmental politics. If you're interested in politics, environmentalism, or animals, you will probably...
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