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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Business, Cats, Culture, Dogs, Featured Articles, Mammals, Pets, Science & Tech on 05 25th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Sensors and Chips Trained to Serve Pets

Sensors and Chips Trained to Serve Pets
In 2008, American pet owners spent $43 billion on their animals. Walk into any pet store and it is easy to see how — $60 brushes, $200 designer cat scratchers, $450 midcentury dog beds. But the market for pet gadgets has been dismal, in large part because of the abundance of novelty goods that are...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Mammals, Science & Tech, Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife on 05 13th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Kangaroo survives arrow in head

Kangaroo survives arrow in head
photo credit: ~crystalina~ An Australian kangaroo shot through the head with an arrow is expected to make a full recovery, wildlife officers say. The injured kangaroo was found on Thursday in parklands near Melbourne's outer suburb, where it is believed to have survived for up to a week. Melbourne...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Business, Culture, Farm & Ranch, Mammals, Veterinary Medicine on 05 12th, 2009 | No Comments

Cow Escapes from Slaughterhouse, Moves Back to Farm

Cow Escapes from Slaughterhouse, Moves Back to Farm
photo credit: law_keven [...] On Thursday, the heifer — who evidently escaped from a Queens slaughterhouse on Wednesday before being corralled by police officers — was loaded on a trailer at a Brooklyn animal shelter and transported to her new home: a 60-acre organic farm in Calverton, in Suffolk...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Business, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Science & Tech, Underwater, Wildlife on 05 12th, 2009 | No Comments

Blue Whales Re-establish Former Migration Patterns

Blue Whales Re-establish Former Migration Patterns
photo credit: Amnemona The planet’s largest animal may be returning to pre-whaling feeding grounds. Scientists have documented the first known migration of blue whales from the coast of California to areas off British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since the end of commercial whaling in 1965. [...]...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Culture, Horses, Mammals, Science & Tech, Sport, Veterinary Medicine on 05 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

Deaths of Polo Horses Highlight Practices of Disputed Pharmacies

Deaths of Polo Horses Highlight Practices of Disputed Pharmacies
photo credit: Paul Keleher The deaths of 21 polo horses in Florida last month have highlighted the risks associated with compounding pharmacies, a type of pharmacy that produces custom-made drugs widely used by veterinarians to treat not just horses but all types of animals. Long before the polo deaths,...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Business, Culture, Dogs, Mammals, Pets on 04 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Animal cruelty DVDs as free speech: Will the Supreme Court buy that?

Animal cruelty DVDs as free speech: Will the Supreme Court buy that?
photo credit: audreyjm529 Sadly, there's a market for everything.  There's even a market for videos of dogfights, in which animals brutally and painfully rip each other apart. A man convicted of selling these videos will appeal his case before the Supreme Court, and will argue that selling the videos...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Cats, Conservation, Mammals, Wildlife on 04 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Cougars expanding into central US

Cougars expanding into central US
photo credit: digitalART2 The AP reports that cougars -- also known as mountain lions or pumas -- are expanding from their usual territories in Texas and South Florida to areas in the midwest and central US. The article doesn't try to explain why the cougars are moving around so much, but it does...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Shelters, Animals, Cats, Dogs, Featured Articles, Mammals, Pets, Veterinary Medicine on 04 15th, 2009 | 4 Comments

5 Ways to Find Lost Pets Fast and Avoid Losing Them

5 Ways to Find Lost Pets Fast and Avoid Losing Them
photo credit: West Zest Yesterday I found a dog wandering University Blvd, a busy street that runs through the University of Alabama’s campus.  I asked several passers-by if the dog was theirs, but they all said no.  I knew the dog was likely to be picked up by animal control or run over by a car...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Business, Cats, Culture, Dogs, Mammals, Pets on 04 14th, 2009 | No Comments

How the well-heeled pamper their pets

How the well-heeled pamper their pets
photo credit: Piez The cultured pearl collars are certainly elegant, and the Swarovski crystal and silver mesh puppy necklaces seem a steal at just $225. But for the larger dog who wants to make a statement, it's hard to go past the Masai collars, handcrafted by tribesmen in Kenya. "The Masai are very...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Business, Culture, Dogs, Mammals, Pets on 04 14th, 2009 | No Comments

What America needs: A dog-friendly car

What America needs: A dog-friendly car
photo credit: emdot The idea isn't coming out of Detroit, but maybe America's automakers will again copy the Japanese and learn how to make a profit by making a pet-friendly car. Honda Motor Co. recently unveiled the pet friendly version of its Element utility vehicle at the New York Auto Show, according...
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