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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Birds, Culture, Music, Pets, Science & Tech, Videos, Wildlife on 05 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

Head-banging parrot proves birds can dance

Head-banging parrot proves birds can dance
photo credit: aussiegall A head-banging parrot who became a YouTube sensation has demonstrated that an ability to appreciate music and keep a rhythm is not unique to humans, scientists say. Snowball the cockatoo, who appears to bop his head, tap his claws and squawk enthusiastically to the Back Street...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Events, Music, Pets, Wildlife on 03 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Animals make their mark at SXSW

Animals make their mark at SXSW
photo credit: law_keven It doesn't matter what panel I find myself in, or what situation I stumble across, animals are making their way into the South by Southwest festival conversation. The first day I got here, I picked up my "big bag." Every year, I like to take a picture of the tens of thousands...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Culture, Dogs, Mammals, Music, Pets on 01 31st, 2009 | No Comments

Rapper DMX Gets 90 Days For Animal Cruelty

Image via Wikipedia Rapper DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and 18 months of supervised probation on animal cruelty and drug charges. [...] Simmons pleaded guilty in December to one felony count of theft, one count each of felony possession of marijuana...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Mammals, Music, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 01 21st, 2009 | No Comments

5 Coolest Monkey Stories of the Week

I've unearthed many monkey news stories recently, so I decided to highlight the most fascinating or silly ones here.  Enjoy "monkeying around" with the articles!  Get it?  See what I did there?  Nyuck nyuck! ;D 1.  Even Monkeys Know Which Rock Will Break the Toughest Nut Capuchin monkeys not only...
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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 jbpounders in Music, Videos on 12 11th, 2008 | No Comments

Britney Spears’ ‘Circus’ Video Taken To Task By PETA, But Trainers Insist Animals Were Treated Well

On Monday, People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued a press release condemning Britney Spears for featuring "cruelly trained lions and elephants" in her just-released "Circus" video and demanded that the pop star "stop using exotic animals in her videos and concerts once and for all. Click...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Birds, Conservation, Culture, Endangered Species, Events, Literature, Mammals, Movies, Music, Uncategorized, Videos on 11 24th, 2008 | 4 Comments

What do Twilight, Iron & Wine, Flightless Birds, and Shepherd’s Dogs all have in common?

Image by songbirdsings via Flickr I saw the movie Twilight on opening day this past Friday.  I apologize in advance if you enjoyed it (you are entitled to your opinion and your enjoyment), because my friends and I would like to nominate it for most-laugh-out-loud-BAD movie of the year.  I know the...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Culture, Mammals, Music on 11 17th, 2008 | No Comments

Warm panda cola by a melon in the sun

This song, entitled "Warm Panda Cola," is by one of my favorite bands, The Boy Least Likely To.  I'm featuring this song because it's about a Panda! Or maybe it's just about panda cola?  Either way, since it mentions pandas, it's worthy of mention on Kitty Mowmow's Animal Expo. I'm renewing my old...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Sanctuaries, Conservation, Culture, Endangered Species, Events, Fundraising, Mammals, Music on 11 1st, 2008 | No Comments

Announcing Kitty Mowmow’s Orangutan Outreach Benefit Concert

Check out the Facebook event profile!.......Spread the widget! Sponsored by OZ Music and Manna Grocery & Deli! Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 8 pm - 2 pm Mellow Mushroom, 2230 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL WHAT: Come hear some great local bands (exact bands are TBA, but we have a great lineup in...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Culture, Mammals, Music on 10 1st, 2008 | 2 Comments

7 Reasons Why You MUST See the Fleet Foxes Play Live

Fleet Foxes He Doesn't Know Why from Grandchildren on Vimeo. I saw the Fleet Foxes at The Bottle Tree Cafe in Birmingham, AL (a venue that visiting bands regularly declare as the best bar in the nation, by the way). The Bottle Tree is a great bar filled with great people and perhaps even greater bands,...
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