Lion King goes for a roll in the warm sand.
Lion King goes for a roll in the warm sand.
Ta much, dear MSiegel! XD
Mom said, completely deadpan, "Look - you can see where those fake bills have been tied on," before awwwwwwing all over the place.
Tauranga - In a story that is perhaps one of those kinds of tales that is so incredible it has to be true, a New Zealand woman came into her kitchen to find a baby fur seal.
The Tauranga Harbour woman was surprised to learn the baby seal arrived through her cat door and ended up on the couch, readying for a nap. When the resident, Annette Swoffer, came into the room she was shocked to find the seal was "hanging out with her cats," reported the New Zealand Herald.
It seems the little guy managed to travel from the Welcome Bay waterfront, through the residential area, across a busy street, up a smaller road until it reached Swoffer's lengthy driveway. Then he ventured through the cat door and into the house. Speculation is the seal may have followed one of the cats inside. Reportedly, once inside, the pup ignored Swoffer's dog.
"I was looking at it thinking, it's got flippers, it's not a cat or a dog ... I thought I was hallucinating," she said. ...
The Tauranga Harbour woman was surprised to learn the baby seal arrived through her cat door and ended up on the couch, readying for a nap. When the resident, Annette Swoffer, came into the room she was shocked to find the seal was "hanging out with her cats," reported the New Zealand Herald.
It seems the little guy managed to travel from the Welcome Bay waterfront, through the residential area, across a busy street, up a smaller road until it reached Swoffer's lengthy driveway. Then he ventured through the cat door and into the house. Speculation is the seal may have followed one of the cats inside. Reportedly, once inside, the pup ignored Swoffer's dog.
"I was looking at it thinking, it's got flippers, it's not a cat or a dog ... I thought I was hallucinating," she said. ...
Li'l sideways ass kitteh FTW
Ta much, dear MSiegel!
Ta much, dear MSiegel!
merelygifted:
megellen:
gothiccharmschool:
This is possibly the most adorable thing I’ve seen all day.
megellen:
I adore bats. I had a bat nursery on my farm in an unused section of the barn. They were sooooo cute and the mommy bats got very used to me being there and looking at them. The best part? No bugs. No bugs ever. No horseflies. No regular flies. Nothing. Pretty sure I had the only horse barn on the planet that had an almost zero need for fly spray.
Bats are so cute and so wonderful - see dear Megellen’s comment!
Duly reblogged for extra batty Halloweeny goodness.
Thanks, Angelclare!
Champion horse Topper took the ducklings under his wing – well, hoof – after allowing their mother, Lola, to lay a dozen eggs in his stable. He kept watch over them for a month before they hatched and then scared away foxes and dogs that got too close. (Metro UK)
Ta much, dear MSiegel
… ‘Far from being upset, Topper really likes his little duck family,’ said Kim Stevens, yard manager at the stables in Milland, West Sussex.
‘He was in and out of the stable all the time but every time he came back in, the first thing he did was look around to make sure they were still there.’
It is thought Lola moved in with Topper after her last lot of eggs were eaten by a fox. Before the new batch hatched, staff moved them to a safe corner of the straw so Topper, who was recently ridden to victory at the British Open Indoor Cross Country, did not accidentally squash them. …
Ta much, dear MSiegel
She has a leisurely roll in a pile of sand before spending a good 40 minutes rubbing against assorted metal bars and gates. She pauses to suck up a few stray strands of hay that she sprays over her back. And then she trundles off for a snooze. It is hardly an action-packed day, but after half a century of hard circus graft, Anne the elephant could be forgiven for taking it easy. And, like minders keen to protect a sensitive star, her new keepers at Longleat Safari Park are not going to force her to perform for the cameras.
"It's about giving her dignity now," says Jon Cracknell, the director of animal operations at Longleat. "She needs a bit of space and time to get used to her new surroundings, her new life. We do things at her pace, not anyone else's, and I don't want her to become a tabloid pawn. She needs her privacy."
It may already be too late for that. For more than a week now the story of Anne, Britain's last circus elephant, has competed with crime and war stories for space in the tabloids – and fared pretty well. The fuss shows no sign of dying down. When the Guardian was granted an audience with Anne yesterday, the PR department's phones were ringing off the hook from newspapers wanting to know how Anne was doing and photographers keen to come along and document her every roll and rub.
Journalists from as far afield as Brazil have requested access, and Cracknell had to put his foot down when representatives of a Hollywood actor – he is too discreet to say which one – expressed a desire to have their man pictured next to Anne. ...
"It's about giving her dignity now," says Jon Cracknell, the director of animal operations at Longleat. "She needs a bit of space and time to get used to her new surroundings, her new life. We do things at her pace, not anyone else's, and I don't want her to become a tabloid pawn. She needs her privacy."
It may already be too late for that. For more than a week now the story of Anne, Britain's last circus elephant, has competed with crime and war stories for space in the tabloids – and fared pretty well. The fuss shows no sign of dying down. When the Guardian was granted an audience with Anne yesterday, the PR department's phones were ringing off the hook from newspapers wanting to know how Anne was doing and photographers keen to come along and document her every roll and rub.
Journalists from as far afield as Brazil have requested access, and Cracknell had to put his foot down when representatives of a Hollywood actor – he is too discreet to say which one – expressed a desire to have their man pictured next to Anne. ...
Simon Garner - 11th February, 2011
First it was Heidi the cross-eyed opossum, now meet Frank the jaguar
As big cats go, Frank the cross-eyed jaguar from Delitzscher Zoo in Germany is far from purr-fect.
But keepers are hoping that the 14-year-old beast can beat Europe's other boss-eyed box office hit Heidi the opossum by a whisker.
'Frank was born with crossed eyes and no-one ever knew why. By now he's adapted very well to his condition. He's very happy but he wouldn't survive in the wild like this," said a zoo spokesman.
'He's not much of a hunter and he doesn't like to climb, but when you look at his eyes you can understand why,' they added.
'It's sadly not possible to do anything about the defect as far as we know but Frank seems happy.' ...
First it was Heidi the cross-eyed opossum, now meet Frank the jaguar
As big cats go, Frank the cross-eyed jaguar from Delitzscher Zoo in Germany is far from purr-fect.
But keepers are hoping that the 14-year-old beast can beat Europe's other boss-eyed box office hit Heidi the opossum by a whisker.
'Frank was born with crossed eyes and no-one ever knew why. By now he's adapted very well to his condition. He's very happy but he wouldn't survive in the wild like this," said a zoo spokesman.
'He's not much of a hunter and he doesn't like to climb, but when you look at his eyes you can understand why,' they added.
'It's sadly not possible to do anything about the defect as far as we know but Frank seems happy.' ...
... Those of you who are tempted to protest that such asinine tomfoolery has no place on The Register should note that the proposed names for next year's births are "Ballmer", "Bill" and "Brin". Watch this space...
Ta much, dear Edosan
Ta much, dear Edosan
Wenig kuscheln Gesichter! Little snuggle-faces!
Those itteh bitteh kittehs don't even have angry feet!
Ta much, dear Edosan
Those itteh bitteh kittehs don't even have angry feet!
Ta much, dear Edosan
WARNING: I was born terrified by spiders although little jumping spiders don't scare me. Skip this post if you're worse off spider-wise, Gentle Categorian.
If you like or love 'em, you'll think these are even cuter and cooler than any silly spider-phreaked philistine like Your Humble Narrator possibly could.
Itsy-bitsy indeed.
Phancy abdominable phlaps at rest
Phancy phlaps deployed during courtship ritual dance, and so explaining their common name
If you like or love 'em, you'll think these are even cuter and cooler than any silly spider-phreaked philistine like Your Humble Narrator possibly could.
Itsy-bitsy indeed.
Phancy abdominable phlaps at rest
Phancy phlaps deployed during courtship ritual dance, and so explaining their common name
Dog given medal after 'canine CPR'
CHRISTINE KELLETT
October 28, 2009
Jim Touzeau with his dog Teka and RSPCA Queensland's Bundaberg Inspector Patrick Yeates. Photo: RSPCA Queensland
A central Queensland dog which jumped up and down on its owner's chest after the man suffered a massive heart attack may have saved his life.
Teka the three-year-old Australian cattle dog has been given the RSPCA's animal achievement award following the 2007 feat at a glass factory near Bundaberg.
Owner Jim Touzeau's heart stopped and he collapsed unconscious on the factory floor when Teka climbed onto his chest and began to jump repeatedly with all four paws.
The dog also barked in his face, rousing him enough to raise the alarm with his son.
She also ran outside and barked to attract attention.
Medical experts have been unable to say whether the canine CPR had any medical impact but say Mr Touzeau would not be alive today if not for Teka's efforts.
"I don't know if she actually kick-started my heart. But the doctors said that if I hadn't come to and called for help the chances are I would be dead," Mr Touzeau said.
"My heart had definitely stopped."
The 79-year-old glass craftsman also suffered deep cuts when he fell and sliced himself open on plate glass at the his Tinana factory.
He has since been fitted with a defibrillator implant.
"I lost my wife six years ago this Christmas and it's a pretty lonely life on your own,'' he told brisbanetimes.com.au.
"I got Teka three years ago and she's a terrific companion. She just never leaves my side. Because it's just the two of us, I rely on her and she relies on me."
Mr Touzeau said he remembered nothing of the heart attack, but recalled waking up to Teka on his chest.
"She was really thumping my chest with her two front feet,'' he said.
"It was out of the blue [behaviour] for her.
"She must have been thinking 'I better wake this fella up or I won't get any dinner'.''
The RSPCA will present the state-based commendation to Teka today and will also nominate her for a Purple Cross - the charity's highest bravery medal.
RSPCA spokesman Michael Beatty said Teka had shown incredible intuition.
"This award isn't given away lightly. If she hadn't been there he probably would not have woken up."
Ta much, dear Edosan
CHRISTINE KELLETT
October 28, 2009
Jim Touzeau with his dog Teka and RSPCA Queensland's Bundaberg Inspector Patrick Yeates. Photo: RSPCA Queensland
A central Queensland dog which jumped up and down on its owner's chest after the man suffered a massive heart attack may have saved his life.
Teka the three-year-old Australian cattle dog has been given the RSPCA's animal achievement award following the 2007 feat at a glass factory near Bundaberg.
Owner Jim Touzeau's heart stopped and he collapsed unconscious on the factory floor when Teka climbed onto his chest and began to jump repeatedly with all four paws.
The dog also barked in his face, rousing him enough to raise the alarm with his son.
She also ran outside and barked to attract attention.
Medical experts have been unable to say whether the canine CPR had any medical impact but say Mr Touzeau would not be alive today if not for Teka's efforts.
"I don't know if she actually kick-started my heart. But the doctors said that if I hadn't come to and called for help the chances are I would be dead," Mr Touzeau said.
"My heart had definitely stopped."
The 79-year-old glass craftsman also suffered deep cuts when he fell and sliced himself open on plate glass at the his Tinana factory.
He has since been fitted with a defibrillator implant.
"I lost my wife six years ago this Christmas and it's a pretty lonely life on your own,'' he told brisbanetimes.com.au.
"I got Teka three years ago and she's a terrific companion. She just never leaves my side. Because it's just the two of us, I rely on her and she relies on me."
Mr Touzeau said he remembered nothing of the heart attack, but recalled waking up to Teka on his chest.
"She was really thumping my chest with her two front feet,'' he said.
"It was out of the blue [behaviour] for her.
"She must have been thinking 'I better wake this fella up or I won't get any dinner'.''
The RSPCA will present the state-based commendation to Teka today and will also nominate her for a Purple Cross - the charity's highest bravery medal.
RSPCA spokesman Michael Beatty said Teka had shown incredible intuition.
"This award isn't given away lightly. If she hadn't been there he probably would not have woken up."
Ta much, dear Edosan
Feel better soon, Dear Heart!
Ta much, dear Foxy
A five-week-old boar named Manni, plays with a Jack Russell terrier called Candy in Ehringhausen, Germany.
Candy has taught him to bark and fetch. :)
Bella the foxhound and Maggie the fox have become firm friends at an animal sanctuary in Essex
Yup - that there's a bird dog allright.
Clyde, the blind collie, and his partner Bonnie, whom he uses as a guide dog, have found their happy ending in the form of a new home in the country ....
Meeeeeeeeeeeeeyow.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
But perfect proof of why pets - and most people! - need neutering or spaying.
But perfect proof of why pets - and most people! - need neutering or spaying.
Silly old bear.
... Noel Coward once called him: “The most professional, the most witty... and the most utterly charming man in the business.”
Bob Hope is said to have described him as: “The most glamorous woman in the world.” ...
Bob Hope is said to have described him as: “The most glamorous woman in the world.” ...
A retrograde Mercury poster child if I've ever seen one.
Ta much, dear Shell42970!
Well done the Lady!
Best of Friends: Family Raises Wild Boar Piglet with Pet Dog - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
Ahh, wild boar. Dangerous, tasty, and a fab companion for your family dog.
Go figure.
Go figure.
Oh, the poor, dear girl.
I'd heard about this guy. Anyone who's that into BATs is okay with me!
The 'author' of this article ain't okay with me: he's rather a plagiarist. He ripped off one of th' Detroit newspapers.
The 'author' of this article ain't okay with me: he's rather a plagiarist. He ripped off one of th' Detroit newspapers.
Detroit Zoo welcomes newborn aardvark
FREE PRESS STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES
December 23, 2008
The Detroit Zoo welcomed a baby aardvark this month.
Zoo officials are awaiting DNA test results to determine the sex of its newborn aardvark, Amani (Swahili for “peace”), born at 1:05 a.m. Dec. 8 to mother Rachaael and father Mchimbaji.
The 23-inch infant arrived hairless, weighing 3 pounds, 10 ounces, with ears measuring 4 inches. “This baby can only be described as hideously cute,” said Director of Conservation and Animal Welfare Scott Carter. “Rachaael is a first-time mother and is showing great maternal instincts.” ...
FREE PRESS STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES
December 23, 2008
The Detroit Zoo welcomed a baby aardvark this month.
Zoo officials are awaiting DNA test results to determine the sex of its newborn aardvark, Amani (Swahili for “peace”), born at 1:05 a.m. Dec. 8 to mother Rachaael and father Mchimbaji.
The 23-inch infant arrived hairless, weighing 3 pounds, 10 ounces, with ears measuring 4 inches. “This baby can only be described as hideously cute,” said Director of Conservation and Animal Welfare Scott Carter. “Rachaael is a first-time mother and is showing great maternal instincts.” ...
Awww, the dear lads!
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
That's an expen$ive kitteh.
That's a miniscule but naughty ninja kitteh.
Nicked shamelessly from my mutual friend BettyJoBradley, who isn't on my send-to list because SU's so cool.
Un gatito exquisito verdaderamente!
You could indeed die from all this cute, Bristol3.
Consider yrselves warned, folks.
You could indeed die from all this cute, Bristol3.
Consider yrselves warned, folks.
Rare car at show today helps soothe heartache, highlights tale of true love
BY MARK PHELAN * DETROIT FREE PRESS AUTO CRITIC * July 29, 2008
When he was 17, Gary Kaberle fell in love with a one-of-a-kind Italian sports car.
Thirteen years later, he fell in love with a 5-foot-4 blonde who sang in an all-girls group called the Honeybees.
In time, the BAT 9 coupe would repay his devotion, with its sale financing cancer treatments that extended his wife Deb's life. A six-month death sentence turned into four years together.
The tale continues this morning at the Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester Hills, when Kaberle, a Traverse City dentist, will stand next to the BAT 11, a new car that Italian craftsmen rushed to build for him as their company slid into bankruptcy earlier this year. He hopes to one day use the car to raise money to fight cancer.
The story begins in 1963, when Kaberle, who grew up in Evart, a village about 65 miles east of Ludington where his parents ran a caf and gift shop, was visiting Greenville -- about 60 miles from Evart and as far from home as he'd ever been.
"My whole world was a 50-mile radius of Evart," said Kaberle, 62.
He saw the BAT 9 under a mercury vapor lamp in front of a used-car dealership. ...
BY MARK PHELAN * DETROIT FREE PRESS AUTO CRITIC * July 29, 2008
When he was 17, Gary Kaberle fell in love with a one-of-a-kind Italian sports car.
Thirteen years later, he fell in love with a 5-foot-4 blonde who sang in an all-girls group called the Honeybees.
In time, the BAT 9 coupe would repay his devotion, with its sale financing cancer treatments that extended his wife Deb's life. A six-month death sentence turned into four years together.
The tale continues this morning at the Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester Hills, when Kaberle, a Traverse City dentist, will stand next to the BAT 11, a new car that Italian craftsmen rushed to build for him as their company slid into bankruptcy earlier this year. He hopes to one day use the car to raise money to fight cancer.
The story begins in 1963, when Kaberle, who grew up in Evart, a village about 65 miles east of Ludington where his parents ran a caf and gift shop, was visiting Greenville -- about 60 miles from Evart and as far from home as he'd ever been.
"My whole world was a 50-mile radius of Evart," said Kaberle, 62.
He saw the BAT 9 under a mercury vapor lamp in front of a used-car dealership. ...
Mi beg ya, Natty Ratty, ya 'ol' dis a minute. H'it nah bun, so ya na gwan bun yaself. T'ank yu, Mon.
Swan, Paddleboat Getting Back Together
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
BERLIN (AP) -- Petra the swan has a new home and so does her beloved swan-shaped paddleboat. In 2006, Petra, a black swan, became so attached to the boat - shaped like an outsized white swan - that she refused to leave its side at a lake near a zoo in the German city of Muenster.
Petra and her paddleboat were taken to the zoo. ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
BERLIN (AP) -- Petra the swan has a new home and so does her beloved swan-shaped paddleboat. In 2006, Petra, a black swan, became so attached to the boat - shaped like an outsized white swan - that she refused to leave its side at a lake near a zoo in the German city of Muenster.
Petra and her paddleboat were taken to the zoo. ...
Man Clinging to Boat: Save My Dog First
March 11, 2008
CORE, W.Va. (AP) -- Life jackets are made for people, not dogs. So, when Randy Earl's small boat capsized while he was fishing with his dog Lacy, a black spaniel mix, he stayed in the water with his life jacket while making sure Lacy was OK.
"When the boat flipped over, I put the dog on top of the boat," Earl told The Dominion Post of Morgantown.
While waiting for someone to rescue them on Mason Lake in northern West Virginia, Earl clung to the 12-foot boat's hull. The water temperature was about 50 degrees, said J.M. Crawley, a senior conservation officer for the Division of Natural Resources.
Another fisherman, Jan Thorn, watched from shore as a state trooper paddled out to rescue Earl and Lacy.
"He asked the state trooper to take the dog first," Thorn said. "It was very touching."
Earl, 53, said Lacy means a lot to him and his wife since they lost both of their children in a car accident 15 years ago. ...
March 11, 2008
CORE, W.Va. (AP) -- Life jackets are made for people, not dogs. So, when Randy Earl's small boat capsized while he was fishing with his dog Lacy, a black spaniel mix, he stayed in the water with his life jacket while making sure Lacy was OK.
"When the boat flipped over, I put the dog on top of the boat," Earl told The Dominion Post of Morgantown.
While waiting for someone to rescue them on Mason Lake in northern West Virginia, Earl clung to the 12-foot boat's hull. The water temperature was about 50 degrees, said J.M. Crawley, a senior conservation officer for the Division of Natural Resources.
Another fisherman, Jan Thorn, watched from shore as a state trooper paddled out to rescue Earl and Lacy.
"He asked the state trooper to take the dog first," Thorn said. "It was very touching."
Earl, 53, said Lacy means a lot to him and his wife since they lost both of their children in a car accident 15 years ago. ...
Quick! What's 14 inches (35.56cm) long and blue? No, not you the last time you were turned down, silly boy!
It's a giraffe's tongue!
Here one is squirrelly applied.
It's a giraffe's tongue!
Here one is squirrelly applied.
Show-off greyhound's pitch invasion
07 March 2008
THERE was only one winner when show-off greyhound Fools Mile staged a pitch invasion at a soccer match.
The Fleetwood pooch may have retired from the track, but the roar of the crowd and the glare of the lights were just too much to resist.
She raced into the Fleetwood Town soccer ground near her home on Peel Road and did four laps of the arena while professional footballers from Blackpool and Burnley reserves could only stand and stare in admiration.
"The match had to stop, but she got a big round of applause afterwards" said her owner Jane Holland. ...
Ta much to dear Siouxpernatural - I whinged that I wanted to see a picture of such a Goddess-Dog, and she found me one!
07 March 2008
THERE was only one winner when show-off greyhound Fools Mile staged a pitch invasion at a soccer match.
The Fleetwood pooch may have retired from the track, but the roar of the crowd and the glare of the lights were just too much to resist.
She raced into the Fleetwood Town soccer ground near her home on Peel Road and did four laps of the arena while professional footballers from Blackpool and Burnley reserves could only stand and stare in admiration.
"The match had to stop, but she got a big round of applause afterwards" said her owner Jane Holland. ...
Ta much to dear Siouxpernatural - I whinged that I wanted to see a picture of such a Goddess-Dog, and she found me one!
Firefighter Saves Dog by Performing CPR
Monday, March 10, 2008
WEST MONROE, La. (AP) -- A firefighter performed CPR on a dog, saving its life after responding to a mobile home fire. When firefighters arrived at the scene Friday, a resident of the house approached firefighter Stephen "Odie" Odom and told him two dogs were trapped inside the burning house. ...
... When Odom removed one of the dogs from the carrier, he noticed it was not breathing and his tongue was hanging out. The firefighter removed his face mask and placed the dog's head inside so the oxygen could blow in its face.
When this didn't work, Odom began performing CPR on the dog by "cupping my hands around the dog's snout and blowing until I could feel his chest expand," he said.
"I then did chest compressions similar to that of infant CPR. After approximately one minute of doggie CPR, I noticed the dog trying to breathe on its own."
Five minutes later the dog began looking around...
Monday, March 10, 2008
WEST MONROE, La. (AP) -- A firefighter performed CPR on a dog, saving its life after responding to a mobile home fire. When firefighters arrived at the scene Friday, a resident of the house approached firefighter Stephen "Odie" Odom and told him two dogs were trapped inside the burning house. ...
... When Odom removed one of the dogs from the carrier, he noticed it was not breathing and his tongue was hanging out. The firefighter removed his face mask and placed the dog's head inside so the oxygen could blow in its face.
When this didn't work, Odom began performing CPR on the dog by "cupping my hands around the dog's snout and blowing until I could feel his chest expand," he said.
"I then did chest compressions similar to that of infant CPR. After approximately one minute of doggie CPR, I noticed the dog trying to breathe on its own."
Five minutes later the dog began looking around...
Student's mouth-to-muzzle saves tiger cub
by Iain Rogers
Fri Feb 1, 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German medical student got some unexpected practical experience at the zoo when she gave the kiss of life to a baby tiger choking on a piece of meat, the zoo director said Friday.
The student was passing the enclosure with her toddler son on a visit several weeks ago when she noticed the 4-month-old tiger choking and offered her assistance to the helpless keeper, said Andreas Jacob, director of the zoo in the eastern German city of Halle.
"The tiger tried to eat a piece of meat that was too big and started choking and shaking and then fell over," the student, Janine Bauer, told MDR radio.
"We got the piece out but he wasn't breathing so I tried mouth-to-mouth and heart massage," she added. "After 3-5 minutes he came to, thank God." ...
by Iain Rogers
Fri Feb 1, 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German medical student got some unexpected practical experience at the zoo when she gave the kiss of life to a baby tiger choking on a piece of meat, the zoo director said Friday.
The student was passing the enclosure with her toddler son on a visit several weeks ago when she noticed the 4-month-old tiger choking and offered her assistance to the helpless keeper, said Andreas Jacob, director of the zoo in the eastern German city of Halle.
"The tiger tried to eat a piece of meat that was too big and started choking and shaking and then fell over," the student, Janine Bauer, told MDR radio.
"We got the piece out but he wasn't breathing so I tried mouth-to-mouth and heart massage," she added. "After 3-5 minutes he came to, thank God." ...
Adorable baby bats - honestly - snuggled in wool at animal shelter
22nd November 2007
Wrapped up in their tiny blankets, the bundles of woe pictured below are surviving on the milk of human kindness.
The orphaned baby bats are being raised at a rescue centre after a plague of poisonous ticks swept through their colony. ...
22nd November 2007
Wrapped up in their tiny blankets, the bundles of woe pictured below are surviving on the milk of human kindness.
The orphaned baby bats are being raised at a rescue centre after a plague of poisonous ticks swept through their colony. ...
A Thanksgiving Romp Allows a Respite
By Ruben Castaneda
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 23, 2007
Like hundreds of Washington area residents, Lynn Foster and Teri Nevarez spent a good part of Thanksgiving feeding the homeless.
And walking them. And petting them. And cleaning out their kennels and litter boxes.
Foster and Nevarez were among a half-dozen volunteers who spent part of their holiday at Friends of Homeless Animals, a dog and cat shelter nestled in a bucolic, 40-acre patch of woods in Loudoun County.
The volunteers allowed the eight paid staff members who care for the animals to spend the holiday with their families, said Joe Pillera, director of the facility. At any given time, the shelter, which does not euthanize animals, is home to about 120 dogs and about 60 cats, including a dozen or so feral cats that roam the grounds. ...
By Ruben Castaneda
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 23, 2007
Like hundreds of Washington area residents, Lynn Foster and Teri Nevarez spent a good part of Thanksgiving feeding the homeless.
And walking them. And petting them. And cleaning out their kennels and litter boxes.
Foster and Nevarez were among a half-dozen volunteers who spent part of their holiday at Friends of Homeless Animals, a dog and cat shelter nestled in a bucolic, 40-acre patch of woods in Loudoun County.
The volunteers allowed the eight paid staff members who care for the animals to spend the holiday with their families, said Joe Pillera, director of the facility. At any given time, the shelter, which does not euthanize animals, is home to about 120 dogs and about 60 cats, including a dozen or so feral cats that roam the grounds. ...
Dog saves girl from snake
Jennifer Eliot
31Oct07
A NEGLECTED doberman adopted by a loving family last week has saved their toddler from being bitten by a deadly king brown snake.
Seventeen-month-old Charlotte Svilicic was playing in the garden of the family's Atherton home on Monday when Khan the doberman grabbed her by the back of the nappy and threw her clear of the approaching snake.
The heroic pooch was bitten by the snake after saving the toddler but is recovering after a dose of anti-venom.
In an amazing twist, Khan's breeder revealed his grandfather had saved a child in similar circumstances.
Charlotte's mother Catherine Svilicic yesterday told The Cairns Post Khan had saved the child's life and the family would be forever indebted.
"If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it," Ms Svilicic said. ...
... Mrs Svilicic said the family had only had Khan for four days, and they were moved by Khan's selfless and protective act.
"When Kerry Kinder (Doberinling Boarding Kennels owner) rescued him, he was starving, had broken ribs and had been beaten - he was an abused dog," she said. ...
Many thanks to dear Jodisar
Jennifer Eliot
31Oct07
A NEGLECTED doberman adopted by a loving family last week has saved their toddler from being bitten by a deadly king brown snake.
Seventeen-month-old Charlotte Svilicic was playing in the garden of the family's Atherton home on Monday when Khan the doberman grabbed her by the back of the nappy and threw her clear of the approaching snake.
The heroic pooch was bitten by the snake after saving the toddler but is recovering after a dose of anti-venom.
In an amazing twist, Khan's breeder revealed his grandfather had saved a child in similar circumstances.
Charlotte's mother Catherine Svilicic yesterday told The Cairns Post Khan had saved the child's life and the family would be forever indebted.
"If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it," Ms Svilicic said. ...
... Mrs Svilicic said the family had only had Khan for four days, and they were moved by Khan's selfless and protective act.
"When Kerry Kinder (Doberinling Boarding Kennels owner) rescued him, he was starving, had broken ribs and had been beaten - he was an abused dog," she said. ...
Many thanks to dear Jodisar
Happy as a pig in, um, her arms! Yeah! In her arms!
Golden Retriever Nurses Stray Kitten
Monday, October 8, 2007
STEPHENS CITY, Va. (AP) -- A stray kitten has found a new mother in a golden retriever, who began producing milk for the gray tabby after hearing its cries.
The hungry kitten, found in an old tire at a concrete plant, refused to drink from a bottle and her rescuers feared she would die. That's when Honey, the family dog who hadn't given birth in 18 months, stepped in with her motherly instincts.
"She started licking her and loving her. Within a couple of days, Honey started naturally lactating," said Kathy Martin, whose husband, Jimmy, brought the kitten home six weeks ago. "The kitten took right to her." ...
Monday, October 8, 2007
STEPHENS CITY, Va. (AP) -- A stray kitten has found a new mother in a golden retriever, who began producing milk for the gray tabby after hearing its cries.
The hungry kitten, found in an old tire at a concrete plant, refused to drink from a bottle and her rescuers feared she would die. That's when Honey, the family dog who hadn't given birth in 18 months, stepped in with her motherly instincts.
"She started licking her and loving her. Within a couple of days, Honey started naturally lactating," said Kathy Martin, whose husband, Jimmy, brought the kitten home six weeks ago. "The kitten took right to her." ...
Even if the story be a hoax it's a superb, awww-inspiring series of photographs.
Corset crooks strike twice in Calif.
October 5, 2007
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) -- Thieves have twice raided an Orange County store that specializes in corsets and other costumes, making off with an estimated $44,000 in exotic outfits.
Jeanette Zinkan, a 69-year-old great grandmother who goes by the name "Miss Antoinette," owns Versatile Fashions, and designs most of the store's merchandise herself.
"They took the guts out of me when they took my entire showcase. That's more than 30 years of work," said Zinkan.
In June, police say thieves used a master key to get into the business next to Zinkan's then sawed through the wall and took what she estimated as $15,000 worth of merchandise.
Then last month, the business's back door was pried open, and this time $29,000 in corsets and costumes were snatched. ...
http://www.versatilefashions.com/
http://www.versatile-fashions.com/
Such a shame - they have such beautiful things.
October 5, 2007
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) -- Thieves have twice raided an Orange County store that specializes in corsets and other costumes, making off with an estimated $44,000 in exotic outfits.
Jeanette Zinkan, a 69-year-old great grandmother who goes by the name "Miss Antoinette," owns Versatile Fashions, and designs most of the store's merchandise herself.
"They took the guts out of me when they took my entire showcase. That's more than 30 years of work," said Zinkan.
In June, police say thieves used a master key to get into the business next to Zinkan's then sawed through the wall and took what she estimated as $15,000 worth of merchandise.
Then last month, the business's back door was pried open, and this time $29,000 in corsets and costumes were snatched. ...
http://www.versatilefashions.com/
http://www.versatile-fashions.com/
Such a shame - they have such beautiful things.
12/04/07
HE KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE
Horse helps out after owner is pinned and injured in corral
BY SHERRY MARTELL
Truro Daily News
TATAMAGOUCHE - An Irish Draught horse guarding the Aitchison's barnyard animals became a family hero last month after rescuing its owner.
John Aitchison, a 20-year-old farmer in Millbrook, near Tatamagouche, was standing on a fence brace inside a cattle corral, when his foot slipped, becoming lodged between two boards.
"I tried to wiggle it and move it around but it was stuck and I knew I was going to be there a while before anyone would find me," said Aitchison.
The young man was laying on his back helpless, covered in barnyard muck when he heard the clomping steps of giant Savannah, a one-ton, white gelding approaching.
Aitchison said the self-appointed guardian has a reputation for keeping a close eye on all activities in his barnyard and must have sensed something was wrong.
Without hesitating, the horse stood beside Aitchison and used his nose to push the boards trapping the man's foot.
"He knew I was in trouble," said Aitchison. "Then he put his head down about where my chest was and I reached up and put my hands around his neck and he lifted me right up."
Once Aitchison could stand on one leg he was able to turn his trapped foot and easily free it.
Savannah guided him as he limped out of the corral. He slowly reached the family's home, where Aitchison's father was able to take him to the hospital, and his foot was placed in a cast to help repair ligaments that were ripped from the ankle.
"He's my hero," Aitchison said about the seven-year-old horse. "I would have been stuck on the ground for at least half a day and my foot would have been in a lot worse shape. I definitely feel a lot more attached to him."
During the past three weeks Aitchison has used crutches to limp around the farm to visit Savannah and reward his rescuer with an occasional crunchy potato and a generous helping of oats.
John Aitchison's horse Savannah has been the self-appointed barnyard guardian since arriving on the farm near Tatamagouche nearly five years ago. Wherever the farmers are working the Irish Draught horse follows close behind watching for any hint of trouble. The gelding helps with maintenance, carrying the bucket of nails around with the handle in his mouth, and has been known to pick up a forgotten hammer or shovel and return it to the barn. He rounds up calves in the field who are separated from their mothers, guiding them safely back to the herd. One exemplary feat he performed about two years ago was helping to pull a calf from a distressed cow by yanking on a rope along with the farmers to safely deliver it.
That horse is a genius.
HE KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE
Horse helps out after owner is pinned and injured in corral
BY SHERRY MARTELL
Truro Daily News
TATAMAGOUCHE - An Irish Draught horse guarding the Aitchison's barnyard animals became a family hero last month after rescuing its owner.
John Aitchison, a 20-year-old farmer in Millbrook, near Tatamagouche, was standing on a fence brace inside a cattle corral, when his foot slipped, becoming lodged between two boards.
"I tried to wiggle it and move it around but it was stuck and I knew I was going to be there a while before anyone would find me," said Aitchison.
The young man was laying on his back helpless, covered in barnyard muck when he heard the clomping steps of giant Savannah, a one-ton, white gelding approaching.
Aitchison said the self-appointed guardian has a reputation for keeping a close eye on all activities in his barnyard and must have sensed something was wrong.
Without hesitating, the horse stood beside Aitchison and used his nose to push the boards trapping the man's foot.
"He knew I was in trouble," said Aitchison. "Then he put his head down about where my chest was and I reached up and put my hands around his neck and he lifted me right up."
Once Aitchison could stand on one leg he was able to turn his trapped foot and easily free it.
Savannah guided him as he limped out of the corral. He slowly reached the family's home, where Aitchison's father was able to take him to the hospital, and his foot was placed in a cast to help repair ligaments that were ripped from the ankle.
"He's my hero," Aitchison said about the seven-year-old horse. "I would have been stuck on the ground for at least half a day and my foot would have been in a lot worse shape. I definitely feel a lot more attached to him."
During the past three weeks Aitchison has used crutches to limp around the farm to visit Savannah and reward his rescuer with an occasional crunchy potato and a generous helping of oats.
John Aitchison's horse Savannah has been the self-appointed barnyard guardian since arriving on the farm near Tatamagouche nearly five years ago. Wherever the farmers are working the Irish Draught horse follows close behind watching for any hint of trouble. The gelding helps with maintenance, carrying the bucket of nails around with the handle in his mouth, and has been known to pick up a forgotten hammer or shovel and return it to the barn. He rounds up calves in the field who are separated from their mothers, guiding them safely back to the herd. One exemplary feat he performed about two years ago was helping to pull a calf from a distressed cow by yanking on a rope along with the farmers to safely deliver it.
That horse is a genius.
What a wonderful pillow.
Dog Nurses Kitten Found Under SUV Hood
Monday, July 9, 2007
VICTORIA, Texas -- By all accounts, Tahoe is a typical kitten: cute, sleepy and hungry. But his eating habits are far from typical, as the stray's been nursing from a 3-year-old dog named Lillie.
Ever since the kitten was found under the hood of Eunice Collins' running Chevrolet Tahoe a few weeks ago, he's been feeding from the unusually cooperative longhaired dachshund. Tahoe feeds in the morning, at night and after naps, purring and pawing at the dog's belly. ...
(AP Photo/Victoria Advocate, T.C. Baker)
... "I couldn't believe it," she said. "She has just taken Tahoe on as her baby and has been nurturing and taking care of him. They're just very close."
[Dr] Beck said having Tahoe in the house "induced a false pregnancy, a nursing response."
"It made the hormones needed to produce milk," Beck said. "Now, I'm sure the cat obviously had it in mind the dog was (his) mother."
Monday, July 9, 2007
VICTORIA, Texas -- By all accounts, Tahoe is a typical kitten: cute, sleepy and hungry. But his eating habits are far from typical, as the stray's been nursing from a 3-year-old dog named Lillie.
Ever since the kitten was found under the hood of Eunice Collins' running Chevrolet Tahoe a few weeks ago, he's been feeding from the unusually cooperative longhaired dachshund. Tahoe feeds in the morning, at night and after naps, purring and pawing at the dog's belly. ...
(AP Photo/Victoria Advocate, T.C. Baker)
... "I couldn't believe it," she said. "She has just taken Tahoe on as her baby and has been nurturing and taking care of him. They're just very close."
[Dr] Beck said having Tahoe in the house "induced a false pregnancy, a nursing response."
"It made the hormones needed to produce milk," Beck said. "Now, I'm sure the cat obviously had it in mind the dog was (his) mother."
Four new additions to family of "gentle giants"
June 11, 2007
The news just doesn't get any better for a rare breed of donkeys that grow to be taller than most horses.
A British stud farm dedicated to preserving the rare Poitou donkey has managed to breed four foals within a 20-day period - two colts and two fillies.
Just 44 Poitou donkeys were known to exist in 1976. Their numbers have since increased to an estimated 600 to 800 worldwide.
The four newcomers, Tilda, Tomas, Tarka and Tizer, have proved to be a big hit for Woodford Farm, in Hampshire. ...
Many thanks to the Goddess known to mortals as Zaxy.
I met some Poitou donkeys at a horse expo in Louisville a few years ago. They are magnificent, vast, hairy critters with far more dignity than most horses. They snubbed almost all the people who approached them, save those who did so with due awe and respect. The latter two-leggeds were greeted in a low-key and very gracious manner, and then allowed to stroke their noble bodies.
Their eyes are simply enormous and very warm, if they like the cut of yr jib.
June 11, 2007
The news just doesn't get any better for a rare breed of donkeys that grow to be taller than most horses.
A British stud farm dedicated to preserving the rare Poitou donkey has managed to breed four foals within a 20-day period - two colts and two fillies.
Just 44 Poitou donkeys were known to exist in 1976. Their numbers have since increased to an estimated 600 to 800 worldwide.
The four newcomers, Tilda, Tomas, Tarka and Tizer, have proved to be a big hit for Woodford Farm, in Hampshire. ...
Many thanks to the Goddess known to mortals as Zaxy.
I met some Poitou donkeys at a horse expo in Louisville a few years ago. They are magnificent, vast, hairy critters with far more dignity than most horses. They snubbed almost all the people who approached them, save those who did so with due awe and respect. The latter two-leggeds were greeted in a low-key and very gracious manner, and then allowed to stroke their noble bodies.
Their eyes are simply enormous and very warm, if they like the cut of yr jib.
An all-time favo/urite.
Pony gives birth to twins, overcoming odds of 10,000-to-1
23rd May 2007
Running through the fields with her newly-born foals, mare Royal Beatrice has good reason to celebrate - after managing the astonishingly rare feat of producing twins.
The 22-year-old New Forest Pony has shocked equine experts with the surprise birth of healthy twin foals because the chances of both surviving are so slim.
Royal and Bess
In nearly all cases, one or both foals die in a twin pregnancy because the mother's uterus cannot support two babies. ...
Many thanks to dear Glenn321
23rd May 2007
Running through the fields with her newly-born foals, mare Royal Beatrice has good reason to celebrate - after managing the astonishingly rare feat of producing twins.
The 22-year-old New Forest Pony has shocked equine experts with the surprise birth of healthy twin foals because the chances of both surviving are so slim.
Royal and Bess
In nearly all cases, one or both foals die in a twin pregnancy because the mother's uterus cannot support two babies. ...
Many thanks to dear Glenn321
Clown goes ape in German zoo
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
It is a case of clowning around for a bit of monkey business - a zoo has hired a clown to keep its chimps, gorillas, orang-utans and baboons busy.
Boredom can make the animals ill or aggressive, so the zoo in Krefeld, near Cologne, hired Christina Peters to entertain them.
'They go wild when they see me coming because they know they are going to have fun,' she said.
Many thanks to dear Emmuttmax
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
It is a case of clowning around for a bit of monkey business - a zoo has hired a clown to keep its chimps, gorillas, orang-utans and baboons busy.
Boredom can make the animals ill or aggressive, so the zoo in Krefeld, near Cologne, hired Christina Peters to entertain them.
'They go wild when they see me coming because they know they are going to have fun,' she said.
Many thanks to dear Emmuttmax
This candid picture of Bella and her foal, Chewy was taken by contributing editor of PhotoLife magazine, Peter Burian...
Dogs, cat honoured for heroism
May 07, 2007
Canadian Press
Most heroes humbly accept thanks. Those honoured today were no different - except for a few wagging tails and one "meow."
Three dogs and one cat were inducted into the Purina Hall of Fame for feats of bravery and determination that saved lives.
"They do not enhance lives. These animals we have seen this morning, they save our lives," master of ceremonies William Thomas, the author of eight books including "The Dog Rules Damn Near Everything," said at the awards ceremony.
"It's truly amazing the bond between us and them." ...
May 07, 2007
Canadian Press
Most heroes humbly accept thanks. Those honoured today were no different - except for a few wagging tails and one "meow."
Three dogs and one cat were inducted into the Purina Hall of Fame for feats of bravery and determination that saved lives.
"They do not enhance lives. These animals we have seen this morning, they save our lives," master of ceremonies William Thomas, the author of eight books including "The Dog Rules Damn Near Everything," said at the awards ceremony.
"It's truly amazing the bond between us and them." ...
A Long-Awaited Taste of Outer Space
Stephen Hawking Takes a Buoyant Ride on a Zero-Gravity Flight
By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 27, 2007
CAPE CANAVERAL, April 26 -- It might not seem like a brilliant idea, allowing a frail 65-year-old paralytic to float free from gravity aboard a rising and plunging roller-coaster stunt flight.
But who's to argue with Stephen Hawking?
The celebrated British astrophysicist and black-hole theorist...has long wanted to visit outer space. Human survival depends on getting there, he says. ...
... Dressed in dark blue flight suits, Hawking and an entourage of caretakers boarded a Boeing 727 that roared out over the ocean and carved huge parabolic arcs in the sky, creating for passengers the "zero-gravity" effect of being in space. ...
Stephen Hawking Takes a Buoyant Ride on a Zero-Gravity Flight
By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 27, 2007
CAPE CANAVERAL, April 26 -- It might not seem like a brilliant idea, allowing a frail 65-year-old paralytic to float free from gravity aboard a rising and plunging roller-coaster stunt flight.
But who's to argue with Stephen Hawking?
The celebrated British astrophysicist and black-hole theorist...has long wanted to visit outer space. Human survival depends on getting there, he says. ...
... Dressed in dark blue flight suits, Hawking and an entourage of caretakers boarded a Boeing 727 that roared out over the ocean and carved huge parabolic arcs in the sky, creating for passengers the "zero-gravity" effect of being in space. ...
Man Gets 5,000 Calls for YouTube Posting
Sunday, April 22, 2007
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Ryan Fitzgerald is unemployed, lives with his father and has a little bit of time on his hands.
So, he decided to offer his ear, to anyone who wants to call. After posting a video with his cell phone number on YouTube on Friday, the 20-year-old told The Boston Globe he has received more than 5,000 calls and text messages. ...
..."Some people's own mothers won't take the time to sit down and talk with them and have a conversation," Fitzgerald said. "But some stranger on YouTube will. After six seconds, you're not a stranger anymore, you're a new kid I just met."
Sunday, April 22, 2007
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Ryan Fitzgerald is unemployed, lives with his father and has a little bit of time on his hands.
So, he decided to offer his ear, to anyone who wants to call. After posting a video with his cell phone number on YouTube on Friday, the 20-year-old told The Boston Globe he has received more than 5,000 calls and text messages. ...
..."Some people's own mothers won't take the time to sit down and talk with them and have a conversation," Fitzgerald said. "But some stranger on YouTube will. After six seconds, you're not a stranger anymore, you're a new kid I just met."
NYC Couple Complete 2,500-Mile Cab Ride
By TERRY TANG
Monday, April 16, 2007
PHOENIX (AP) -- A retired New York couple who hailed a taxi for their 2,500-mile move to northern Arizona arrived with their two cats at their destination on Monday.
Neither Betty nor Bob Matas drive and they wanted to spare their cats, Pretty Face and Cleopatra, a trip on an airplane to their retirement home about 90 miles north of Phoenix.
New York City cab driver Douglas Guldeniz, left, stands with Bob and Betty Matas after arriving at the Junipine Resort in Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona, Ariz., Monday, April 16, 2007, at the end of their 25-hundred mile (4,023-kilometer) cab ride from New York to Arizona...Bob Matas is pictured holding his cat Cleo. (AP Photo/Jake Bacon)
They left the couple's Queens neighborhood April 10 in Douglas Guldeniz's canary-colored Ford SUV cab and traveled about 10 hours a day for a $3,000 flat rate plus gas, meals and lodging. The SUV is a hybrid-electric vehicle, which helped lessen the cost of fuel. ...
... Matas said he was "flabbergasted" by the attention surrounding the couple's trip. Passers-by recognized them when they saw the New York cab, he said.
"Every state that we hit, people would say 'Are you the ones?' and we would say 'Yes, we are the ones,' " Matas said. ...
By TERRY TANG
Monday, April 16, 2007
PHOENIX (AP) -- A retired New York couple who hailed a taxi for their 2,500-mile move to northern Arizona arrived with their two cats at their destination on Monday.
Neither Betty nor Bob Matas drive and they wanted to spare their cats, Pretty Face and Cleopatra, a trip on an airplane to their retirement home about 90 miles north of Phoenix.
New York City cab driver Douglas Guldeniz, left, stands with Bob and Betty Matas after arriving at the Junipine Resort in Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona, Ariz., Monday, April 16, 2007, at the end of their 25-hundred mile (4,023-kilometer) cab ride from New York to Arizona...Bob Matas is pictured holding his cat Cleo. (AP Photo/Jake Bacon)
They left the couple's Queens neighborhood April 10 in Douglas Guldeniz's canary-colored Ford SUV cab and traveled about 10 hours a day for a $3,000 flat rate plus gas, meals and lodging. The SUV is a hybrid-electric vehicle, which helped lessen the cost of fuel. ...
... Matas said he was "flabbergasted" by the attention surrounding the couple's trip. Passers-by recognized them when they saw the New York cab, he said.
"Every state that we hit, people would say 'Are you the ones?' and we would say 'Yes, we are the ones,' " Matas said. ...
Billionaire buys homes for the needy
Monday 26th March 2007
A Japanese billionaire has bought four homes in Hawaii for needy families.
Genshiro Kawamoto had promised to buy the homes in Honolulu and charge just 75 a month rent.
But, as he handed over the keys and 500 spending money to each family, he said he would not be charging them any rent at all.
The announcement brought gasps and then tears from the grateful families, reports the Honolulu Advertiser.
"I'm shocked. I'm overwhelmed," said single mother Dorie-Ann Kahale, the first to receive her keys.
Ms Kahale, 39, and her five daughters had been living in a transitional housing project since October and on a beach in Nanakuli prior to that. ...
Monday 26th March 2007
A Japanese billionaire has bought four homes in Hawaii for needy families.
Genshiro Kawamoto had promised to buy the homes in Honolulu and charge just 75 a month rent.
But, as he handed over the keys and 500 spending money to each family, he said he would not be charging them any rent at all.
The announcement brought gasps and then tears from the grateful families, reports the Honolulu Advertiser.
"I'm shocked. I'm overwhelmed," said single mother Dorie-Ann Kahale, the first to receive her keys.
Ms Kahale, 39, and her five daughters had been living in a transitional housing project since October and on a beach in Nanakuli prior to that. ...
Long-Lost Abandoned Yellow Labrador Retriever Siblings Find Each Other at Wis. Dog Daycare
Mar 23, 2007
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) -- They were called Wallace and Gromit, a couple of abandoned yellow Labrador retriever siblings who wound up at the Coulee Region Humane Society. The pups were 5 months old last June when they were adopted out, but to separate homes. Months later, Pat Kucera at Diggity Dog Daycare noticed two yellow Labs named Levi and Cooper would "play like crazy" every time they got the chance during visits to his facility.
"They love playing chase, ring around the picnic table and face wrestling on the couches," Kucera said.
When he mentioned their behavior to their respective owners, Cyndy Lamb remembered the other pup she never forgot the one that was with Cooper when she took him home from the humane society. (sic)
She asked Denice Mack, owner of Levi, about her dog's past and found out she too adopted her dog last June.
"When she said he was 5 months old when she got him, my heart stopped,"...
Mar 23, 2007
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) -- They were called Wallace and Gromit, a couple of abandoned yellow Labrador retriever siblings who wound up at the Coulee Region Humane Society. The pups were 5 months old last June when they were adopted out, but to separate homes. Months later, Pat Kucera at Diggity Dog Daycare noticed two yellow Labs named Levi and Cooper would "play like crazy" every time they got the chance during visits to his facility.
"They love playing chase, ring around the picnic table and face wrestling on the couches," Kucera said.
When he mentioned their behavior to their respective owners, Cyndy Lamb remembered the other pup she never forgot the one that was with Cooper when she took him home from the humane society. (sic)
She asked Denice Mack, owner of Levi, about her dog's past and found out she too adopted her dog last June.
"When she said he was 5 months old when she got him, my heart stopped,"...
Mar. 9 - A village dog adopts a wild monkey and the two become inseparable.
When severe flood waters hit northern Mozambique in 2002, causing misery and extensive damage to property and crops, many animals were left to fend for themselves. But villagers in Caia witnessed a bizarre friendship between a dog and a monkey.
A skinny dog emerged from the bush with a tiny monkey clinging to its back.
The villagers have named the pair Billy and Kiko, and they've been inseparable ever since.
When severe flood waters hit northern Mozambique in 2002, causing misery and extensive damage to property and crops, many animals were left to fend for themselves. But villagers in Caia witnessed a bizarre friendship between a dog and a monkey.
A skinny dog emerged from the bush with a tiny monkey clinging to its back.
The villagers have named the pair Billy and Kiko, and they've been inseparable ever since.
Police Say Man Died Of Natural Causes
February 17, 2007
HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. -- A man's body was found in his home more than a year after his death, with the television still on and his features preserved by dry conditions.
Vincenzo Ricardo, 70, apparently died of natural causes, according to Dr. Stuart Dawson, Suffolk County's deputy chief medical examiner. Southampton Town police found Ricardo's body this week when they responded to a report of burst pipes.
He was found in a chair in front of the television set, as though he were watching it. Ricardo's wife died years ago, and he lived alone.
The coroner said he hadn't been heard from in over a year, and nobody sounded the alarm. ...
February 17, 2007
HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. -- A man's body was found in his home more than a year after his death, with the television still on and his features preserved by dry conditions.
Vincenzo Ricardo, 70, apparently died of natural causes, according to Dr. Stuart Dawson, Suffolk County's deputy chief medical examiner. Southampton Town police found Ricardo's body this week when they responded to a report of burst pipes.
He was found in a chair in front of the television set, as though he were watching it. Ricardo's wife died years ago, and he lived alone.
The coroner said he hadn't been heard from in over a year, and nobody sounded the alarm. ...
Cat Survives Being Frozen in Trough
Sunday February 11, 2007
LOSANTVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A cat found half-frozen in a water trough is recovering, but may lose his tail.
Melissa Jones said she found the cat Tuesday when she stepped onto her porch for a cigarette. His tail and hind legs were stuck in about three inches of ice. She and her husband used buckets of hot water to free him.
``His little ears are droopy and purple and so are his little feet,'' Jones said, adding that his new nickname is ``Droopy.''
In the morning, she took the seven-month-old yellow and white tiger cat to a veterinarian, where he was given an antibiotic. The vet recommended a regimen of warm water and foot and tail massages to help its circulation, but still may lose its tail. ...
Sunday February 11, 2007
LOSANTVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A cat found half-frozen in a water trough is recovering, but may lose his tail.
Melissa Jones said she found the cat Tuesday when she stepped onto her porch for a cigarette. His tail and hind legs were stuck in about three inches of ice. She and her husband used buckets of hot water to free him.
``His little ears are droopy and purple and so are his little feet,'' Jones said, adding that his new nickname is ``Droopy.''
In the morning, she took the seven-month-old yellow and white tiger cat to a veterinarian, where he was given an antibiotic. The vet recommended a regimen of warm water and foot and tail massages to help its circulation, but still may lose its tail. ...
Two-Faced Calf Loses Struggle to Live
Star, the calf born with two faces, loses her battle to survive
Feb. 6, 2007
RURAL RETREAT, Va. (AP) - Star, a calf born with two faces in December, has lost her battle to survive. Dairyman Kirk Heldreth said he found the calf's body when he went to the barn Friday morning, and presumes she died from complications related to her deformity.
"She was just laying there like she was sound asleep," he said. "It broke our hearts."
Heldreth didn't expect the calf to live long after her birth Dec. 27, but he and his family grew attached to her as she struggled to live. Despite a malformed mouth with one upper jaw and two lower jaws, Star was able to feed from a bottle.
She had reached 80 pounds, and had seemed in good health in the days before her death, Heldreth said.
The farmer had been accommodating dozens of visitors daily who came to see the calf, prompting him to name her Star.
While he didn't want to put the calf on display while she was alive, Heldreth shipped the body by truck Monday to an upstate New York taxidermist to prepare it for display in one of the Ripley's Believe It or Not museums. ...
Star, the calf born with two faces, loses her battle to survive
Feb. 6, 2007
RURAL RETREAT, Va. (AP) - Star, a calf born with two faces in December, has lost her battle to survive. Dairyman Kirk Heldreth said he found the calf's body when he went to the barn Friday morning, and presumes she died from complications related to her deformity.
"She was just laying there like she was sound asleep," he said. "It broke our hearts."
Heldreth didn't expect the calf to live long after her birth Dec. 27, but he and his family grew attached to her as she struggled to live. Despite a malformed mouth with one upper jaw and two lower jaws, Star was able to feed from a bottle.
She had reached 80 pounds, and had seemed in good health in the days before her death, Heldreth said.
The farmer had been accommodating dozens of visitors daily who came to see the calf, prompting him to name her Star.
While he didn't want to put the calf on display while she was alive, Heldreth shipped the body by truck Monday to an upstate New York taxidermist to prepare it for display in one of the Ripley's Believe It or Not museums. ...
Eternal embrace? Couple still hugging 5,000 years on
Tue Feb 6, 2007
ROME (Reuters) - Call it the eternal embrace.
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a couple buried 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, hugging each other.
"It's an extraordinary case," said Elena Menotti, who led the team on their dig near the northern city of Mantova.
"There has not been a double burial found in the Neolithic period, much less two people hugging -- and they really are hugging."
Menotti said she believed the two, almost certainly a man and a woman although that needs to be confirmed, died young because their teeth were mostly intact and not worn down.
"I must say that when we discovered it, we all became very excited. I've been doing this job for 25 years. I've done digs at Pompeii, all the famous sites," she told Reuters.
"But I've never been so moved because this is the discovery of something special." ...
Tue Feb 6, 2007
ROME (Reuters) - Call it the eternal embrace.
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a couple buried 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, hugging each other.
"It's an extraordinary case," said Elena Menotti, who led the team on their dig near the northern city of Mantova.
"There has not been a double burial found in the Neolithic period, much less two people hugging -- and they really are hugging."
Menotti said she believed the two, almost certainly a man and a woman although that needs to be confirmed, died young because their teeth were mostly intact and not worn down.
"I must say that when we discovered it, we all became very excited. I've been doing this job for 25 years. I've done digs at Pompeii, all the famous sites," she told Reuters.
"But I've never been so moved because this is the discovery of something special." ...
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Traffic ticket helps elderly man find car
Fri Dec 15, 2006
BERLIN (Reuters) - A 78-year-old German needed the help of a traffic warden who had given him a ticket to find his car after a day of fruitless searching.
Police in Kaiserslautern, south of Frankfurt, said the man parked his car in the town center before an appointment with his tax adviser and then forgot where he had left it.
After wandering aimlessly for hours, he turned to the police for help. Authorities searched in vain until late at night.
"We then sent him to a hotel and resumed the search in the morning. We asked our traffic wardens whether they had any clue about the car," a spokeswomen for Kaiserslautern police said.
"Fortunately, one woman remembered putting a ticket on his car."
Fri Dec 15, 2006
BERLIN (Reuters) - A 78-year-old German needed the help of a traffic warden who had given him a ticket to find his car after a day of fruitless searching.
Police in Kaiserslautern, south of Frankfurt, said the man parked his car in the town center before an appointment with his tax adviser and then forgot where he had left it.
After wandering aimlessly for hours, he turned to the police for help. Authorities searched in vain until late at night.
"We then sent him to a hotel and resumed the search in the morning. We asked our traffic wardens whether they had any clue about the car," a spokeswomen for Kaiserslautern police said.
"Fortunately, one woman remembered putting a ticket on his car."