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Remembering Buster Dawn
Offbeat  (tags: buster dawn, remebrance, thansgiving holidays, bonding, little dog, love )

Simone
- 4 hours ago - all-creatures.org
Neighbors ask if I will adopt turkeys again this Thanksgiving. I am not sure. I think of last year's turkeys lined up at the front gate with the dogs, greeting sunset passersby on their way to the Via bluffs. I think of Buster's patience when the turkey
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Announcing Wildlife Photo Contest
Offbeat  (tags: wildlife photo contest, wild animal captured on camera, national geographic photographers )

Simone
- 4 hours ago - sfgate.com
Taking pictures is a great way to experience nature and share its beauty with others. And there's no greater challenge for a photographer, amateur or professional, than capturing the beauty of a wild creature on film. So here's your chance to (sort of)
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Rhino 'Bodyguards' Making a Difference in Nepal
Offbeat  (tags: environment, animals, bodyguards, Nepal, rhinos, protection )

Cher
- 4 hours ago - ecoworldly.com
In Nepal's Bardia National Park, bodyguards are protecting greater one-horned rhinos from poachers.
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Greyhounds In Need
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, greyhounds, environment, protection )

Cher
- 4 hours ago - greyhoundsinneed.co.uk
We are an English registered charity founded by Anne and Arthur Finch, concerned with the plight of greyhounds everywhere, and especially in Spain, where most of our work is done.
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Cat Vs. Cop: Patient Police Officer Has a Run-in With An Affectionate Kitty! Video!
Offbeat  (tags: animals, cats, cops, environment, pets, affection )

Cher
- 4 hours ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
A black cat showed affection by crawling up and down a Texas police officer in a friendly display captured on the patrol car's dashcam.
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Ask a Vet: Is 4 Months Too Young to Have My Pet Spayed or Neutered?
Offbeat  (tags: animals, pets, spay and neuter, age, protection )

Cher
- 4 hours ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
L.A.'s recent spay/neuter law mandates that pet dogs and cats be sterilized by the time they're 4 months old. Is that an appropriate age for my pet to have surgery?
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Chicken Whisperer Shares Poultry Raising Secrets on 2010 National Tour
Offbeat  (tags: chickens, animals, interesting, off-beat, pet chickens )

Tierney
- 6 hours ago - earthtimes.org
ATLANTA - (Business Wire) Chickens aren't just for farms anymore, and the Chicken Whisperer, Andy Schneider, is spreading the word with his 2010 Chicken Whisperer National Tour.
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Florida Policeman Shoots Pit Bull With Stun Gun-Saves Chicken
Offbeat  (tags: chickens, police, dog, odd, animals, unusual, police )

Tierney
- 6 hours ago - allheadlinenews.com
Tampa, FL (AHN) - A chicken was saved from an attack by a pit bull when a Tampa police officer shot the dog with his stun gun. Officer Richard Mercado responded to reports of a domestic dispute at about 11:20 p.m. Saturday, though it's unclear
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Big Cats Pose for Purr-Fect Pics
Offbeat  (tags: big cats, studio portaits, wild animas, books, big cat studio )

Simone
- 7 hours ago - thesun.co.uk
DEADLY big cats look more like domestic pets in a stunning new book of feline photographs. Carefully pieced together over a year 'Big Cat Studio' lets readers get up close to ocelots, leopards, pumas, lynx, lions and tigers. The cats were
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Dramatic Pictures of Polar Bear Encounter
Offbeat  (tags: polar bears, encounter, mother polar bear, trekking, survival, arctic )

Simone
- 7 hours ago - metro.co.uk
An arduous journey over the Arctic ice evidently hasn't dampened the spirits of this mother polar bear and her triplets. The shot shows the bears taking a break from a march across Canada's Wapusk National Park.
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25 Free Open Courseware Classes on Forensic Science
Offbeat  (tags: Biology, Criminal justice, forensic science, Harvard University, University of California Berkeley )

Alisa
- 7 hours ago - bestforensicscienceschools.com
If you are interested in learning more about forensic science, it is possible to learn -- or brush up on -- skills related to forensics with open courseware.
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Greens Push for 'Cruelty-Free' Christmas Feed
Offbeat  (tags: political, greens party, factory farming, pig farms )

Simone
- 7 hours ago - abc.net.au
The Australian Greens may have just made the Christmas lunch political, by urging consumers to take a stance against what they've described as "the miserable lives of millions of farm animals". The Greens are backing an Animals Australia campaign
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Guns and Golf Clubs Shouldn't Have Anything in Common
Offbeat  (tags: hunters, golf clubs, guns, shooting, animals killed, golf courses )

Simone
- 7 hours ago - animalwelfare.change.org
Hunting never should have been labeled a "sport." The day it became entertainment, as opposed to part of food chain politics, it was only a matter of time before the "practice" devolved into canned hunts, allowing people to literally play with lives.
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Honey, I Shrunk the...Pig?
Offbeat  (tags: england, latest craze, mini pigs, micro pigs, pets )

Simone
- 7 hours ago - animalwelfare.change.org
The latest craze to hit the United Kingdom is miniature pigs, or micro-pigs. They are the size of teacup when young and grow to be about 55 pounds -- about a third the size of adult pot bellied pigs. Breeders report that they're clean, intelligent pets
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Simple Ways to Make a Difference for Companion Animals
Offbeat  (tags: companion animals, ways, difference, protection advocates, caring, compassion )

Simone
- 7 hours ago - animalwelfare.change.org
As spoiled as your dog or cat may be, not all of "man's best friends" get the good life. Animal abuse, neglect and ignorance exist in every community -- some just hide it better than others. For all the dogs and cats you can't bring home, here are some
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