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One of a Kind (and Let's Keep It That Way): Pet Cloning Operation Closes Doors
Offbeat  (tags: animals, cloning, pets, protection )

Cher
- 2 days ago - animalwelfare.change.org
This fall, BioArts, the company claiming to hold the only worldwide rights to clone dogs, cats, and endangered species, announced plans to discontinue its "Best Friends Again" commercial dog cloning service
Dogs on Diets: Combating An Animal Obesity Epidemic
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, pets, obseity, environment, protection )

Cher
- 2 days ago - animalwelfare.change.org
There's a saying that goes "If your dog is fat, you're not getting enough exercise." That may be true, but unless your dog has her own credit card and the pizza guy on speed dial, there are usually other factors involved.
Ask a Vet: If Avocados Are Dangerous for Dogs, What's Up With Avocado Dog Food?
Offbeat  (tags: animals, pets, dogs, avocado, environment, protection )

Cher
- 1 day ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Have a non-emergency question about your pet's health? Dr. Heather Oxford of L.A. veterinary hospital California Animal Rehabilitation (CARE) is here to help! In this installment of Ask a Vet, Dr. Oxford tackles canine nutrition -- and a commonly found
Training the ShamWow Way: Not as Seen on T.V.
Offbeat  (tags: animals, training, tv, pets, protection )

Cher
- 1 day ago - animalwelfare.change.org
On Animal Planet's new show Super Fetch, trainer Zak George recently taught a dog to make the bed in less than 30 minutes
The Common Cold Shouldn't Be A Death Sentence
Offbeat  (tags: animals, pets, colds, sickness, environment, protection )

Cher
- 1 day ago - animalwelfare.change.org
Humans tend to get grumpy when we're sick. Our instinct with our own species is to find out what's wrong, not kick them to the curb (though knowing how belligerent some people get, it's probably tempting at times). We should give our pets the same
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Offbeat  (tags: animals, zoos, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 1 day ago - warwickdailynews.com.au
I LOVE animals. Tall ones, short ones, fat ones and ugly ones. But I especially love cute ones and wild ones. Just looking at them is okay but being able to touch the animals is even better.
Opinion Poll on the Amur Tiger Held in Komsomolsk-on-Amur Public Environmental Druzhina
Offbeat  (tags: environment, tigers, Russia, survey, protection, endangered )

Cher
- 1 day ago - vostokmedia.com
A survey on the topic "What do you know about the Amur tiger?" Conducted among residents of Komsomolsk-on-Amur and the adjacent villages of activists of the NGO Nature Protection Team "Lower-Amur Ecological Inspectorate. The questionnaire responded more
Your Morning Adorable: Ticklish Kitten Taking Over YouTube! Video!
Offbeat  (tags: environment, animals, kittens, pets, cute )

Cher
- 1 day ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
"The Cutest Video Of All Time. Period." That's how The Huffington Post describes the awe-inspiring display of adorableness above, and we can't say we're inclined to disagree. After all, to paraphrase an Elvis Presley album, 1.2 million YouTube viewers
What to Get for the Person Who Has Everything: A Reindeer-Dung Necklace
Offbeat  (tags: animals, reindeer dung, zoos, necklace, environment, protection )

Cher
- 1 day ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Sparkly reindeer-dung necklaces are going on sale at an Illinois zoo that hopes to attract the same holiday shoppers who swept up its dung Christmas ornaments last year
Jellyfish As Big As Sumo Wrestlers Hit Japan
Offbeat  (tags: bizarre, odd, unusual )

Chhiv Len
- 1 day ago - news.sky.com
An invasion of jellyfish the size of sumo wrestlers is throwing the Japanese fishing industry into jeopardy. The Echizen jellyfish grow up to 2.2m in diameter and can weigh over 300kg.
 
 
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