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Plague of the Parakeets: Exotic Birds Trouble British Farmers as Numbers Hit 20,000 High
Animals  (tags: england, wildlife, wildanimals, birds, ring-necked parakeets, crop damage, habitat, humans )

Jacquelin
- 10 hours ago - dailymail.co.uk
Record numbers of ring-necked parakeets are brightening up Britain's dreary winter skies. Numbers of the green parrots have rocketed from 1,500 in 1996 to an estimated 20,000 today, according to the British Trust for Ornithology. But the exotic birds
Rescued Pit Bulls Need Holiday Homes
Animals  (tags: dogs, pit bulls, rescued, dog fighting ring, needing homes )

Betty
- 13 hours ago - wsmv.com
Eleven: Eleven Bully Rescue & Safe Haven in Dickson, Tennessee, is looking for homes for nearly a dozen dogs rescued from a fighting ring in Kentucky. For Jason Ayres, rescuing these dogs is a labor of love. He's hoping for a Christmas miracle for....
Missing Dog: Accident Location: New Albany, MS. 5 Yr Old Male Shepard/Winewaller Mix. Reward Offered!
Animals  (tags: AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animals, dogs, pets, news, lost, missing, ms, chopper, shepard, winewaller, Reward offered )

Jerilyn
- 1 day ago - care2.com
Chopper is a Shepard/Winewaller mix 5 year old male. He is neutered and microchipped, at the time of the accident he weighed around 75 lbs. He is tan and dark brown with white on his chin. He had a very muscular build and is very skitish. Read more ...
Independent Panel Fears Use Of Unconventional Weapon
World  (tags: americans, bushadministration, government, obama, military, news, democrats, congress, crime, ethics, republicans, terrorism, troops, u.s., usa, war, cia, conflict, death, world, humans, iran, violence, middle-east )

Robert
- 1 day ago - nytimes.com
An independent commission has concluded that terrorists will most likely carry out a biological, nuclear, or other unconventional weapons attack, somewhere worldwide in the next 5 years, unless the US and its allies act urgently!
Challenges Await Obama In Bid To Build-Up Federal IT Security
Science & Tech  (tags: americans, bushadministration, congress, democrats, government, news, obama, republicans, u.s., usa, computer, computers, concept, humans, interesting, internet, NewTechnology, research, science, tech, technology, society, world )

Robert
- 2 hours ago - computerworld.com
President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to take-on the daunting task of upgrading the federal IT computer-systems security network. This continues to be a complex government work in progress, with many puzzling obstacles!
How Abraham Lincoln Might Fix Our Economic Mess
Business  (tags: americans, congress, constitution, democrats, economy, government, news, obama, politics, republicans, u.s., usa, business, consumers, corporate, debt, finance, humans, investments, money, society, world )

Robert
- 10 hours ago - hnn.us
President-elect Barack Obama is considering Abraham Lincoln's Civil War economic solutions, as America grapples with the worst financial chain-reaction since 1929. Theory: Print more $$$ with new Federal Reserve provisions.
As Secretary Of State, Hillary Clinton Faces Tough Juggling Act
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: china, conflict, government, humans, middle-east, iran, israel, politics, society, terrorism, war, world, russia, clinton, congress, democrats, economy, obama, military, news, republicans, terrorism, troops, u.s., usa )

Robert
- 20 hours ago - newsday.com
Clinton noted during Campaign 08, that the next admin will inherit two wars, anti-terrorism, Iran's nuclear weapon search, ongoing Arab-Israeli peace process, resurgent Russia, expanding China, Climate Change, global epidemics, plus much more!
Nez Perce Seek Medal After a Wild 202-Year Journey
Society & Culture  (tags: Nez Perce, Indians, Native Americans, Peace, Peace Treaties, ethics, culture, society, americans, freedoms, government, interesting, humans, goodnews, rights )

Kat Mosi
- 12 hours ago - indiancountrytoday.com
From the rolling Clearwater Valley to New York City's concrete canyons, a silver medal that may have been given to a Nez Perce Indian chief by Lewis and Clark in 1806 has made an improbable journey.
N.B. Dog Killer: I Did It for Love
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, crime, cruelty, death, dogs, sadness, suffering )

Maria
- 20 hours ago - thechronicleherald.ca
BURTON, N.B. -- A New Brunswick dog breeder who killed five pomeranians with a hammer when an animal protection officer arrived to seize them says he thought it was the best thing for the animals.
Cats Left Behind Have Become Feral
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, crime, cats, protection, pets, sadness, wildanimals, wildlife )

Maria
- 18 hours ago - wtoctv.com
Every once in a while you may have a stray cat wander into your yard. For one west Chatham County man it's not just one it's more than twenty and he says they're a constant nuisance.
 
 
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