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Rescued dogs get a new leash on life

They might have gotten off to a rocky start, but things improved dramatically yesterday for dogs and puppies rescued recently from a local home. The line outside the animal shelter housing these dogs stretched far out into the parking lot as hopeful adopters waited for the doors …

Happy National Adopt a Senior Pet Month!

      November is National Adopt a Senior Pet Month, a time of the year devoted to raising awareness of the benefits and joys of adopting an older pet.

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Albany County in NYS Passes Nation's Second Animal Abuse Registry

County legislators in Albany County, NY have passed a law establishing the nation's second animal abuse registry.

Dog Theft Up By 32% This Year

Dog theft has increased substantially this year, according to the American Kennel Club. The rate of dog theft is up 32% from last year, with 224 dogs having been stolen so far in 2011, compared to 150 in 2010.

Unemployed & Overqualified for Mickey Ds

Unless you’ve been through it, I don’t know that most of of us can grasp the frustration of sitting in an interview and hearing the question “With your background, do you think this is really the job for you?”  Why in hell do you think& …

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Water Birds

The extreme heat and hot weather has left its mark on much of the continental United States.  In my area we have had 36 days so far with temperatures well over ninety degrees.

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Biogeography of the Pacific Seahorse

Introduction Perhaps like me you once believed seahorses existed only in the imagination. In mythology, they guided Neptune's chariot, and sailors once tattooed them on each other for protection from drowning.

Giant jellyfish found in Washington

Oliver Pike, 7, thought it was an alien on the beach near Kayak Point Thursday. It was actually a giant jellyfish. Oliver and his father were exploring tide pools when they found the four-foot in diameter jellyfish, the Seattle Times reports. After searching the Inter …

Science in Pics and Video: Pygmy Seahorses

Pygmy seahorses belong to the genus Hippocampus like other seahorses, but are distinctively different from their larger counterparts, rarely reaching more than one inch in size. Most of these tiny fish form close relationships with a host plant or animal, including gorgonians or  …

The world's biggest babysitters: How sperm whales use their grandmothers to look after young

Sperm whales are emperors of the ocean. They're the loudest animals on earth, and possess the biggest brains of any creature that ever lived. But they are also the greatest living predator, armed with the largest teeth known to nature.

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