Animals

California cities scratch out declawing of cats

Don’t have your cat declawed in San Francisco, or you could go to jail. This month, the city became the first in California to ban the veterinary procedure, and was soon joined by Santa Monica, Berkeley and Beverly Hills. Los...

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How to Take a Gorilla's Blood Pressure: Very Carefully (LiveScience.com)

Humans can be difficult enough patients, but try a 300-pound gorilla. The device, called the Gorilla Tough Cuff, could help veterinarians to better assess the health of their gorillas. To work on an awake and alert gorilla,...

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With Fewer Donations And More Animals, SPCA Faces Closing

ATLANTA -- The Georgia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals -- the SPCA -- is caught in a cruel squeeze. The sour economy is causing donors to give less, while -- at the same time -- it's forcing more pet owners to...

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Half of Britain's horses are obese as owners threaten to 'kill them with kindness'

Almost half of all horses in Britain are obese as owners threaten to 'kill them with kindness' by overfeeding, experts warned today. According to the horse charity, World Horse Welfare, between 35 and 45 per cent of the UK's...

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E. coli at Stock Show came from kids' area

By Howard Pankratz The Denver Post Exposure to animals at Denver's National Western Stock Show was the likely cause of an E. coli outbreak that occurred in the Denver area in January and February, the Colorado Department of...

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Queens Community Wary Of Wily 'Coyote'

Well, is it a coyote? A stray dog? Or what? A four-legged animal that has been spotted in Queens has people nervous. And talking. And they have the pictures to back it up. Maybe, somewhere in the more wooded areas around...

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Hogle Zoo animals to feast on Thanksgiving

Published: Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 9:26 p.m. MST Hogle Zoo will celebrate Thanksgiving this year with the annual "Feast with the Beasts" Thursday, Nov. 26, 9 a.m. to noon. Visitors will be able to see many zoo animals, from black...

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Is it Cruel to Eat Veal?

British Veal Production Methods and the Treatment of Calves In the minds of many, the veal industry is barbaric and inhumane, but calves can be treated well with little difference in the quality of the meat. The people of...

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Couple charged with animal cruelty

Two others were euthanized. Conley, 58, and his live-in girlfriend, Jillian Medina, 25, both were charged after an investigation into their horse rescue shelter located off Tranquility Lane near Brooksville. Seven horses were...

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First Responders Trained In How To Save Animals

BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) ― First responders know a lot about saving people, but it's a lot trickier responding to a rescue involving large animals. First responders know a lot about saving people, but it's a lot trickier...

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