Thanks to The Hindu for this article.
Stray dog to help police keep people away from swimming in sea
Chennai (PTI):
The patrol police at the Marina Beach now have a new ‘colleague’ in the form of a stray dog to keep people from swimming in the sea without knowing the depth.
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Big barks for Amba and Bugsy!!!!
Thanks to Stuff.co.nz for this article.
Dogs rescue woman hurt in fall
By MATT CALMAN - The Dominion Post | Tuesday, 01 April 2008
An Upper Hutt woman survived a fall on to rocks and a night in the open before passing dogs found her.
The woman, 44, slipped and fell below the Bridge Rd reservoir, north of Upper Hutt, after heading to the dam for a walk late on Sunday.
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Thanks to the Sunbear Squad for this tip.
Watch and listen for pets that are being tormented or tortured by bad teenagers and children, and call the authorities immediately to save their lives.
If the Romanian government can manage to help stray dogs for this one week, why can’t they keep it up for the rest of the year? How about spaying all the dogs collected for this fix-up? That would go a long way to helping make a dent in the stray population?
Thanks to Bloomberg News for this article.
NATO Summit Spurs Bucharest Ban on Stray Dogs, Puddles, Pranks
By Adam Brown
April 1 (Bloomberg) — Bucharest has outlawed stray dogs, puddles and April Fools’ Day pranks as the city prepares to host its biggest international event.
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If you give your furbabies yogurt you should know about this recall from the FDA.
Stonyfield Farm Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of 6-Ounce Fat Free Blueberry Yogurts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Londonderry, NH — March 28, 2008 — Organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm has announced a voluntary product recall of its non-fat blueberry yogurt products.
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Of course Dogster and Catster are the MOST fun on the web! But what makes Dogster the MOST fun is having members who come up with the BEST ideas for fun. Take the Dog’s Fun Forum for example.
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Thanks to Mark for barking in about really big toys for you and your dog to share — dog-powered scooters and trikes! How cool is this?!?!?
check out this new Dog Powered TRIKE!
-it gives the rider precision steering control, with great braking
-total stability,
-the ability to help by pedalling, or by hand cranking !
-and the thrill of dog mushing/pulling !
And here’s more from the site:
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If you’re looking for interesting new computer games, or just new things to learn about wolves, check out the WolfQuest game on the Minnesota Zoo site! High quality graphics and a storyline based on wolf behavior make this game something very different from the usual shoot ‘em, crash ‘em sort of computer game.
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Thanks to Clementine’s furmom Kathy for this touching poem.
Their Messenger
This emissary has a gilded heart for all the furry ones
for the many souls whose time on Earth is done
and of the tales they tell, this messenger doth send
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What brave people! The members of the Chinese Companion Animal Protection Network should get many loud barks!
If you’re looking for information on the advances for dogs and cats, or you’re trying to meet up with animal lovers in China, check out the CCAPN site.
Here’s more about CCAPN from their site:
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