Santa Paws to Benefit Lake Shore Animal Shelter
2009-12-11 12:48:00 Take a photo with your pets and Santa to benefit Lake Shore Animal Shelter, at Petco
End of an era: Animal Kingdom pet store to close this December
2009-12-01 01:12:00 It's been a Chicago landmark for nearly 65 years. As my story on the closing of Animal Kingdom rolled over the air, our floor director said, "My Mom used to take me their when I was a kid." Today, the store was packed with people uttering the same phrase, others just looking for a great deal on pet food.Animal Kingdom started as just that, an ordinary pet shop. When a magician passed through town asking for a few white doves for his act, owner Bernie Hoffman had an idea. He began to stock rare, exotic animals. These birds, reptiles, apes, tigers and even baby elephants were sold and rented to productions in need. The new business came with its share...
Madan Krishna and Hari Bamsha against animal sacrifice
2009-11-14 23:05:00 The issue of animal sacrifice in Gadhimai mela is getting more attention as the mela date (Nov 22) is coming closer. First, animal right groups and the Buddha boy raised concern on half-a-million animals being killed in the mela. Now, others are following the quest to stop the inhuman act in the name of ...
25% Off at the Animal Store in Lincolnwood This Weekend, and Other Local Sa
2009-11-12 17:45:00 Lincolnwood has this family-friendly pet shop called The Animal Store. It's just East of the Edens. (Hi, John Steinbeck fans!) This weekend, they're having a 25% off sale all day Saturday and Sunday.
Animal sacrifice and Gadhimai Mela
2009-11-10 07:38:00 We have a weird tradition?killing animals in the name of God. I think, it is more of an excuse to eat meat than worshiping ? in the time when non-vegetarian dishes weren?t so common. Isn?t it time to accept the reality that gods don’t eat meat? In the eve of notorious Gadhimai Mela, a two ...
Music group The Myriad partners with HSUS to promote animal rights
2009-10-11 10:37:00 Before this week, I had no idea who The Myriad was. Outside of Aerosmith, Roisin Murphy, Ace of Base and Marilyn Manson, I'm pretty much an R&B and hip hop lover, but when the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) told me about The Myriad's concert to bring awareness to animal cruelty, I looked this group up. The Myriad has accomplished some outstanding things, including earning MTV's 2008 Artist of the Week and MTV2's 2007 Dew Circuit Breakout competition, and their 2008 album, "With Arrows, With Poise" was a number 13 debut on the Billboard Heatseekers , in addition to being a top 40 album on iTunes. Music artists Tyrone Wells and Matt Hires also teamed up for...
Emmy Award-Winning Animal Planet Host Jeff Corwin Speaks at The Center Satu
2009-10-07 23:38:00 America's Leading Environmental Conservationist Presents Highly Interactive, Family-Friendly "Tales from the Field" Featuring a Menagerie of Special Animal Guests UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. -- The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University proudly presents America's leading environmental conservationist and Emmy Award-winning Animal Planet Host Jeff Corwin for "Tales from the Field," a family-friendly and educational experience Saturday, Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. The show kicks off with video highlights from Corwin's adventures around the world, followed by personal stories and visits from special animal guests. In this highly interactive show, Corwin will invite audience members on stage to interact with the animals while he discusses the unique challenges each species faces in the wild. This fun, informative presentation has been...
7 Modern Animal Figurines Have Fans, If Not Collectors!
2009-09-23 23:59:00 These animal figurines are metal-crafted sculptures that are real breeze-making fans, the kind that won't stick out of your decor like you took them home from the office.
Animal Expenditures: Routine to Futuristic
2009-09-16 07:01:00 Are you a pet owner? If you are, you've probably helped spend part of an estimated $45.4 billion in the U.S.'s pet expenditures this year. According to the American Pet Products Manufactures Association (APPMA), 37% of U.S. households own a dog and 33% own a cat, adding up to over 74.
Animal Articles - September 11, 2009
2009-09-11 07:01:00 Some strange stuff for Friday: Could bacteria provide our power? We've all seen pictures of weird sea floor creatures - here's a robot! If you don't like rats, don't click here - giant rat discovered in volcano crater. What animal poop tells us about climate change. I had never seen a
Animal Articles - September 4, 2009
2009-09-04 07:01:00 Animal news for the week: Monkeys don't like Mozart. World's oldest dog has passed away. Is the newt the next Wolverine? Disney's making a movie about Secretariat - and he'll be played by a thoroughbred named Larry. Catch Rachel Alexandra in the Woodward at Saratoga on Saturday - she'
Virus Enzymes Could Promote Human, Animal Health
2009-08-31 15:32:00 From PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories: Could viruses be good for you? Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have shown that enzymes from bacteria-infecting viruses known as phages could have beneficial applications for human and animal heal
Animal Articles - August 28, 2009
2009-08-28 15:53:00 I've heard of a pony with a prosthetic leg, but now an elephant has one too. We know about dinosaurs from frogs (thanks Jurassic Park) but dinosaurs from chickens? Three genes determine what type of coat your dog will have. A rainy summer in some parts of the country will make h
Improved methods of animal powered transportation & cultivation
2009-08-24 18:25:00 I've cut & pasted an exerpt by SaddleChariot from another thread The pony is clearly better than any tractor. For a start some ponies can make more ponies and no tractors can make tractors. Secondly I am using and talkking about 500lb ponies, so the fact that a 1200lb horse isn't efficie
New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview on Recruiting Animal?s Show
2009-08-22 22:33:00 On August 5, 2009, I did my 2nd live interview on the Recruiting Animal show on Blog Talk Radio. The interview lasted about an hour & covered such topics as legal issues in recruiting & ruse calling (i.e., using a fake identity to get past a company gatekeeper). You can listen to the interview ...
Animal Articles - August 21, 2009
2009-08-21 07:01:00 I will be, as usual, spending a day this weekend at Saratoga Racecourse - "the summer place to be". So I leave you with some horse racing news, as well as a few other odds and ends. The Sheikh of Dubai spent over $11 million on 12 Thoroughbred yearlings at the Fasig Tipton Saratoga auctions.
Best Friends Animal Society?s Official Statement on Michael Vick?s return t
2009-08-16 02:14:00 Editor?s Note:Best Friends Animal Society, which took in 22 of Michael Vick?s fighting dogs in January of 2008, today released the following statement regarding Vick?s announced contract signing with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.?Michael Vick has served his time and satisfied the requirements of our legal system. But if he is truly as remorseful as he claims, then he must know in his heart that what he did cannot be undone. In fact, the only true expression of remorse that he could possibly make would be to dedicate the rest of his life to relieving the suffering of animals and helping to bring all dog fighting to an end.?This being said, Best Friends feels that perhaps the cart is being placed before the horse. Wouldn?t it have been better if, before he was given the privilege of returning to the NFL, he had spent at least one year working for the good of animals? He could have worked as a shelter volunteer, visited community centers, and delivered messag...
Animal Articles - August 14, 2009
2009-08-14 07:01:00 Some stories to pass the time on a Friday afternoon: It looks like the big, bad T-Rex might have picked on small animals as opposed to the epic battles we saw in movies. Acupuncture is becoming a popular treatment for pets. Salmon threatened by... seagulls? It's true - an elephant got st
10 Facts about Animal testing
2009-08-13 16:12:00 1. Animal testing refers to the use of animals in scientific experiments. 2. At least 50 million vertebrate animals are used annually in scientific experiments on a global scale. 3. Scientific testing on invertebrate animals is not really regulated, and sometimes is not even included in statistics. 4. Scientists usually euthanize animals after an experiment. 5. The results of animal testings are important for such scientific fields as genetics, developmental biology, behavioral studies, biomedical research, xenotransplantation, drug testing, toxicology tests and cosmetics testing. 6. In ancient Greece, Aristotle (384-322 BCE) and Erasistratus (304-258 BCE) are known to be the first to perform experiments on living animals. 7. Galen, a Roman physician who lived in 2nd century, was known to dissect pigs and goats. Galen is considered as the father of vivisection. 8. During the1970s, antibiotic medicine and vaccines for leprosy were tested on armadillos, which helped to find the cure f...
Animal Farm by George Owell
2009-08-11 22:36:00 George Owell ??? Animal Farm ?????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???? ????????????????? ????????????? ?????????? ??????????? ???????????? ????????? ???????????????? ????????????? ????????? ?????????? ?????????????????? ????????? ???????? ?????????????? ????? ?????? ?????????????????????????? ?????????????????? ????????????? ???????????????? ?????????????? ???????? ?????????? ??????? ?????????????? ??????????????? ???????????? ??????????????? ?????????????????? ?????????? ????????????? [Search Animal Farm]Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works. (Virginia Woolf) http://blog.nyilynnseck.com
Lolla '09 review: Animal Collective
2009-08-09 04:40:00 7:30 p.m. Vitamin Water stageWhen Animal Collective took the stage Saturday evening, a distinct smell washed over the crowd. You know, the kind of smell you'd associate with trance music and trippy videos. The Baltimore-based group pleased their hazy fans with an intricate set of psychadelic noise through a mess of electrical equipment. The way-mellow show picked up at the end with a nearly 20-minute version of upbeat "Fireworks." Animal Collective definitely has a specific, loyal fan base. Perhaps they're an acquired taste.Find tons of reviews, photos and more in our complete Lollapalooza guide...
Animal Articles - August 7, 2009
2009-08-07 14:37:00 Here's this week's collection of animal news: Dogs may have been originally domesticated in East Asia. Or were dogs perhaps first domesticated in Africa? "Benson", a 64 pound carp, has passed away. Hurt sea turtle given prosthetic flippers. I've heard of a moose going through a windsh
Animal Articles - July 31, 2009
2009-07-31 07:01:00 Thank you to Sharkles for submitting some of the stories! Dragonfly found at record high elevation. Baby giant panda born as the result of AI using frozen sperm. Green beetle cells - like hi-tech liquid crystals? Huge cows raised in Michigan. Canaries part of bird-fighting operation?
Animal Articles - July 24, 2009
2009-07-24 07:01:00 This week's animal stories: Pets that come home. Hunting pythons in Florida. Maybe vampire bats really are... ? Wolves may be reintroduced to Scottish Highlands. We now know why daschunds have short legs!
Animal Articles - July 17, 2009
2009-07-17 07:01:00 This week's animal articles - new technology and some animal antics. Steampunk Cheetah runs like the real thing. (Like this? Read more about other mechanical animals in my three-part series on CR4.) Maybe you wear contact lenses - how about your pet? Is your cat taking adv
$270 (51% off) Dyson DC14 Animal Upright Vacuum (Refurbished) - BargainJack
2009-07-15 19:00:00 $270 (51% off) Dyson DC14 Animal Upright Vacuum (Refurbished) Published by BargainJack.com at 12:00 PM - Wed, Jul 15 Compare your Deal
Zoos, Habit(at)s and Thoughts on Animal and Human Freedom
2009-07-13 05:46:00 In Yann Martel?s acclaimed book ?Life of Pi? the first person narrator defends the case for zoos and discusses notions of freedom from the point of view of animals. Some people criticize zoos for being confined spaces as opposed to the natural habitat and forms of life and it boils down to questions of freedom and happiness. Are zoos a form of jail for the animals and are they unhappy there? Are they stressed because of all the human attention and the clicking cameras and the pointy fingers?A zoo is indeed a confined space, but it comes with various advantages. One of them is safety; another is a steady supply of food. In the wild it is literally a jungle. All the animals need to hunt for food in order to avoid starvation, but with it there is the constant danger of becoming prey to other stronger and fiercer animals. In the zoo they may lose some of those killer instincts, but they are fed and protected by humans.In the book, there is an analysis of how animals are actually very co...
By: Arash's World
Unleash your animal instincts tonight at Swimming Pool
2009-07-10 19:43:00 If you're looking for something a little different to do tonight, I have just the event for you. The lesbian-owned gallery/art project space Swimming Pool (2858 W. Montrose St.) is hosting DOGCAT: FBI (The Feline Behavioral Institute) vs. Canine Fashion, an exhibit and interactive show featuring live dog models and cat art on the walls.DOGCAT is an exhibit all about "playfully instigating an intermingling of dog and cat, where anything can happen." Anyone whose had to integrate pets with their girlfriends should know how well that can turn out. I have to admit, I'm a little biased about how wonderful the canine models are, as my two pugs will be gracing the, uh, catwalk at the opening, which is from...
Animal Articles - July 10, 2009
2009-07-10 07:01:00 Here are this week's animal links for your enjoyment: Pictures and brief stories about baby animals - really cute zoo animals!. Man's attempt to help bees may not be so helpful. What to do if your pet doesn't like fireworks (and a rainy 4th rescheduled them to this weekend). See rare, st
Happy Dead Animal Day 2009!
2009-07-06 00:39:00 It's that time of year again! And time for a still-true G Bitch rerun: Last week, the grocery ads got more meat-heavy than usual which tipped me off that a holiday is coming, the Fourth of July specifically. It is a day, as Mister, Girl and I say, for folks to ...
By: The G Bitch Spot
Funky and Fun Animal Shower Caps From Urban Outfitters
2009-07-05 18:39:00 Showering just got a lot more fun with the animal shower caps by Urban Outfitters. Whether you're young or old, you'll get a kick out of these novelty items that are anything but fashionable, but you might want to keep them your own dirty little secret.
Japan Animal Referral Medical Center Calls For Dogs To Give Blood
2009-07-05 15:00:00 Japan's booming pet population is aging along with its owners, increasing the need for a steady source of dog blood. The Japan Animal Referral Medical Center is hoping a recent Dog Blood Donor Clinic will convince owners it's better to give than to receive.
Animal Articles - July 3, 2009
2009-07-03 07:01:00 Happy 4th of July to those of you in the U.S.! I'm away on vacation, but here are your weekly animal articles: Dogs may help detect diabetes. Did one giant kill another? Dinosaurs vs. elephants. Lynx may be making a comeback in Colorado. What if your dog ate your passport? Spiders a
My girls... de Animal Collective
2009-06-30 17:21:00 El otro dÃa escuché "My Girls" en un bar de Valladolid y me puso de muy buen humor. SabÃa que era su tema más popular, pero no que llegara a tanto...Enlace a este video en YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/-watch?v=zol2MJf6XNE
Animal Articles - June 26, 2009
2009-06-26 07:01:00 Here's a collection of stories about the unusual to get your weekend started: View a gallery of images of endangered butterflies. An elephant as small as a rabbit? Animal dads, like seahorses, that do most of the work. Cat shot with arrow - survives! First wolverine seen in Colorado s
New Animal Attractions
2009-06-23 07:01:00 Whether you love reptiles or hate them (or just want to learn more!) this is the place to be. Hello, CR4! It's Vi Pham here. This summer, I'll be blogging along with SavvyExacta in the Animal Science blog. Now I'm no expert, but I am learning quite a bit about reptiles these days. So, I'd like to sh
Animal Articles - June 19, 2009
2009-06-19 07:01:00 This week's animal stories range from those about pets to wildlife: Fastest flying animal may be a hummingbird. Cats are the guards of choice in a Russian museum. Saratoga Racecourse to hold moose racing? Kid flushes puppy; puppy lives! Endangered Hawaiian monk seals get expanded crit
Animal Articles - June 12, 2009
2009-06-12 07:01:00 Here's this week's assortment of animal stories: Could dog breeds be different species? Notes on the early domestication of the cat. World's largest horse is 6'8". (Also check out this week's blog entry on Clydesdales if you missed it.) Belmont runner-up Dunkirk sidelined with a condyla
Jon Gosselin accused of Animal abuse Gossip
2009-06-11 16:21:00 Hollywood Celebrity GossipAs if Jon Gosselin did not already have enough allegations thrown at him, he has also recently been accused of animal cruelty.
Obama Administration Targets Environmental and Animal Rights Activists as E
2009-06-08 01:09:00 by Stephen Lendman6/6/09What began under George Bush continues under Barack Obama - targeting dedicated activists with "one of today's most serious domestic terrorism threats," according former FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counterterrorism John Lewis before a Senate panel in May 2005. Called "eco-terrorism," it grew out of the 2001 USA Patriot Act that created the federal crime of "domestic terrorism" and applied it to US citizens as well as aliens.In his February 2002 testimony before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, the FBI's Domestic Terrorism Section Chief, Counterterrorism Division, James Jarboe defined eco-terrorism as:"the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against innocent victims or property by an environmentally-oriented, subnational group for environmental-political reasons, or aimed at an audience beyond the target, often of a symbolic nature."As a result, innocent people are targeted, accused, convicted ...
Animal Articles - June 5, 2009
2009-06-05 07:01:00 Enjoy this week's collection of interesting - and a little bit unusual - animal news. Pfizer creates cancer drugs for dogs. When tickled, apes laugh. You can see penguin poop from space! What would you do if you found a five-foot snake in your home? Squirrel steals
Animal rights activists say they set Reno fire
2009-05-30 20:31:00 By SCOTT SONNERThe Associated PressSimulposted with NAALPORENO, Nev.May 27, 2009Animal rights activists have claimed responsibility for a fire that gutted the Reno business office of a company that ships monkeys from China for scientific research in the United States and elsewhere.Reno police and fire officials began investigating the arson claim by the Animal Liberation Front after The Associated Press sought comment about an e-mail the group circulated to media outlets and posted on a Web site."At this point we are looking at it as a lead," Reno police spokesman Steve Frady said Wednesday. "There is evidence of arson. At this point there is no physical evidence to link this with the group claiming responsibility," he said.No one was injured in the fire that broke out about 4 a.m. on May 18 and caused an estimated $300,000 damage to offices of Scientific Resources International Inc. just southwest of downtown Reno, Frady said.The North American Animal Liberation Front Press Office,...
The Rise of Critical Animal Studies: Putting Theory into Action and Animal
2009-05-30 20:30:00 By Steven Best[2]5/27/09Simulposted with ICAS?The capacity to contain and manipulate subversive imagination is an integral part of the given society.? Herbert MarcuseIn the last three decades, animal studies has experienced an exponential growth rate in the academy. The ?animal turn? in academic research has moved throughout humanities, the fine arts, and social sciences; it has crossed into fields such as psychology, philosophy, anthropology, political science, sociology; and it has made its mark in literature, history, cultural and critical studies and the arts, geography, philosophy, feminism, and queer theory. Currently, there are at least 40 courses being offered in departments that span these disciplines in universities and colleges in North America, the UK and New Zealand. The turn is manifest in an explosion of articles, books, conferences, and academic programs opening up from Canada to New Zealand.Without question, these trends will continue and animal studies will evolve ...
Animal Liberation Front Delivers 4 Incendiary
2009-05-30 20:26:00 Animal Liberation Front Delivers 4 Incendiary Devices to Nevada Primate Supplier Scientific Resources International Imports, Imprisons, Sells Non-Human PrimatesCross-posted with NAALPO5/26/09Reno, NV: In an anonymous communique received by the Press Office last week, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claims to have delivered four incendiary devices to Scientific Resources International, a company that imports and sells non-human primates for research. The company targeted, located in Reno, Nevada, admits to shipping the animals from China and selling them to medical vivisectors; they would not confirm the attack or state whether the devices resulted in significant damages to their operations.The communique reads:In the early morning hours of May 18th, four incendiary devices were planted at Scientific Resources International, a supplier of non-humyn primates for use in vivisection labs all over northern Nevada. The concept of animals existing as "resources" is utterly despicable, an...
Animal Collective - Bluish
2009-05-29 12:25:00 I'm getting lost in your curlsI'm drawing pictures on your skin, so soft it twirlsI like your looks when you get meanI know I shouldn't say so but when youClaw me like a cat, I'm beamingI like the way you squeeze my handPulling me into another dream,A lucid dream.I'm getting lost in your curlsI'm getting crushed out on the thingsthat only I should seenot for boys, they're just for meHurry to talk, from far awayI can see you, you curl your fists and you pull your hairWhen we're alone, I wanna sayLet's just stay in, no one's here in our apartment babePut on the dress that I likeIt makes me so crazy, though I can't say whyKeep on your stockings for a whileSome kind of magic in the way you're lying thereI'm getting lost in your curlsI'm getting rushed back on a whim,Our breaths get windBack to the time when we were greenI know we have changedBut I still grin 'cause I can't wait to see youBack to the time I touched your hairWhen I was so scared to look that mean, I think ...
By: O Melhor Amigo
Animal Articles - May 29, 2009
2009-05-29 07:01:00 All about birds this week, since they enjoy waking me up in the morning and serenading in the afternoon! Rooks join the list of species that can use tools. 1313 Mockingbird Lane - could climate change cause song complexity? So you think you can dance? Some parrots can! Rare quail seen a
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
2009-05-28 13:24:00 Qualquer banda deve ser julgada pelos seus melhores álbuns, se não mesmo pelas suas melhores músicas. É um exercício de humildade ? não dos artistas, mas sim dos críticos ? absolutamente necessário para transmitir o êxtase que um par de minutos de música nos pode causar. Com um álbum é um pouco diferente. Não se julga a banda mas sim um momento da banda, uma afirmação muito própria, uma pequena história que só faz sentido se contada do princípio ao fim.Começo pelo fim: Merriweather Post Pavilion não é só o melhor álbum de Animal Collective, é também um álbum perfeito que leva a música para lá duma fronteira que muito poucos cruzaram. Juntamente com Animal Collective, talvez só Radiohead ? com OK Computer e Kid-A ? e Neutral Milk Hotel ? com In the Aeroplane Over the Sea ? o tenham feito, pelo menos na pop. Essa fronteira é aquela para lá da qual a arte toca numa linguagem que fala como se visse o que não se pode ver, neste caso, como se ouvisse aquilo que não se pode ouvir.Agora o i...
By: O Melhor Amigo
Animal Articles - May 22, 2009
2009-05-22 07:01:00 Here are some stories about pets. Enjoy - and enjoy the long weekend, if you have one! Are you lazy (or desperate) enough to put your dog in a washing machine? An Australian site sells designer socks for your pet. Stem cells are used to treat animals (it does work - a horse where I ride ha
10 Animal Stars Of The Most Creative International Award-Winning Print Ads
2009-05-16 23:56:00 If you love to laugh, you have to see these ads. While I usually find humorous ads for animal or pet products, this time I decided to research the print ad winners of about 40 different international advertising prizes awarded during 2007 and 2008 just to select the "10 best award-winning people-product print ads featuring animals, fish, or insects in starring role."
Animal Articles - May 15, 2009
2009-05-15 07:01:00 This week's articles are about extinct or rare animals. Competition for food might have led to evolution of new dinosaur species. Megafishes are big but few and far between thanks to overfishing. Don't try to smuggle birds in your pants. Polar bears are becoming cannibals. The funny-l |
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