Pets
Courtesy/Lisa Watson - Little Blankita is Lisa Watson's daredevil ferret, willing to jump off high places without a thought.
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Blankita thought about a career as a high-flying acrobat, but one drop from a few bales of hay and the subsequent sore back made the little white ferret quickly reconsider its line of work. “(Ferr...
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Most pet owners have their dog or cat spayed or neutered to prevent their animals from bringing more puppies and kittens into the world.
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Bud Heath credits his long-haired Siamese cats Rambo and Lucky for being his test subjects. The pair helped Heath pioneer a containment system to keep the cats in his own backyard and stray cats f...
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This year, the Madison Square Garden crowd can root for one — she’s Chanel, a sleek, 2-year-old who can sprint 35 mph and loves to chase birds and tennis balls.
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Kane is a playful, young guy full of enthusiasm and a zest for life. He is a great traveling companion and likes to ride in cars. Kane is also a great exercise buddy because he likes walks and walk...
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The Shakespeare Animal Fund helps pet owners in tough times.
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Taking flight with a feathered friend as a pet is as simple as doing the research and learning how to bond with birds.
national news
DENVER (AP) -- Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams after a New Year's Eve outing three years ago....
Thu Mar 11 14:53:07 -0600 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Federal regulators expanded their efforts Thursday to go after children's jewelry that contains high levels of the toxic metal cadmium by telling parents to throw away "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"-themed charm bracelets....
Thu Mar 11 14:05:30 -0600 2010
BUENA, N.J. (AP) -- A former neighbor says a U.S. citizen who is being held as a terrorist in Yemen and is accused of a hospital shootout there moved to the Middle East about two years ago....
Thu Mar 11 14:48:17 -0600 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional....
Thu Mar 11 14:13:01 -0600 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- Police departments across the country are stepping up efforts to recruit officers who can speak more than one language, in some cases offering raises or even sending cops abroad as part of immersion programs....
Thu Mar 11 14:44:09 -0600 2010
SEATTLE (AP) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will consider ways the states can address rising levels of carbon dioxide in oceans....
Thu Mar 11 14:41:31 -0600 2010
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- An 18-year-old Mississippi lesbian student whose school district canceled her senior prom rather than allow her to escort her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo said she got some unfriendly looks from classmates when she reluctantly returned to campus Thursday....
Thu Mar 11 14:45:55 -0600 2010