| 05/12/08 | Fifteen hundred 'may fly years' until 2008 (The Why of the World) |  |
Published 05/12/08 10:08:11
... day is around 75 "mayfly years". Of course there is no such thing as cat years, dog years or any other years than the length of time it takes for the earth to travel around the sun. The intriguing issue is the differing rates at which various species of animals grow older. This is something that has always fascinated me. If you look at the constituent parts of animals,... Source : The Why of the World (subscribe) |
| 05/12/08 | Proposed fee on smelly cows, hogs angers farmers (Miami Herald) | |
Published 05/12/08 09:16:00
For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if a federal proposal to charge fees for air-polluting animals becomes law. Source : Miami Herald (subscribe) |
| 05/12/08 | Proposed fee on smelly cows, hogs angers farmers (kansascity.com) | |
Published 05/12/08 09:16:00
For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if a federal proposal to charge fees for air-polluting animals becomes law. Source : kansascity.com (subscribe) |
| 05/12/08 | For Flokes Sake It?s Here (PS3Blog.co.za » PS3Blog) | |
Published 05/12/08 09:12:01
You?re probably thinking, ?What the flock is FLOCK!?? Well, today you?re going to find out because in the latest free issue of Qore a demo is up for grabs. The premise of FLOCK! is simple: you?re a UFO (the ?Flocker?) which seeks to abduct animals. Through the levels, you?ll abduct these cute animals by herding them into your Motherflocker (yes, really, we named the ship that... Source : PS3Blog.co.za » PS3Blog (subscribe) |
| 05/12/08 | Proposed fee on smelly cows, hogs angers farmers (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) | |
Published 05/12/08 09:11:00
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if a federal proposal to charge fees for air-polluting animals becomes law. Source : Seattle Post-Intelligencer (subscribe) |
| 05/12/08 | Friday Ark #220 (Modulator) | |
Published 05/12/08 09:06:05
We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by submitting your post here,... Source : Modulator (subscribe) |
| 05/12/08 | Rare disease blamed for killing 19 cows at Puyallup Fair (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) | |
Published 05/12/08 06:08:00
... of its kind involving cattle in the country.But the fever, officials stressed, cannot spread to other cows, animals or humans and no quarantine is needed."It has never had a history of jumping to humans. Science tells us that it's not a virus that transmits from animals to humans," said Leonard Eldridge, state veterinarian with the state Department of Agriculture.For the... Source : Seattle Post-Intelligencer (subscribe) |
| 05/12/08 | The Green Report: Death and the Holidays (Pop + Politics) | |
Published 05/12/08 04:00:52
In the green, but slightly weird and morbid, news, PETA (People for the Equal Treatment of Animals) has partnered with handcrafted coffin maker The Old Pine Box to offer PETA-themed, eco-friendly caskets. Although studies suggest vegans and vegetarians live longer, even they have to die some time. So, why not go out with a ?Go [...] Source : Pop + Politics (subscribe) |
| 05/12/08 | Petz Monkeyz House Review (AskMen.com) | |
Published 05/12/08 03:47:01
Not as entertaining an animal house as you would have hoped. Source : AskMen.com (subscribe) |
| 05/12/08 | U.S. Seeks More Tests of Roche drug (Law Blog - WSJ.com) | |
Published 05/12/08 03:39:45
Roche Holding was delivered a major setback on its most promising new drug, Actemra, when the U.S. asked for a new animal trial and other information. Source : Law Blog - WSJ.com (subscribe) |
| 05/12/08 | USDA Report Allegedly Shows Abuse (Science - The Post Chronicle) | |
Published 05/12/08 02:17:59
The "Stop Animal Exploitation Now" organization said that is equivalent to one monkey or ape being used in experimentation every 7 1/2 minutes.... Source : Science - The Post Chronicle (subscribe) |
| 05/12/08 | Petz Monkeyz House Review (IGN) | |
Published 05/12/08 01:55:00
Petz: Monkeyz House (DS) Not as entertaining an animal house as you would have hoped. Source : IGN (subscribe) Explore : Nintendo DS, Video Games |
| 05/12/08 | Cost Estimates for Animal Shelters Not Based in Reality (LAist) | |
Published 05/12/08 01:35:36
Meet Milo & Zumi. They live with Malingering | Photo by Malingering $150 million in voter approved money toward animal shelters was the subject of the latest audit by City Controller Laura Chick today. Her letter to the Mayor and City Council wasn't as scathing as other audits (think about LAPD's rape-kit backlog audit ), but she did reveal some problems: "The City's estimates for... Source : LAist (subscribe) |
| 05/12/08 | Nintendo Makes with the Racism (Loot Ninja) | |
Published 05/12/08 01:00:06
Ruh Roh. Someone?s getting their ass handed to them. Nintendo sent a few journalists (not us? why not, Nintendo?) DS carts of Animal Crossing: Wild World. The game came out in 2005, but the news here is that you can import your character and spoils into the recently released Animal Crossing: City Folk on the [...] Source : Loot Ninja (subscribe) Explore : Nintendo, Nintendo, Video Games, Wii |
| 05/12/08 | Revealed: the cruelty of UK's pork suppliers (The Independent) | |
Published 05/12/08 01:00:01
Pigs so crazed by cramped and filthy conditions that they resort to gnawing at each other are being supplied by farmers to British shops, a European study by a respected animal charity shows. Source : The Independent (subscribe) Explore : Education, UK |
| 04/12/08 | Cute Symbol of Global Warming Now Up For Sale (Wonkette) | |
Published 04/12/08 23:01:37
Gas will soon as nobody has a dollar, and nobody has a job to drive to anyway. Even Wal-Marts And now Knut the cute polar bear, who was for Vanity Fair just last year, is an unwanted and unloved victim of the global economic meltdown.Knut used to be the darling of that other global meltdown story we used to pretend to worry about, back when we had food and iPhones and wifi dildos from The... Source : Wonkette (subscribe) Explore : Meteorology |
| 04/12/08 | 'Queer Eye' star to host Humane Society's Wine3 -- (Virgin Islands Daily News) | |
Published 04/12/08 22:54:05
... can raise about $1 million more. The new campus will replace the society's dilapidated Nadir animal shelter. The Humane Care Campus will be a community-friendly activity center where people can walk their dogs, adopt a pet and visit with birds, rabbits, dogs, cats, iguanas and goats. Kressley said he has done a lot of work with other Humane Society organizations and... Source : Virgin Islands Daily News (subscribe) Explore : Virgin Islands |
| 04/12/08 | Shoppin' from A-Z (The Daily Bitch) | |
Published 04/12/08 22:46:00
First of all, anyone who really knows me knows that I HATE SHOPPING. I hate spending money (okay, I like spending money on gifts for other people, but that's where I draw the line). I hatehatehate the crowds - people become these horrible, fanged savage animals who trample innocent store employees just so they can satisfy their avaricious, greedy hearts and so their spoiled little... Source : The Daily Bitch (subscribe) |
| 04/12/08 | Playing Hard To Get Is For The Birds [All Animals Are Not Created Equal] (Jezebel) | |
Published 04/12/08 21:40:00
Researchers at the University of Bristol have done an exhaustive study of the way birds mate and came to the conclusion that when there were a variety of male birds looking to mate, the females would... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Source : Jezebel (subscribe) Explore : Asia, Bristol, Bristol, Malé |
| 04/12/08 | Researcher Links 'Silent Epidemic' to Hidden Pathogen (Physorg) | |
Published 04/12/08 21:30:55
(PhysOrg.com) -- A North Carolina State University researcher has discovered that certain tick-borne bacteria may be responsible for some chronic and debilitating neurological illnesses in humans, particularly among people with substantial animal contact or arthropod exposure. Source : Physorg (subscribe) |
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