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All cats may have nine lives, but Christopher, an orange and white tabby who lives at a Redwood City veterinary clinic, also has a sixth sense. Dubbing him a "guardian angel," "wonder cat" and "miracle kitty," the staff and volunteers at the Nine Lives Foundation's Feline Well-Care Clinic say Christopher can tell when other cats need help. He will sit outside the cages of sick felines until someone lets him in, and last month, the clinic says, he saved the life of a kitten in need of a blood transfusion. "It's weird, it's really true that he seems to understand...

Buffalo police rescued a cat from a Cheektowaga man who apparently was planning to make a meal out of his pet because he thought it was ill-tempered, authorities said Monday. When Ferry-Fillmore District officers pulled over a car driven by Gary L. Korkuc on Sunday night during a traffic stop, they said they heard a cat crying from inside the trunk and investigated. What they found has left animal lovers at the SPCA Serving Erie County in shock. The cat, according to police, was in a cage “marinating” in a mixture of crushed red peppers, chili pepper, salt and oil....

Buffalo police rescued a cat from a Cheektowaga man who apparently was planning to make a meal out of his pet because he thought it was ill-tempered, authorities said Monday. When Ferry-Fillmore District officers pulled over a car driven by Gary L. Korkuc on Sunday night during a traffic stop, they said they heard a cat crying from inside the trunk and investigated. What they found has left animal lovers at the SPCA Serving Erie County in shock. The cat, according to police, was in a cage “marinating” in a mixture of crushed red peppers, chili pepper, salt and oil.

"Lola "... Loyal, conservative Canine Freeper and dedicated K-9 companion of Recovering Ex-Hippie, passed away August 3." I am heartbroken that my wonderful doggie, Lola, died Tuesday morning. She was 15 years old and had been adopted from the Doggie Orphanage in Cleveland. She then moved with me to Jacksonville, FL. Always a Patriotic Pupster, Lola was called upon by the CIA after 9-11 to break up “Terrorist Squirrel Cells “ in our woods….a calling she dedicated herself to with great enthusiasm. She was the mascot for a fund drive to raise money for the New Orleans Humane society during...

GULF BREEZE - A Gulf Breeze man is charged with killing and skinning the family dog because he believed it was possessed by the devil. Matthew O. Foote, 25, is being held on no bond on a third-degree felony of cruelty to animals and is expected to make his first appearance in court this afternoon. Sheriff’s deputies on Sunday responded to the Reservation Road home of Foote’s father, Gerald Foote, who told investigators that his son had killed his dog. When investigators arrived, Matthew Foote was calm and cooperative, according to his arrest report. Foote explained he spent the weekend...

Pet stores in at least 35 U.S. cities have taken an animal protection group's pledge not to sell puppies and to educate potential buyers about adoption. Hundreds of pet shop owners around the nation have already removed puppies from their store windows and some cities and towns are considering tough laws banning the sale of puppies, kittens and other small animals. The "puppy-friendly pet store" pledge is being promoted by the Humane Society of the United States, the country's largest animal advocacy organization. "These stores have set a positive example of corporate responsibility for other businesses to follow," said Stephanie...

Border Collies are considered by many to be one of the most intelligent and trainable dog breeds. Though they are wonderful companions, they require a lot of exercise and training.

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Every morning before school, Barney the rabbit could expect a little treat and a bit of loving attention. But when his owner, 13-year-old Kiera Bailey, came downstairs to make her daily check on him, the schoolgirl received a dreadful surprise. Instead of her beloved pet - bought nine years ago after a bad experience at school - there was an empty hutch and a threatening note, apparently from animal rights extremists.

This is a ping to try to help save a couple young kittens who were either tortured or simply caught in a trap.

Law would apply to sales of cats, dogs, hamsters, rats, birdsIt could soon be illegal for pet stores in San Francisco to sell pets. The San Francisco Animal Control and Welfare Commission will take up a proposal tonight that would ban the sale of all small animals from the City's pet shops. Only fish would be allowed to be sold under the ordinance, which is believed to be the first of it's kind in the country. The proposed law is designed to encourage people to rescue animals from the shelter instead of buying from a pet store. Supporters say it...

Sell a guinea pig, go to jail. That's the law under consideration by San Francisco's Commission of Animal Control and Welfare. If the commission approves the ordinance at its meeting tonight, San Francisco could soon have what is believed to be the country's first ban on the sale of all pets except fish. That includes dogs, cats, hamsters, mice, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, lizards and nearly every other critter, or, as the commission calls them, companion animals. "People buy small animals all the time as an impulse buy, don't know what they're getting into, and the animals end...

Jersey shelter starts 'Obamacare' for petsUpdated: Wednesday, July 07, 2010, 6:58 PM Melissa Hayes/The Jersey Journal Liberty Humane Society officials are calling it their version of "Obamacare" -- but for pets. The Jersey City shelter is opening a low-cost Wellness Clinic tomorrow, which will be open every Thursday, 5 to 8 p.m., shelter officials said. "Almost every day someone comes into the center to surrender or euthanize an animal because they can't afford a vet bill," Executive Director Joanna Hopkinson said. "We try to do as much as we can to help them." The clinic will offer low-cost rabies, distemper,...

KENNEDY TWP., Pa. -- The Allegheny County medical examiner is investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a Kennedy Township motel room with nine animals. Police said the man, whose identity had not been released, was found inside a room at the Motel Six on Beecham Drive. Triangle Pet Control Services said the man was found with a purebred German Sheppard puppy, seven ferrets and a scorpion. All of the animals were found alive.

A 5-year-old boy was mauled by a pitbull Thursday after climbing into a dog pen with the pitbull and its puppies. The boy had six cuts to his cheek and nose. The pitbull also ripped out two of his teeth and chipped a third tooth. The dog’s owner was ticketed for having a vicious animal, police Cpl. Eric Dearcorn said.

Congress has suddenly realized something. Animals could be dangerous! Gosh. One wonders what magick faierie dust was sprinkled on these stalwart protectors of the public weal that made them realize that animals are dangerous? Whatever fantastic episode befell Congress they have acted and hence these high mukety-mucks last year introduced an ominous sounding bill called the Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act (H.R. 669). According to the summary this bill is supposed to, "prevent the introduction and establishment of nonnative wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or other animal species' or human health, and for other purposes." But like...

For something a little more calming, here's the original Surprised kitty video. There are bunch of knock off vids, too, like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RJ5KJyUVwc&NR=1 or this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqjK-Lmebyw&feature=related

I don't do much blogging these days so I really haven't written much in the past few months, but tonight I have a tale to tell, a couple of shots of Sour Mash in me, and the spellchecker here seems to be functioning, so here goes... For the past month, we have had a nearly full-grown Capped Guinea Fowl marauding loose through our neighborhood. This started when I surprised her in one of the neighbor's yards one quiet Sunday morning when I was out walking the dog, and startled her out of a shrub. I told my wife about it...

CHANDLER, Ariz. - The search is on for a burglar who started with petty crime but moved on to possible identity theft. His description: blonde hair, green eyes and… four paws. This true "cat burglar" is prowling a Chandler, Arizona neighborhood. He started stealing socks, but then the crime escalated. ....... ...the feline's crimes really turned a corner when he returned home after stealing someone's green card.

The dog ate my homework and that was just for starters. Shocking X-rays reveal the strange things that wind up in the stomachs of our pets, reports CBS-2's Dave Carlin. CBS 2 got the inside story. At the Dewitt Clinton Dog Run on Manhattan's West Side we met dog owners with "tails" to tell. Carol Sumner's beagle "Snoopy," "ate half of a rubber ball once," she said. "I was just hoping it didn't get stuck there but fortunately it came out." Patricia Smith's dog is named "Richmond." "He ate my phone," she said. Kevin Jenkins, whose dog is named "Arnold"...