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In defense of PETA's total stupidity - San Francisco Chronicle
Oh, how easy it is to laugh and mock and sigh with savage delight.
Tue Jun 23, 2009 - Hits: 219
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Columbia's Animal Exports Industry Increases Despite Regulation - RedOrbit
More than 1,200 Columbian companies have begun earning revenue by exporting an unusual resource – local insects, reptiles and fish.
Tue Jun 16, 2009 - Hits: 123
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People still spending on pets - HeraldNet
Sure, the economy tanked and people are scaling back or doing without.
Mon Jun 15, 2009 - Hits: 139
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City working to keep invasive mosquitoes in check - Brownsville Herald
Summer showers foreshadow hurricane season and another uncomfortable topic - mosquitoes
Thu Jun 4, 2009 - Hits: 85
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Galapagos Mosquitoes' New Diet Threatens Giant Tortoise - EcoWorldly
The Galapagos form of the black salt marsh mosquito has changed its diet to prefer reptile blood instead of feeding on mammals and birds.
Wed Jun 3, 2009 - Hits: 104
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400 Dogs Seized From Puppy Mill in Wash. - MSNBC.com
KENNEWICK, Wash. - More than 400 dogs, including three newborn puppies, have been removed from a puppy mill that is being called “one of the worst cases” of animal abuse seen by animal groups and state officials.
Fri May 29, 2009 - Hits: 149
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Fungus threatens to wipe out Philippine frogs - Daily Times
A deadly frog fungus that has wiped out hundreds of amphibian species in the Americas is now devastating the populations of five frog species in the Philippines, experts said.
Sun May 24, 2009 - Hits: 146
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Act now to prevent fleas and ticks - Examiner.com
While the woody and green areas are a welcome relief to concrete and urban sprawl, it may not be a relief to your pets.
Fri May 22, 2009 - Hits: 134
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Buglife charity loses battle of the marshes - Essex Echo
A CONSERVATION charity has lost the fight to protect West Thurrock Marshes.
Fri May 15, 2009 - Hits: 162
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Mosquito spraying schedule for Horry County - WPDE
Horry County will begin mosquito spraying, weather permitting, in the following areas from may 11 to May 15:
Mon May 11, 2009 - Hits: 119
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Dogs' keen noses hit bedbugs where they live - MaineToday.com
Both public and private property owners are seeking new weapons to fight the national scourge.
Sun May 3, 2009 - Hits: 124
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Non-Native Species Bill Needs Changes - PetProductNews.com
Madeleine Bordallo of Guam, sponsor of HR 669, the Nonnative Wildlife Prevention Act, and chairman of the Congressional subcommittee that heard the legislation in April, acknowledged the legislation needed to be changed before it progressed further.
Thu Apr 30, 2009 - Hits: 251
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Insects Trained to Act Like Sniffing Dogs - Science Daily
Wasps could be cost-effective helpers in searching for explosives, toxic chemicals, and even fungi on crops.
Tue Apr 28, 2009 - Hits: 189
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City rules changed on chickens, bees, bears - Asheville Citizen-Times
ASHEVILLE – City residents wanting to keep chickens or bees in their backyards — as well as those wanting to bring in goats to trim brush — will find that easier following changes enacted Tuesday by City Council.
Tue Apr 28, 2009 - Hits: 135
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Will HR 669 Transform Your Exotic Animals into Illegal Aliens? - ScienceBlogs
A proposed new law, House Resolution #669 (HR 669), also known as The Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act, is inching its way through congress.
Wed Apr 22, 2009 - Hits: 641
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