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  • September 2008

    • Gov. Vetoes Ban on 'Lap Dog Driving'

      Sacramento Bee  |  Sep 29, 08 2:18 AM CDT

      Gov. Vetoes Ban on 'Lap Dog Driving'

      (Newser) - Californians can keep driving with pets on their laps since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have banned such behavior, reports the Sacramento Bee . The "Paris Hilton Bill," as it was named by conservatives, was one of 95 measures that the Terminator terminated over the weekend. Schwarzenegger said he is only signing what he considers "high priority" bills because of the budget delay. More »

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      California  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • pets  • veto  • animals  • motorists

  • August 2008

    • Madagascar Chameleon Has Shortest Life on 4 Legs

      New York Times  |  Aug 19, 08 10:18 AM CDT

      Madagascar Chameleon Has Shortest Life on 4 Legs

      (Newser) - A small chameleon native to Madagascar looks to own the world record for shortest life span for a creature with four legs and a backbone, the New York Times reports. The Furcifer labordi dies about a year after conception, with just 16-20 weeks on earth after it leaves its shell. The lizard's brief existence may provide scientists with valuable information on aging. More »

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      animals  • lizard  • Madagascar

    • Octopus Has How Many Legs? Guess Again

      AFP  |  Aug 14, 08 8:26 PM CDT

      Octopus Has How Many Legs? Guess Again

      (Newser) - Octopuses may not be eight-legged creatures after all, new research suggests. They do indeed have eight limbs, but some function more like arms, AFP reports. It breaks down like this: the front two are the most nimble and armlike, and are used for exploration; the back two are used mostly for propulsion, like legs; and the others pull double-duty to varying degrees. More »

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      Europe  • evolution  • scientific study  • animals  • octopus

    • South Jersey Man Finds Gator on Side the Road

      Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Aug 8, 08 4:28 PM CDT

      South Jersey Man Finds Gator on Side the Road

      (Newser) - A South Jersey man spotted something unusual on his way to work yesterday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports: a caged alligator on the side of a road. Fred Schubert decided to help out the 4-foot, 60-to-80-pound beast, loading the cage into his pickup. After calling several wildlife agencies, an official came to Schubert’s and collected the animal—but offered no explanation of how it’d gotten lost. More »

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      New Jersey  • construction  • wildlife  • animals  • reptiles  • alligator  • animal rescue groups

    • Bat Deaths Perplex Scientists

      Salon  |  Aug 1, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      Bat Deaths Perplex Scientists

      (Newser) - Experts are still in the dark about what’s causing the deaths of vast numbers of bats in the Northeast, but some theories have emerged, Salon reports. Some scientists believe white-nose syndrome is driven by global warming, while others are looking hard at pesticides. In either case, humans may have instigated the threat, and the illness looks like a bad ecological omen. More »

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      global warming  • illness  • pesticide  • ecology  • bees  • animals  • fungus  • bats  • hibernation

  • July 2008

    • 8 Signs the Animal Kingdom Is in Trouble

      LiveScience  |  Jul 21, 08 3:20 PM CDT

      8 Signs the Animal Kingdom Is in Trouble

      (Newser) - Biologists have mounting evidence that human activity is causing real damage to the natural world. LiveScience lists overlooked indications that things are seriously out of whack. Earlier migration: Several bird species are getting their timing wrong. Jellyfish rule: The creatures are hitching rides on ships. More »

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      global warming  • pollution  • migration  • scientist  • animals  • reptiles  • penguin  • jellyfish

    • 'One in a Million' Conjoined Birds Found in Arkansas

      Associated Press  |  Jul 18, 08 8:39 PM CDT

      'One in a Million' Conjoined Birds Found in Arkansas

      (Newser) - A pair of barn swallows born joined at the hip are being sent to the Smithsonian Institute for study, the AP reports. An Arkansas landowner found them fallen out of a tree this week and kept them for a day, but they refused to eat and died. Conjoined birds are extremely rare: “I can't even say it's one in a million,” one expert said. “It's probably more than that.” More »

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      Arkansas  • discovery  • birds  • scientific discoveries  • animals  • conjoined twins

    • Michael Vick's Pit Bulls Get Second Chance

      Washington Post  |  Jul 7, 08 3:32 PM CDT

      Michael Vick's Pit Bulls Get Second Chance

      (Newser) - The pit bulls rescued from disgraced NFL star Michael Vick's underground fighting ring are getting a rare second chance, the Washington Post reports. A federal judge ordered each dog evaluated individually and fined Vick $1 million for their care. Now, 25 of the 49 dogs have been adopted into foster homes while the rest are being rehabilitated at animal sanctuaries. More »

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      dog  • Michael Vick  • animals  • pit bulls  • Bad Newz Kennelz

  • June 2008

    • Battered Women Deserve Help Over Animals

      More Intelligent Life  |  Jun 25, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      Battered Women Deserve Help Over Animals

      (Newser) - With 3,800 animal shelters in the US to only 1,500 shelters for battered women, economist Allison Schrager tackles the disparity in More Intelligent Life. "If we value people more than animals can we ever justify giving to an animal-welfare charity?" she asks, and underlines the complexities that make donating to human causes harder, but more important. More »

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      charity  • animals  • animal shelters  • domestic abuse  • women's shelters

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