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pets stories: 106 news summaries

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 Calif. Bill Would 
 Drive Pets Off Laps 

Drivers would have to steer clear of distracting pals

May 7, 08 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - California legislators are pushing a bill banning pets from drivers' laps after a national study ranked pets, along with cell phones, among the leading causes of road distractions and a cause of thousands of accidents. A bill before the state legislature will impose a fine for driving while holding dogs,... More »

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pets • California • cell phones • Arnold Schwarzenegger • accident • driver distraction • Bill Maze • Department of Motor Vehicles

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 Companions 

RIP, Paw Paw

Apr 28, 08 8:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death this month of Martha Stewart's beloved canine Kublai Khan Paw Paw Chow Chow (just Paw Paw to his pals) got Nerve's Nicole Pasulka ruminating on her top celeb best friends. A sampling:
  • Millie, First Dog for the first President Bush: "Pet lovers that we are, we’
... More »

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pets • Britney Spears • Paris Hilton • Martha Stewart • celebrity • Jessica Biel

Man's Best Friend Buried
in Style

Owners spare no expense in funerals
for pampered pets

Apr 25, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The family files into the chapel, signs the registry, and pays its respects before the coffin. It looks much like a normal funeral parlor, and it is—just not for humans. Instead Oak Rest Pet Gardens in Georgia buries beloved pets, charging $2,000 or more for the service. “... More »

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pets • luxury • funeral • dog

Cop Saves Woman in Python's Death Grip

12-foot snake attacks pet shop owner

Apr 19, 08 7:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - A cop and several firemen struggled to rescue an Oregon pet shop owner after she stuck her hand in a python's cage, the Eugene Register-Guard reports. Teresa Rossiter was showing off 12-foot Darla to customers when the snake bit her, wrapped around her, and knocked her down. A policeman came... More »

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pets • snake • animal • pythons • snake attack

 Martha Loses 'Loyal Companion'

Gushed-over pet and guest star gone at 12

Apr 17, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Martha Stewart's chow Paw Paw, a frequent gushed-over guest on her TV show, has died of renal failure, reports AP. The pooch got his name—Kublai Khan Paw Paw Chow Chow Chow—for his huge paws. "Paw Paw was a spectacular chow and an even more spectacular dog,"... More »

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pets • television • Martha Stewart • dog

 Poop Scoopers 
 Rake It In 

'Waste specialists' see increasing profits with a business 'always picking up'

Apr 14, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The economy might be slowing, but one man's poop-scooping business is, well, piling up. A sixth sense for sniffing out the goods is earning Ron Johnson's Poo-B-Gone $75,000 yearly, the Chicago Tribune reports. Pet owners who are too busy or grossed-out to handle their dogs' waste pay up to... More »

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pets • weird • poop • pet waste • Poo-B-Gone • Ron Johnson • poop scooping

 Foreclosure Victims Also Furry 

As more people lose their homes, so do their pets

Mar 25, 08 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - As foreclosure rates skyrocket around the country, animal shelters are feeling a heartbreaking byproduct: an influx of pets being surrendered, USA Today reports. Across the country, areas with high foreclosures are seeing increased rates of pet abandonment, and shelters worry that even more could be coming as unemployment rates rise... More »

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pets • foreclosure • Humane Society • housing crisis • abandonment • dog • cat • ASPCA

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 Man Eats Man's Best Friend 

Slate's Ted Kerasote protests animal cruelty in China

Mar 24, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - While you're busy worrying about human rights in China, author and journalist Ted Kerasote argues, add animal rights to the list. After a trip to a ski camp in China where he was befriended by a "dead ringer for Lassie," he was appalled to find his canine pal... More »

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China • pets • human rights • 2008 Beijing Olympics • animal cruelty • animal rights • dog • cat • fur trade

Polly Want a Prozac?

Parrots are the latest pets to see spike in depression

Feb 26, 08 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - With more pet owners working long days and leaving their furry and feathered friends alone at home, cases of animal depression are on the rise, writes the Daily Telegraph. A TV vet says the trend is hitting parrots especially hard, causing the talkative birds to pull out their feathers or... More »

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pets • depression • antidepressant • prescription drugs • Eli Lilly • parrot • dog • medicating pets

Pet Ferrets: Cute, Cuddly, Illegal

Owners ask why domesticated ferrets remain illegal

Feb 23, 08 6:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans own about 2 million ferrets, and some are asking why they remain illegal in several states and cities. “Martin Luther King said an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” one ferret advocate said. “And this is an injustice.” Opponents say that owners are... More »

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pets • Rudy Giuliani • California • New York • Arnold Schwarzenegger • ferret

Woman Orders Clone of Beloved Dog for $150K

Korean company says it's the first commercial order for a cloned canine

Feb 15, 08 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - A California woman has placed the first order for a cloned dog with South Korean biotech firm RNL Bio, pledging $150,000 for a genetic duplicate of her dead pitbull, Booger, who once saved her from a dog attack, reports the BBC. Seoul National University scientists, who produced the first... More »

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pets • South Korea • cloning • dog • Seoul National University • cloned pets • RNL Bio • pit bull

US, Chinese Firms Charged in Pet Food Scandal

American owners intentionally sold tainted products, prosecutors say

Feb 6, 08 6:16 PM CST
(Newser) - US authorities today charged an American company and two Chinese businesses with manufacturing and importing tainted ingredients in pet food that killed thousands of cats and dogs last year, the AP reports. Las Vegas-based ChemNutra and its owners face a felony conspiracy charge and 26 misdemeanor counts for selling adulterated... More »

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China • pets • FDA • pet food recall • federal indictment • ChemNutra

Religious Belief Linked to Loneliness

Study also associates love for pets, computers with social isolation

Jan 24, 08 8:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Most people can't stomach loneliness, and they're more prone to believing in the supernatural or creating strong bonds with pets and household objects to compensate, a new study finds. It's a throwback to our ancestors, who relied on group living to survive, LiveScience reports. "Being socially isolated is just... More »

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pets • health • study • mental health • religion • loneliness

Missing Dog Case Takes Cruel Turn

Teen charged after owner receives harrowing calls

Jan 5, 08 3:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Philly police have arrested a 15-year-old in the case of a gentle brown dog whose disappearance led to a cruel chain of events for her owner. The youth and others called up the distraught owner after Edna's disappearance, demanded a ransom, then made a dog yelp in pain as he... More »

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pets • Philadelphia • extortion • Philadelphia police • missing dog • Bill Whiting

Chicago May Ban Pet Chickens

Owning poultry seen as green and trendy among some residents

Dec 12, 07 6:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Are chickens a city pet? Chicago’s city council is nearing a vote on a proposal to ban chicken ownership, even as green- and organic-minded citizens around the country increasingly keep the birds for eggs, yard work, and companionship. Among worries for Chicago politicians, the AP reports, are that chickens’... More »

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pets • Chicago • yuppies • chickens

Cat Diabetes Becoming
a Weighty Problem

Some vets think dry, high-carb kibble is a major culprit

Dec 5, 07 9:04 PM CST
(Newser) - If your cat is fat, he might have an even bigger problem. The rate of type 2 diabetes among pets—particularly cats—is soaring, reports the Chicago Tribune. Experts aren't in total agreement about why, but in general they think that our furry feline companions are developing the disease for... More »

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pets • obese • overweight • carbs • cat

Meet Tom, Your New Pet

For some Americans, turkeys are to be adopted, not eaten

Nov 22, 07 11:02 AM CST
(Newser) - This is generally not the best of days for turkeys, though some have it better than others. The New York Times takes a look at several families who have spared turkeys the knife—by adopting them. "I instantly, totally fell in love, and now I just want to stay... More »

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pets • Thanksgiving • turkeys

Ellen Breaks Down Over Botched Dog Adoption

Things going 'so terribly wrong,' sobs comedian

Oct 17, 07 3:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres broke down in tears on her program yesterday as she described a doggie adoption flub.  She and her partner adopted a pup named Iggy from an agency, but when the dog didn't get along with the couple's cats, Ellen gave it to her hairdresser.... More »

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pets • rescue dogs • Ellen DeGeneres

Fido-Friendly Vacation Spots

If vacation isn't vacation without Rover, consider one of these ten pet-friendly towns or your next trip

Oct 15, 07 5:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Man's best friend has become a member of the family, so why shouldn't he get a break, too?  Make it fun and easy to travel with your pet by visiting one of these hound-hangout towns MSNBC recommends:
  1. San Diego, CA
  2. Long Beach, CA
  3. Carmel, CA
More »

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pets • travel • California • Chicago • New York • list • San Diego • Seattle • Long Beach • Carmel • Portland • Colorado Springs • dog • cat

Cats of Iraq Bring Solace
in War

Stray felines find place in the heart (and home) of Times bureau chief

Oct 14, 07 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - As bombs rocked the outside world, New York Times correspondent John Burns found one hopeful symbol within the newspaper’s Baghdad compound—the growing cat population. Keen survival instincts brought the cats over the blast walls to adoring humans who fed and counted the feline population. It was “one... More »

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Iraq • pets • cat • Iraq war

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