Animals

When is it proper to invite the family pooch to social events? It’s difficult to know proper etiquette all the time. Is it proper to invite the dog or not? A story of the DOs and DON’Ts of when to invite the pooch and of people so attached to their pets, they can’t bear...
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Coco the parrot is headed to court to contest a $650 ticket, his owner says the issue is a matter of “life or death” for the little macaw. A legal battle is under way in the western Greek city of Patras over a parrot that is facing a $650 (£320; 444 euros) parking ticket....
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If only animals could talk. I’d track down Banger the cat and get an interview. Have him jot down his story, become his agent. Banger: When I was between the jaws of the grizzly I was reminded of what of Asimov said: “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The...
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One always wants to read something uplifting, something about animals running in the open meadow, breathing the air of the free. Of lobsters making a break for it? Lobsters in Germany took fate into their own claws and broke out of an Asian supermarket. They now face a brighter future in an animal home....
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