Today’s question: I know how you feel about cats, but this is a bird question. I started putting water out past my patio for the birds. I then noticed a feral kitten drinking the water. I have an indoor cat of my own so I started putting out dry cat food for the kitten. Now the birds are eating the cat food. My question is: Will the cat food harm the birds? What do you mean you know how I feel    .. more …

A puppy died in a Newton Street apartment fire.The blaze, which happened Tuesday morning at 102 Newton St., was contained to the bedroom and kitchen and caused about $30,000 worth of damage. The one-bedroom apartment is above the two-car garage attached to the rented house. (NOTE – To see photos of the fire, click HERE .) Ronda Wireman, of 100 Newton St., called 9-1-1 after the occupant, whom    .. more …

In the first experiment involving 32 horses, subjects turned to look more quickly, for longer and more often at their owner when they heard their voice over a loudspeaker than when they heard a stranger’s. Animal psychologist Dr Leanne Proops said: “Subjects were able to match a familiar voice to a familiar person but did not match an unfamiliar voice to an unfamiliar person. “The matching of the    .. more …

Austin, (TX) – Austin police are looking for the person who broke into Austin Pets Alive. Volunteers say the thief climbed over a fence then smashed a window to get in. Austin Pets Alive has since    .. more …

Pets are available at the St. Johns County Pet Center, 130 N. Stratton Road. Call 209-6190. Adoptions are $60, which includes neutering/spaying, rabies vaccinations and shots.Harry is a 2-year-old, male Maine Coon, current on all his vaccines and already neutered. He loves attention and plays well with his friends.Buster is a 3-year-old neutered male Lab mix, current on all his vaccines. He has a    .. more …

Early members of an ancient family of trees , the cypresses, grew on the supercontinent Pangaea , and when this giant continent split apart, it shaped the future of these trees, according to research that examined the evolution of these trees, which today include giant redwoods and sequoias.More than 200 million years ago, Pangaea contained all the modern continents, squished up against one    .. more …

WASHINGTON ” At a news conference overlooking the White House at the W Hotel last Tuesday in Washington, the annual A.T.P. tournament held in the city announced that it was changing its name to the Citi Open and that it intended to add a new grandstand court to its grounds.The multimedia portion of the presentation was a brief video clip of the top-ranked American, Mardy Fish , the current A.T.P.    .. more …

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y., May 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ani-Mall Pet Hospital in Middletown, NY offers pet boarding and daycare services to area pets. The vet clinic provides separate, state-of-the-art climate-controlled accommodations for dogs and cats, complete with interactive toys and enclosed outdoor space for exercise. The boarding and daycare facility is connected to the main pet wellness    .. more …

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) ” Investigators early Monday sent FBI dogs trained for urban searches into the Tucson home where a 6-year-old girl disappeared as teams of law officers worked to determine if she was abducted.Two days of searching by scores of police and officers from several agencies failed to locate first-grader Isabel Mercedes Celis, who police said was last seen by her family in her bedroom    .. more …

There’s a fake version of Angry Birds Space in Google Play (formerly known as the Android Marketplace ), containing infectious malware. Rovio warns users not to be fooled.”As you get ready to pop pigs in zero gravity, watch out for fake versions of Angry Birds Space , and make sure to download safe by getting the official game from Rovio,” the mobile game maker wrote in a blog post .[More from    .. more …