CINCINNATI (AP) ” Purina’s Tidy Cats is apologizing for a tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign that compared a Cincinnati neighborhood to a stinky litter box.Local media outlets report the ad was part of the brand’s “NoMorePU” campaign pointing out things that stink. It was erected about a mile north of the Ohio city’s urban Over-the Rhine neighborhood, and said “You’re so over Over-the-Rhine. .. more …
ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) – Welcome to Rocky’s Retreat . It’s not your ordinary gym.”100 percent full body workout ,” says co-owner Sherri Cappabianca.A workout made for man’s best friend.”Pet obesity is now the number one preventable disease in dogs,” Cappabianca says. “It’s estimated that probably 50 percent of dogs are either overweight or obese.”Which is why Emma is keeping herself in tip .. more …
The Angry Birds franchise owes a lot to Isaac Newton. The legendary 17th-century scientist defined the classical laws of gravity, after all, and without them, the game’s designers would have had nothing to go on in crafting how things move in its virtual world.Consequently, the game’s heroic-yet-furious birds wouldn’t be able to exact their high-impact revenge on those smug, green pigs. Without .. more …
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 28 (UPI) — Dozens of exotic animal owners turned out at a state legislative hearing to oppose attempts to regulate the ownership and sale of exotic animals in Ohio.A state senator based the proposal largely on recommendations of a committee appointed by Gov. John Kasich after an incident Oct. 18 in which more than 50 animals — including lions, tigers and bears — were .. more …
Moosup Pond in Plainfield, located in eastern Connecticut, has a variety of game fish swimming in its 96 acres. While anglers consider most of these fish to be the standard “cookie-cutter” size, a few far exceed the average, making it worth an outing to this easily accessible body of water. Moosup Pond is one of my favorite haunts, in both winter and summer, as the ice fishing there borders on .. more …
CAMBRIDGE, England, March 5 (UPI) — A fossilized eel-like creature unearthed in Canada is the oldest life form found with a primitive spinal cord, making it man’s earliest ancestor, experts say.The species Pikaia gracilens is a precursor to vertebrates, which makes it the direct ancestor of all members of the chordate family, which includes fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals — and .. more …
LODI (CBS13) – A car hit a puppy and drove off, but who drove up next made sure she would survive.A Lodi police detective driving on a DUI patrol happened see the dog get hit. Instead of going after the car, Detective Eric Bradley hit the brakes. When he first walked up he saw the dog covered in blood and thought she might be dead.”And I touched it and its eyes started to roll and it moved a .. more …
Two women are dog-fighting over a pooch they both took care of using an unusual interstate arrangement.After seven years of co-sharing a Labrador-Shepherd mix named Lily, Rebecca Finkel , 34, says her ex Michelle Quintus gave the dog away.”It’s out of spite,” said Finkel, who described their relationship as generally amicable since the two broke up in late 2004. “She knew that taking Lily away .. more …
That same type of planning should take place before bringing home a new puppy, but often puppies are brought home with little preparation other than stopping at the pet store for a bag of food and a few toys on the way home from the breeder.Where will he sleep? Puppies do best by having a crate where they spend unsupervised time. This will help with housetraining as well as keep them safe from .. more …
By Colin A. Young, Globe CorrespondentTwo animal welfare organizations rescued 32 miniature horses from a small farm in West Boylston, on Thursday after a state veterinarian determined that the horses’ basic needs were not being met. The horses were underweight, dirty, and laden with internal parasites, according to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The MSPCA .. more …
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