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Dogs: better pets than alligators IL A womans' 35 year old son bought an alligator as a pet and installed a pool for it in their back yard. "Initially, I was somewhat amused that a four-foot gator was floating around the house," Mayor Ed Zabrocki said. But he vacations in Fort Myers, Flordia, where "once every six to eight weeks a little dog is gobbled up by an alligator, and that brings the reality home..." [Chicago Sun Times]
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Dog abuse in today's news was very sad. Maybe abusers should get the abuse they mete out to their pets. Here are some of the reasons we need Blogathon2002 - to bring kindness back to the world:
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Speaking of wasting time, have you heard about 'Crap-Away' ? Some enterprising person has come up with a sign that dogs can read -- because as he says: "dogs CAN'T read."
" Dogs can smell a hundred times better than humans but they can't read the "Curb your dog" sign. There is one pet dog for every human in the United States. Forty seven tons of dog poop is deposited on the sidewalks and streets of New York every day. " Here's where 'crap-away' comes to the rescue. You sprinkle it on your property (so safe, he claims you can sprinkle it on your food too ... mmmm) and dogs avoid it like the plague...
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Creativity according to a bean counter If you can fritter your time away walking your dog, you just might be a supernova member of the "creative class," a class of people who are so creative, they are more loyal to their activities than their employer. 'The "creative class," according to [Richard] Florida, refers to people involved in problem-solving or "producing new forms and designs that are readily transferable and widely useful"-- software, movies, medicines, books and industrial designs.' [LA Times]
... or you might be ... bored, have too much time on your hands, not have money to spend on other things, retired ... or you might actually just like walking the dog ... [ sheesh ... who pays those guys to come up with these stupid theories...]
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Patch, the dog, addicted to nicotine "A woman is trying to give up smoking to help cure her pet dog's 20-a-day addiction to cigarette ends. Patch the Jack Russell raids ash trays so he can chew the tobacco and spit the filters out." She says the dog is healthy but definitely addicted ... [yeechh, doesn't that count as dog abuse?] [Ananova.com Quirkies]
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Thanks to the generous (anonymous) reader who made a $25 donation to Blogathon2002. Today, 215 participants have 1,871 sponsors, donating a total of $45,047.66 to a diversified list of charities, which include cancer research, dog rescue, aid to impoverished children worldwide... You make a difference...
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Trash compacted dog almost trashed! VA Penny, a runaway dog, had a near brush with death after four months on the lam. Luckily for her, "Bill Hine, a warehouse worker, called animal services after a co-worker heard a dog yelping in the compactor while he was tossing out cardboard." When Animal Control located and read the microchip in her shoulder, they were able to reunite her with a family that was still searching for her ... [Washington Post]
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Pecos, the burned dog: rest in peace TX The dog (set afire earlier this month) was euthanized on Tuesday. Donations covered the vet bill at Four Paws and the few dollars left over will be donated to local animal shelters and rescues. “We loved (Pecos), and I want to thank everybody for the donations; (But) I hope to God they find who did this. It makes me sick that someone did this to my dog.”
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$1.3 million for dog attack victim WA "Mary Kay Moisio had been a real estate agent only about two months in 1999 when a 140-pound Rottweiler charged her and knocked her down, triggering years of back, knee and neck pain. A jury this week awarded Moisio more than $1.34 million for her pain, suffering, lost wages and medical bills..."
This award follows a trend which holds the owner of a perceived dangerous breed more responsible than in years past. "People are much more aware that if you have a breed of dog that can cause serious or fatal injuries, you need to be very vigilant taking care of those dogs." [The News Tribune]
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Dog stuck in tree (root) Dogs can get stuck in just about anything, including a tree root. When Ozzie, a 3-year old rottweiler tried to get a squirrel he clamped his jaws around a tree root and got very stuck. A public works crew had to cut the tree down in order to free him. The dog remained calm, but his owner fretted the whole time... [Murrysville Star]
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