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Cat With 26 Toes Helps Save Shelter

Daniel's odd feet has brought in $50,000 and counting

(Newser) - Daniel, an orange-and-white tabby cat, is doing everything he can to save the Milwaukee Animal Rescue Center, and he's doing it by showing off his bizarre feet. He has 26 toes. Donations of $26—one for each digit—are flooding into the nonprofit animal shelter , which was recently hit...

Brits Killing Pets for Insurance Money

Association of British Insurers pegs 2010 insurance fraud at $3M

(Newser) - How bad is the economy? Some people are trying to make a buck by killing their pets to rake in the insurance money, says the Association of British Insurers. In a detail that doesn't really do much to restore one's faith in humanity, the insurers note that some...

Dog Scarfs $1K in Cash
 Dog Scarfs $1K in Cash 
Nov 11, 2011 2:04 PM CST

Dog Scarfs $1K in Cash

Owners induce vomiting, get $900 back

(Newser) - Teachers rarely accept the excuse “my dog ate it”—but it seems banks are more forgiving. A Florida woman left 10 $100 bills in an envelope at home for her husband to deposit, but when he came home from work, the money was nowhere to be found. There...

'Miracle Dog' Survives Gas Chamber

Now Daniel is up for adoption in New Jersey

(Newser) - Eighteen dogs went into the gas chamber at an Alabama shelter, but when an employee opened the door to collect the bodies, out walked Daniel the beagle, wagging his tail. Now Daniel is being hailed as a "miracle dog" and getting a second chance at a New Jersey shelter...

Missing Cat Spent Months in JFK Airport

Jack finally found, sent to family in California

(Newser) - Perhaps he found inspiration in Willow . Jack the cat escaped his cat carrier at JFK Airport when his family was moving to California, prompting a Facebook campaign , an American Airlines search, and numerous sweeps of the airport and local areas. Finally, two months later, Jack has been found: Turns out...

Will Spaying, Neutering Make Your Pet Depressed?

Perhaps, but it may be worth the risk

(Newser) - Pretty much everyone—even the notoriously contrary PETA—agrees that spaying and neutering companion animals is the responsible thing to do. But could cutting off your dog’s testicles or removing your cat’s ovaries cause them to become depressed? Do the equivalent to humans, and their risk of anxiety...

Revealed: The True Story of Willow the Cat

Stray was picked up on ski trip, flown to NYC

(Newser) - The mystery cat who took the media by storm this week isn’t such a mystery anymore: An alert reader of Gothamist wrote in to reveal the secret biography of Willow, who turned up in New York years after going missing in Colorado. Turns out the New York Times ’...

Airlines Banning Short-Faced Dogs

Bulldogs, pugs, boxers prone to overheating during hot flights

(Newser) - More and more airlines are banning flat-faced breeds of dogs and cats for the animals’ safety. Snub-nosed dogs—think pugs, bulldogs, and boxers—and certain exotic cats face full or partial bans on American, Delta, United, Continental, and most recently, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific airlines, CNN reports. These breeds...

NYC Stores Ban Drunk People From Buying ... Puppies

West Village pet shops tell the intoxicated to 'come back tomorrow'

(Newser) - Pet stores in New York City's West Village have discovered an unlikely downside of keeping shop in an area particularly dense with bars—drunk puppy buying, in the words of DNA Info . Yes, the pups playing in shop windows are apparently just too adorable for inebriated people to pass...

San Francisco Wants to Make All Pet Sales Illegal

But even proponents see the proposal as symbolic

(Newser) - San Francisco's latest eyebrow-raising proposal isn't just about banning the sale of goldfish . It's about banning the sale of all pets, from birds to hamsters, to dogs and cats, to, yes, guppies. The plan floated by the Commission of Animal Control and Welfare has little chance of...

Humans Behind Evolution of Dog Bark
 Humans Behind 
 Evolution of 
 Dog Bark 
study says
Jun 23, 2011 5:24 PM CDT

Humans Behind Evolution of Dog Bark

We likely selected for the trait: study

(Newser) - Next time your neighbor’s dog starts yapping, don’t blame the pup—blame humanity. We may be the ones who selected for barking over the course of the domestic dog’s evolution, whether directly or indirectly, a scientist says. He investigated the simple observation that while domestic dogs love...

San Francisco Considers Ban on Goldfish Sales

They're bred inhumanely, says official

(Newser) - Proposals to ban cat and dog sales are nothing new in San Francisco, but now animal control officials recommend ending the sale of goldfish, tropical fish, and guppies. Such fish are generally bred inhumanely, a member of the city's animal welfare panel tells the San Francisco Chronicle . “Most...

Post-Apocalypse Pet Care Business Booming

May 21 doomsday prediction boosts orders at atheist firm

(Newser) - Sales are up at a company that promises to look after believers' pets after the Rapture, and the founder of "Eternal Earth-Bound Pets" says he has Family Radio to thank. The religious organization has declared that Judgment Day will be this Saturday, and if it occurs, Bart Centre's...

Jennifer Aniston Says Farewell to Beloved Pooch

'He was an old dog and it was just his time'

(Newser) - Jennifer Aniston has said goodbye to the dog that was her companion since the early days of Friends. Norman, the 15-year-old Welsh corgi-terrier mix that the star brought with her to countless TV and film sets, has succumbed to old age. "He was an old dog and it was...

Stop Calling Them Pets: It&rsquo;s &lsquo;Derogatory&rsquo;
 Stop Calling 
 Them Pets: It’s 
 ‘Derogatory’ 
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May 1, 2011 11:11 AM CDT

Stop Calling Them Pets: It’s ‘Derogatory’

Editors of a new journal say the words we use impact animal treatment

(Newser) - If you currently have a dog, cat, hamster, or bird living in your house, you should stop calling it your "pet" and instead refer to it as a "companion animal," academics recently suggested. As for yourself, you may legally be the animal's owner, but you should...

Iran Pushing to Ban Dogs as Pets

It could soon be illegal to keep 'impure' animals as pets

(Newser) - Dogs are unclean in the eyes of Islam, but man's best friend in Iran has until now avoided being outlawed. That could all change if a new bill recently proposed in parliament passes: It would make "the walking and keeping" of "impure and dangerous animals" illegal, subjecting...

Latest Pet Craze: 'Affectionate' Skunks

They're friendly and clean, says owner

(Newser) - Busby walks on a leash, “follows the kids around,” snuggles with his owner at night, and rarely stinks up the house. It’s an impressive feat—for a skunk. He’s one of some 2,000 kept as pets, the Daily Mail reports. “He’s incredibly affectionate...

Animal DNA Brings Abusers to Justice

Genetic evidence spurs convictions, guilty pleas

(Newser) - For three decades, human DNA has been used in court; now, abused cats and dogs are benefiting from their own genetic evidence. Thus far, only a few cases have been won with help from DNA, but its use is “becoming more and more common,” an expert tells the...

North Korea: Use Your Dog as an Earthquake Alarm

State media looks to animals' 'sixth sense' for disaster

(Newser) - North Korea has a team of experts ready to alert the country to impending earthquakes—the only trouble is, its members can’t talk. State news media has encouraged citizens to look to their pets for notice of coming natural disasters, advising North Koreans to watch for dogs barking furiously,...

Italian Leaves Home— and Pets—to Boston

But locals plan grab for $700K estate

(Newser) - Boston just got a new piece of real estate—in Italy. An Italian man whose mother and aunt lived in Boston left his estate to the city, the Boston Globe reports. But if Beantown wants it, it's going to have to do some petsitting. “The City of Boston, MA,...

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