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Dog Nurses Kitten
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Jul 10, 2007 11:36 am
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Lillie the dog lies next to Tahoe the cat Friday, July 6, 2007, in Victoria, Texas. Ever since the kitten was found under the hood of Eunice Collins' running Chevrolet Tahoe a few weeks ago, he's been feeding from the unusually cooperative longhaired dachshund.
Monday, July 9, 2007
VICTORIA, Texas - By all accounts, Tahoe is a typical kitten: cute, sleepy and hungry. But his eating habits are far from typical, as the stray's been nursing from a 3-year-old dog named Lillie.
Ever since the kitten was found under the hood of Eunice Collins' running Chevrolet Tahoe a few weeks ago, he's been feeding from the unusually cooperative longhaired dachshund. Tahoe feeds in the morning, at night and after naps, purring and pawing at the dog's belly.
"That's not going to happen very often," said veterinarian John Beck, who added that the "kitten got lucky, basically" that he found a dog with those maternal instincts.
Collins said she was confused by the sound of a kitten meowing as she drove her Tahoe.
"I thought I was going crazy," Collins said. "I came to a light and heard it again. So I pulled into a gas station."
Collins took the kitten in and kept him in a bedroom. Four days later, she saw Lillie feeding him.
"I couldn't believe it," she said. "She has just taken Tahoe on as her baby and has been nurturing and taking care of him. They're just very close."
Beck said having Tahoe in the house "induced a false pregnancy, a nursing response."
"It made the hormones needed to produce milk," Beck said. "Now, I'm sure the cat obviously had it in mind the dog was (his) mother."
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Think About This
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Jul 5, 2007 8:15 am
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A car company can move it's factories to Mexico and claim it's a free market.
A toy company can out source to a Chinese subcontractor and claim
it's a free market.
A shoe company can produce its shoes in south east Asia and claim it's a free market.
A major bank can incorporate in Bermuda to avoid taxes and claim
it's a free market.
We can buy HP Printers made in Mexico . We can buy shirts made in
Bangladesh. We can purchase almost anything we want from 20 different countries.
BUT, heaven help the senior citizens who dare to buy their prescription drugs from a Canadian or Mexican pharmacy. That's called un- American! And you think the pharmaceutical companies don't have a powerful lobby? Think again!
Forward this to every person you know over age 50. It is an interesting thought. Maybe this is an issue that should come up in the next election!
Forget the 50, send it to everyone. We're all in this boat together! Even if you aren't in this boat now, you're standing on the pier.
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Domestic Cats May Have Ancient Roots
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Jun 28, 2007 4:01 pm
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
WASHINGTON - Garfield, Morris and the Aristocats get the fame, but look to the origins of today's furry felines and you find "lybica," a Middle Eastern wildcat. Domestic cats can be traced to wild progenitors that interbred well over 100,000 years ago, new research indicates.
"House cats - which includes fancy breeds and feral cats - those cats all form a genetic group that is virtually indistinguishable from ones in the Middle East," said Stephen J. O'Brien of the National Cancer Institute.
"So, domestication, for sure, took place in the Middle East where those cats live today," added O'Brien, co-author of a paper appearing in this week's online edition of the journal Science.
Carlos Driscoll, of Oxford University and NCI, and an international team of researchers studied the origins of those loving and aloof, graceful and finicky pets that entertain or supervise millions of homes.
It's serious research, because cats are a model for some human genetic diseases, such as polycystic kidney disease and retinal atrophy, Driscoll explained in a telephone interview. In addition, the work is expected to assist in conservation efforts for wild cats, he said.
Cats' ancestry was traced to five types of wild cats, but that doesn't mean they were domesticated five times, Driscoll said. Rather, these five types managed to interbreed at various times, with the result being Felis silvestris lybica, which appears to be the ancestor of modern house cats.
"This was an amazing experiment when animals came out of the wild," O'Brien said. "Cats are known for their ferocious, deadly nature," O'Brien said, so this is an extraordinary change for them.
Cats may have been domesticated once or many times, he said, adding that the most likely case is they were domesticated once and other wild cats bred with the domesticated ones.
"I wasn't there, but all the data supports that," he said.
The researchers found wild cats, with DNA identical to domestic cats, in Israel, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
By studying the mitochondrial DNA of 979 domestic and wild cats from Europe, Asia and Africa the researchers concluded that the origins of the species - what O'Brien calls a feline Adam and Eve - developed between 130,000 and 160,000 years ago. Mitochondrial DNA is passed down from mother to child.
Domestication of cats began as long as 10,000 to 12,000 years ago, O'Brien said, as the earliest farmers domesticated grains and cereal. As that occurred, local wild cats adapted to hunting rodents in the grain and developed a relationship with humans.
The earliest archaeological evidence of cats and humans in association dates to 9,500 years ago in Cyprus.
Joan Miller, chair of outreach for The Cat Fanciers' Association, based in San Diego, Calif., said the most interesting aspect of the research "is the finding that some wild cats and domestic cats from the Near East were distinct from the other Felis silvestris subspecies long associated with domestic cat origins."
"Since the DNA samples were taken from cats in remote desert areas there would be less likelihood of hybridization occurring," she said. "I would like to know more about these cats."
"We have evidence of cat domestication by the Egyptians because of their prolific artwork. It would be interesting to try to investigate early artwork from Israel, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia," added Miller, who was not part of the research group.
Other wild cats in the study included the European wildcat, Felis silvestris silvestris; Central Asian wildcat, F. s. ornata; sub-Saharan African wildcat, F. s. cafra; and the Chinese desert cat, F. s. bieti.
The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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CSI Chases Delinquent Dog DNA
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Jun 25, 2007 11:43 am
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Sunday, June 24, 2007
MELBOURNE, Australia - Crime scene investigation is going to the dogs. Animal control officers in one southern Australian city are being trained and equipped to gather DNA clues at the scene of every dog attack on a human or pet, officials said Sunday.
The Port Phillip city council announced that the officers will receive swabs, gloves and other equipment to collect evidence from fur, saliva, blood and excrement so they can track down dangerous Animals and their owners.
"We have to make sure that if we have to do something like put an Animal down or prosecute, we're sure" of the canine culprit's identity, Councilor Janet Cribbes said.
A Pomeranian was being walked on a leash when it was mauled to death by two dogs in Port Phillip in 2004. DNA taken from fur and feces positively identified the offenders, which were destroyed. A magistrate fined the dogs' registered owner $7,244 for failing to control them, in what the council calls the first Australian use of dog DNA to prosecute an owner.
Council officials said the new kits will make the collection of DNA routine at dog-related incidents in Port Phillip, which is part of Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city.
Wonder if they will start doing that in the USA?
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Canceling Credit Cards
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Jun 24, 2007 9:33 pm
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Canceling Credit Cards - Be sure and cancel your credit cards just before you die. This is so priceless, and so easy to see happening, with customer service being what it is today.
A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February, March and April for their annual service charges on her credit card, and added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00, now it was somewhere around $90.00.
A family member placed a call to Citibank. Here is the exchange:
Family Member: "I am calling to tell you she died in January."
Citibank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply."
Family Member: "Maybe, you should turn it over to collections."
Citibank: "Since it is three months past due, it already has been."
Family Member: "So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?"
Citibank: "Either report her account to frauds division or report her to the credit bureau, maybe both!"
Family Member: "Do you think God will be mad at her?"
(I really liked this part!!!!)
Citibank: "Excuse me?"
Family Member: "Did you just get what I was telling you - the part about her being dead?"
Citibank: "Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor." (Duh!)
Supervisor gets on the phone:
Family Member: "I'm calling to tell you, she died in January."
Citibank: "The account was never closed and late fees and charges still apply." (This must be a phrase taught by the bank!)
Family Member: "You mean you want to collect from her estate?"
Citibank: (Stammer) "Are you her lawyer?"
Family Member: "No, I'm her great nephew." (Lawyer info given)
Citibank: "Could you fax us a certificate of death?"
Family Member: "Sure." (Fax number is given)
After they get the fax:
Citibank: "Our system just isn't set up for death. I don't know what more I can do to help."
Family Member: "Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her. I don't think she will care."
Citibank: "Well, the late fees and charges do still apply." (What is wrong with these people?!?)
Family Member: "Would you like her new billing address?"
Citibank: "That might help." Family Member: " Odessa Memorial Cemetery , Highway 129, Plot Number 69."
Citibank: "Sir, that's a cemetery!
Family Member: "What do you do with dead people on your planet?
(Priceless!!)
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In Case of Emergency (ICE) New Idea
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Jun 24, 2007 9:31 pm
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A recent article from the Toronto Star, "the ICE idea", is catching on and it is a very simple, yet important method of contact for you or a loved one in case of an emergency. As cell phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is program the number of a contact person or persons and store under the name as "ICE", (In Case of Emergency).
The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found
that when they went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which numbers to call. He therefore, thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name to file "next of kin" under.
Following a disaster in London, the East Anglian > Ambulance Service has launched a national "In Case of Emergency" (ICE) campaign. The idea is that you store the word "ICE" in your mobile phone address book, and with it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted "In Case of Emergency".
In an emergency situation, Emergency Services
personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact your next of kin, by simply dialing the number programmed under "ICE"
Please forward this. It won't take too many
"forwards" before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest.
For more than one contact name simply enter
ICE1, ICE2, ICE3, etc...
A great idea could make a difference!
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PASTA DIET IT REALLY WORKS!!
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Jun 23, 2007 12:29 pm
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1. You walka pasta da bakery.
2. You walka pasta da candy store.
3. You walka pasta da ice cream shop.
4. You walka pasta da table & da fridge.
You will lose weight.
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Black Lab Drives Owner's Car Into River
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Jun 22, 2007 9:35 pm
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Friday, June 22, 2007
SAGLE, Idaho - Bad dog. Charlie the black lab drove his owner's car into the Pend Oreille River. As Mark Ewing walked home Wednesday evening after returning from picking up a pizza, Charlie jumped into the car through an open window, and apparently knocked the vehicle into gear.
"He somehow got the car into neutral," Ewing said. "My car just went boom, down an incline and into the drink."
Ewing could only watch as his Chevy Impala sank into the river. No dummy, Charlie jumped out of the window as the car went downhill.
"There's nothing weirder than looking at your car cruising down your driveway when you're not in it and seeing your dog jump out and then watching your car go splash," Ewing said.
Actually, things got a little weirder when the tow truck driver showed up.
Before the driver dove into the water to hook the car up to his truck, he asked Ewing to hold his dentures.
"My car's in the drink, I've got dentures in my hand and this guy Keith ... goes swimming," Ewing noted.
This why you set the parking/emergency brake
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Pa. Zoo's Bull Elephant Sires Calf
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Jun 18, 2007 9:01 am
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Monday, June 18, 2007
PITTSBURGH - Just in time for Father's Day, tests show that a bull elephant known as a prodigious stud has sired another offspring.
The Louisville Zoo said the tests showed Jackson was the father of Scotty, a male elephant recently born there. Scotty's mother was artificially impregnated in 2005.
With six living offspring, the 28-year-old Jackson holds the record for fathering the most calves at U.S. zoos. He lives at the Pittsburgh Zoo, where zookeepers regularly collect Jackson's semen and ship it around the country.
"He is extremely valuable," said Deborah Olson, director of conservation and science programs at the Indianapolis Zoo and studbook keeper for African elephants in North America.
Jackson is by far the most productive of the five male African elephants available for breeding in North America; three others have two calves each.
"We really appreciate the (Pittsburgh) zoo's willingness to use him for breeding," Olson said. "They never say no, they're just always right there ready to help."
The zoo next year plans to mate Jackson with two elephants it is getting from the Philadelphia Zoo.
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Hawk, Escaped Lamb Roam NYC Streets
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Jun 14, 2007 10:21 am
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"Lucky Lady," a seven month-old lamb found wandering around in the Bronx, poses for a portrait while eating in her temporary digs, a cage at Animal Care and Control of New York City, a rescue organization for Animals in New York, Wednesday, June 13, 2007.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
NEW YORK - A hawk down in midtown Manhattan? Another bird of prey grounded across town? A lamb on the lam in the Bronx? True. All in one day. The series of Animal adventures began around 10 a.m. Wednesday when a former parks commissioner reported spotting a hawk that had crash landed. At about 11:30 a.m., several blocks away, came a report of another wounded bird, this time an American kestrel.
The birds were rescued by the Department of Parks and Recreation, which determined they were 7-week-old fledglings shaken up while testing their wings. Both were expected to recover and be returned to the wilds of Manhattan, where a growing population of birds of prey nests on high-rises and feasts on squirrels, rats and pigeons, said the current parks commissioner, Adrian Benepe.
"It's the season when birds are learning to fly, which is not easy to do in midtown," Benepe said.
Around 11 a.m. came a report of a sheep running around the Bronx. Police captured the female lamb and turned it over to an Animal rescue organization, Animal Care & Control of New York City.
The 7-month-old lamb caught a break, said shelter manager Liz Keller. She apparently escaped from a live Animal market, where she would have been sold for food. Now she's bound for a farm sanctuary elsewhere in New York state.
"The staff named her Lucky Lady," Keller said. "She's adorable."
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