Archive for ‘Animal Rights’
Santa Barbara’s Crooked-Necked Giraffe Dies
January 12th, 2008
Gemina was 21 and had to be euthanized this week after she stopped eating.
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Near Escapes At SF Zoo Raise Safety Questions
January 12th, 2008
Reports of two other animals who nearly escaped at the San Francisco Zoo after last month’s tiger mauling is raising questions about the zoo’s safety.
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Grey seal baby boom
January 12th, 2008
Grey seals returned to the North Sea island in the late 1980s. They are now thriving thanks to a plentiful supply of fish and no natural predators. The Heligoland seal pups are being tagged to track their movements and better understand their behaviour. Scientists think female grey seals return to…
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Papers May Link SF Tiger Survivors To Taunting
January 11th, 2008
Court papers released by the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office may link the brothers who survived the fatal tiger attack to possible drug use and taunting.
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New Baby Orangutan At Como Zoo
January 10th, 2008
There’s a new baby orangutan that was born December 13 at the Como Zoo, Karen Leigh reports
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Former Zoo Employee: I Saw Tiger Attack Coming
January 10th, 2008
A former employee of the San Francisco zoo says he warned authorities of problems with the zoo’s emergency response procedures. The zoo says he is exploiting the situtaion for his wrongful termination lawsuit
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Mall Death-Woman’s Blood Alcohol 3X Legal Driving Limit
January 8th, 2008
She died while trying to pet a police horse at Marketplace Mall over the weekend.
Popularity: 3%
Horse Tramples and Kills Woman
January 8th, 2008
Police in upstate new york are investigating the cause of death for a 51-year-old woman who died after trying to pet a police horse. Her family says she was trampled to death. Police say the evidence is inconclusive.
Popularity: 2%
Cincinnati Zoo Expected to Talk About Death of Baby Rhino
January 7th, 2008
Cincinnati zoo expected to talk about death of baby rhino.
Popularity: 3%
“New Knuts” vanish at German zoo
January 7th, 2008
Two polar-bear cubs which had been hailed as the successors to Knut, a white Berlin cub shown worldwide last year on TV, suddenly vanished Monday in their zoo den.
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Gruelling sled dog race kicks off in Alps
January 7th, 2008
The Grand Odyssey international dog-sled race kicked off in the Alpine town of Avoriaz on Sunday. Twenty-one mushers and their dogs will race 1,000 kilometres through the French and Swiss Alps over 10 days. Nearly 300 dogs, grouped in teams from nine countries, are taking part in this year’s race, considered on a par with Alaska’s Iditarod sled dog race …
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Don Shelby Treks On Dog Sled
January 6th, 2008
In a story filed back in 1993, Don Shelby went dog sledding and winter camping with polar explorer Paul Schurke and naturalist Nancy Gibson.
Popularity: 3%
Albino alligators ’stolen’
January 5th, 2008
Police officers are investigating the disappearance of seven albino alligators from a university zoo in Brazil.
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Man’s Best Friends Preparing For Dog Show
January 5th, 2008
John Reger talks with Sharon Danley of the Land ‘O Lakes Kennel Club Dog Show, along with Amber
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Horse Rescued From Icy Pond In Indiana
January 4th, 2008
Dolly the draft horse was trapped for two hours in an icy pond on a farm near Hebron, Ind., before being rescued by firefighters.
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