Town rescues search dog by paying for pacemaker

Lost Parrot Gives Vet His Name and Address

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/lost.parrot.ap/index.html

This is a really disturbing article about what happens to races horses that lose in Puerto Rico. Are people really this cruel and insane? What can be done to stop it?

They Just Want The Horse Dead

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Animals along the way

We went for a bike ride in upstate, N.Y. this past weekend and saw some beautiful wildlife. We're always on the lookout for beaver huts, and we saw plenty of those...but no beavers. While we were admiring one of the huts along an out-of-the-way dirt road, however, we looked up and saw a graceful great blue heron fishing in the middle of a swampy area.

Next, while riding along a well-traveled route, we looked down a hill and saw a large doe staring up at us through some trees. We stopped and looked at her for a while, until she took off in the opposite direction, her white tail disappearing fast.

Finally, just before we turned for home, I spotted a red-winged black bird flying nearby, it's bright red feathers unmistakable.

We didn't have a camera with us, unfortunately!

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Again, Our Hearts Are Broken

I said I would never watch another horse race after Barbaro died, and so I was not watching the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Still, the news reached me of course, and it is hard to bear.

With sadness for Eight Belles

As you can tell from the comment we received on the post about the animal shelter, apparently it is a hoax. I've read a couple of different versions of the truth now, but the best thing to do if you're concerned or can help is to contact the shelter directly. No matter what, all of the cats there need loving homes, as do so many cats, dogs and other animals in shelters across the country.

Correction

A correction on the story below is posted here:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/4/22/135646/897

But the cats still badly need homes!

Massachusetts and New Hampshire residents: We have cats in need!

150 cats need homes ASAP

Due to the owner's unexpected/untimely death, a cat shelter in Pepperell is being closed by the state and 150 cats will have to be put down. The daughter doesn't have a license to run the shelter. So in the next week or two, all of these cats will be euthanized.

If anyone you know can take one that would be great, but please pass this announcement along to anyone just to get it out there. Maybe a friend of a friend of a friend would take one in? The shelter is on Sheffield St. in Pepperell, 30 min. from Acton, Mass.

The number is 978-433-0404.

If there is anyone that is interested in adopting/assisting with finding homes for these cats please contact the number above ASAP or forward this email to a friend...please help!