Police: Lions free kidnapped girl- Andrea Austin [ 6/21/2005 - 12:42 ] # ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Police say three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl kidnapped by men who wanted to force her into marriage, chasing off her abductors and guarding her until police and relatives tracked her down in a remote corner of Ethiopia.
The men had held the girl for seven days, repeatedly beating her, before the lions chased them away and guarded her for half a day before her family and police found her, Sgt. Wondimu Wedajo said Tuesday by telephone from the provincial capital of Bita Genet, some 560 kilometers (348 miles) west of the capital, Addis Ababa.
"They stood guard until we found her and then they just left her like a gift and went back into the forest," Wondimu said, adding he did not know whether the lions were male or female. read more...
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Pepper and Daisy are Famous!- Andrea Austin [ 3/16/2005 - 12:22 ] #
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Chihuahua Adopts Chick- Andrea Austin [ 3/11/2005 - 17:31 ] # A pet chihuahua dog has adopted a baby chick in China.
Huahua took charge of the chick as soon as owner Liu Bangyang's daughter brought it home.
She regards the chick as her baby and stands guard to make sure it comes to no harm, reports the Chongqing Morning News.
And, whenever the chick strays too far, Huahua picks it up gently in her mouth and puts it back in its cot.
Liu, from Guiyang city, Guizhou province, said: "We'll try our best to raise the little chicken, if that's what Huahua wants." from Ananova...
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Three-Legged Dog Rescues Lost Toddler- Andrea Austin [ 3/3/2005 - 11:40 ] #  DORA, Ala. -- A lost Alabama toddler was found Wednesday after a neighbor’s three-legged dog came to his rescue.
The incident began in Walker County, Ala., Wednesday morning when Mitchell Lachance wandered out in the yard and went a little too far.
"He just walked the wrong way, went out in the woods, you know. It was just an accident," said Ron Lachance, Mitchell's father.
Firefighters, police and neighbors scoured the woods in a four-hour search that turned up nothing.
With the search getting tense, neighbor Gary Hagood and his dog Sasha joined in.
"(Sasha) could hear Mitchell, but I couldn't. So she went right to Mitchell, and I followed her, and he was in a ravine, and there was a bunch of briers and thorns," said Hagood. "She went right through the briers. She was all over him, licking him, and Mitch was petting her." read more...
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Getting the Job Done: Overwhelming Response for Hungry Military Dogs- Andrea Austin [ 1/10/2005 - 13:10 ] #
Proof that a little compassion goes a long way...yet another reason to believe that there IS hope in this world...
Iraqi Dogs Have Plenty of Food After Response To Soldier's Plea
LAS VEGAS -- Just before the New Year, Army Reserve Capt. Gabriella Cook sent an urgent e-mail from Iraq requesting food shipments. Not for her or her unit - for Iraqi police dogs.
"The dogs are starving and urgently need dry dog food," Cook wrote in a Dec. 28 e-mail that said the Iraqi Interior Ministry's only bomb-sniffing police dogs were eating table scraps and garbage.
The response to the canine crisis has been overwhelming: Offers of help poured in from New Hampshire, Florida, Texas, Ohio and New York. One sports gambling handicapper alone ponied up $5,000. more
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Quote- Andrea Austin [ 10/20/2004 - 16:50 ] # The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated... I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man." Mahatma Gandhi
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Dog Owners Have Fitness Companions at the Ready- Andrea Austin [ 8/19/2004 - 10:35 ] #
Richard Meadows, a veterinarian and director of community practice at University of Missouri's College of Veterinary Medicine, advises both human and canine who haven't been exercising regularly to start slow.
Like their owners, American dogs are putting on pounds, too. They may not watch TV or play video games but they may spend lots of time napping.
"The numbers seem to range somewhere between 15 and 25 percent of the dogs and cats in the United States are obese," Meadows said.
The risks of being overweight are the same, whether you have two legs or four, he said. They include heart and joint disease, diabetes, cancer and a shortened life span.
"Just like us, they can't be dumped into a program. They need to work into it and build muscle tone and endurance," said Meadows, who has been a researcher in several animal exercise studies.
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Goats back on weed- munching duty in Vail- James Kogut [ 8/5/2004 - 13:04 ] # 
The answer is "504 goats," but only if you ask the right question.
In Vail, the right question is, "How can we control weeds across acres of right-of-way and open space without spraying or mowing?"
For the past few years, the town has hired private companies to bring in goats for summer weed control. The results were generally good: A goat-grazed hillside looks like a small re-enactment of Sherman's March to the Sea. But there have been problems.
An unleashed dog killed a few goats a few years ago, and one herd dog — a specially-trained animal worth thousands of dollars and a priceless companion — was killed by a hit-and-run driver.
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Missing Toddler Found Guarded By Family Dog- Andrea Austin [ 6/30/2004 - 17:14 ] #
 BETHLEHEM, Ind. -- Some 90 people searched through the night for a missing 2-year old girl before she was found safe Wednesday morning with a family dog on an Ohio River bank.
Daisy Smith was found more than a mile from her home by a Clark County conservation officer taking part in a search that began after she and the dog disappeared from the family's back yard about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
 Conservation Officer Mac Spainhour said the family dog was to thank for the girl's safety.
"This girl has a guardian angel," Spainhour said. "And it's the dog. He stayed with her throughout the night, and in the end he led us to her." more...
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Deaf dogs can make great pets- Andrea Austin [ 6/29/2004 - 17:46 ] #
 Kristen Kirby's 16-month-old Australian cattle dog, Summit, does just about everything you'd expect out of a puppy.
He runs in the park, fetches tennis balls, plays with Kirby's toddler and sometimes darts into the neighbor's yard, playfully ignoring his owner.
Summit is much like every other dog in the neighborhood, except for one thing - he can't hear. Kirby, who now lives in Atlanta, adopted Summit last spring from Summit County Animal Shelter just before she moved east.
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Steer Finds a Home for the Holidays- Andrea Austin [ 12/24/2003 - 09:19 ] #  Jefferson decided he would go down fighting, and because of his efforts, he has been granted permanent sanctuary. Jefferson is a steer who was delivered to the slaughterhouse.
He escaped from the Al-Badr Slaughterhouse in Detroit's Eastern Market on December 2nd and ended up at McDougall and Jefferson (Hence his new name). His story captured the hearts of thousands nationwide.
The slaughterhouse received hundreds of calls and emails urging the saving of Jefferson's life. Due to the public's concern, he has been donated to the Sasha Farm Animal Sanctuary. In return, Sasha has agreed to help pay for the expenses related to his escape and capture.
See the video of Jeffferson's escape...
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Kitty Hitches a Ride for the Holidays- Andrea Austin [ 12/22/2003 - 13:43 ] #  A college student brought home an unexpected passenger this weekend. Tracker, pictured left, crawled in the engine compartment of her car and sustained the ride all the way from Kalamazoo to Rochester Hills.
The girl's home was already filled with pets, so Tracker was turned over to the Michigan Animal Rescue League. He, as well many other lovable pets are available for aoption. Read more about Tracker from WDIV Channel 4...
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Fived-Legged Dog Steals Hearts of Community- Andrea Austin [ 11/25/2003 - 12:30 ] #
A very rare condition was fixed on a small stray dog in North Carolina WDIV Channel 4 Reports.
Popcorn was found alone in a North Carolina State Park. At first, her rescuers thought she had a limp, but it turned out that she had five legs.
Donations totaling over $3000 have poured in from across the country to help pay for the lengthy surgery that removed two of the legs. One of the amputated legs was severely curled while the other was rotated 90 degrees, giving Popcorn painful arthritis. more about Popcorn...
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Horse Rescued from Muddy Predicament- Andrea Austin [ 11/7/2003 - 10:00 ] #
 The Dexter Fire Department spent three hours pulling a horse from the mud on Wednesday. A tow truck had to be called in to assist.
"AJ" was stuck all the way up to his head in mud that resulted from the pouring rain earlier this week. He is expected to recover completely.
The firefighters refuse to be called heroes, but we give them 5 paws for their efforts!
read more from WDIV Channel 4...
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British K-9 Forces Now Fitted with Bullet-Proof Vests- Andrea Austin [ 11/6/2003 - 10:35 ] #
 Zeus, pictured left, sports his new police gear: a bullet-proof vest.
The body armor is designed to protect his backbone and vital organs and is flame retardant. Not to mention, Zeus looks pretty cool and intimidating.
read more from Ananova...
Bravo British Police for protecting you four-legged finest!
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3 Baby Mountain Lions Freed from Frozen Train Tracks- Andrea Austin [ 11/3/2003 - 11:03 ] # A rail inspector became a hero after temperatures dropped in Helena Montana enough to stick three mountain lion cubs to the train tracks as they crossed.
One cub was on its back, another was stuck by the tail and the third was attached by his paw. The cubs kept licking the tracks which made the problem worse.
Rail inspector Pat O'Rourke found the cubs and tried to free them with warm coffee. When that didn't work he called in the warden who brought hot water. The cubs were freed and made it to their frantic mother on a nearby ridge.
read on from WDIV Channel 4...
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Awe!- Andrea Austin [ 10/8/2003 - 16:29 ] #
Mamma and Baby...how cute!
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Back from the Dead - Extinct Animal Found to be "Not So"- Andrea Austin [ 9/24/2003 - 16:08 ] #
 The last sighting of the Almiqui was in 1999, until now. A Cuban farmer made the discovery and named him "Alejendrito".
This nocturnal insect-eating animal will be held in captivity for two days and then released back to where he was found.
more about Alejendrito...
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Alfie the Whippet Wins RSPCA Dog of the Year Award- Andrea Austin [ 9/8/2003 - 09:54 ] #
 After not "measuring up" as a racer, Alfie was given to 14 year old boy who beat him and even slashed his eye with a knife. Things were pretty grim for this whippet-saluki mix from England.
That was his past life... Now after being rescued, Alfie has won the RSPCA's Dog of the Year award with the help of his new loving family.
Read Alfie's story...
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Dog From Jordan Gets Help In The United States- Andrea Austin [ 8/12/2003 - 10:41 ] #
 Jordie, a German Shepherd from Jordan, was brought to the United States by a caring citizen, Carmen Brining, and Four Paws Trail, a local non-profit that helps animals find homes.
He suffers from a birth defect giving him bow legs and floppy feet.
Donations are being taken to help pay for the $5000 surgery.
Read on to find out how to help...
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Baby Jessica? This Time a Hound Gets Trapped in a Pipe- Andrea Austin [ 7/11/2003 - 14:45 ] #
Cody the hound crawled into a 12 inch drainage pipe in Barnstable, Massachusetts Channel 4 reported. He wasn't found until 5 days later...
His owner put up signs for his missing pet, but he wasn't discovered until days later when a passerby heard his "howls" for help.
A rescue crew dug a 16 foot long and 4 foot deep trench to get him out.
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NPR Features Duckling Defender- Andrea Austin [ 7/2/2003 - 16:29 ] #
 If you're looking for a good moment of zen, something to bring a little ray of sunshine into your life, listen to "D.C. Woman Makes Way for Ducklings...Literally". (You'll have to scroll to the bottom of the page)
The article, broadcasted Tuesday on NPR's ALL Things Considered, covers a woman who followed and stopped busy D.C. traffic for a mother duck and her parade of ducklings.
Guaranteed to bring a smile to your face...Way to Go!
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Blind, Malnourished Horses Abandoned- Andrea Austin [ 6/11/2003 - 09:41 ] #  Barbara Baker and her staff at Horses' Haven in Howell have rescued 2 horses that were abandoned in northern Michigan.
Blue and Sunday suffer from different forms of neglect, one has a swollen belly from worms and the other is so malnutritioned that his ribs are showing. Both horses are blind...
The horses will remain at Horses' Haven permanently, but those interested can sponsor a horse for as little as $10 a month. There are many other ways to help, including volunteering at the farm!
Editor's note: check out the Horses' Haven website...it is very well done! Five paws!
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Midnight dash saves premature black rhino- Andrea Austin [ 6/9/2003 - 16:25 ] # 
Kapela, the premature black rhino, was wrapped in a duvet was rushed from South Africa's Kruger Park to the Wildcare Africa Trust, who was able to stabilize the 39 pound infant.
Black rhinos are extremely endangered, only 3,100 left in Africa.
"Kapela was desperately ill when he arrived here and for the first two weeks it was touch and go as to whether he would survive but he has pulled through so far, and is now learning to play and goes for walks every day," rehabilitator Karen Trendler said.
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Charity helps pet lions find a new home- Andrea Austin [ 6/9/2003 - 16:13 ] #  With hundreds of thousands of dollars in aid pouring into the recontruction of Iraq, Care for the Wild International is coming to the rescue of the animals left behind at the Baghdad Zoo.
The Husseins traditionally were partial to big cats, and many lions and cheetahs were found abandoned in the zoo.
They will soon be relocated to their new homes in South Africa.
Many Iraqi dogs have been adopted by loving servicemen.
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