P&A News @ July 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Boa constrictor in a toilet (Not the snake of this story)
For all those women who suffer from the frustration of getting their man to lower the toilet seat after use, a solution may have been found. Report a missing snake.
On Friday, July 25, the combination of an open window and a missing three-foot boa constrictor [...]
P&A News @ July 28, 2008 # Comments Off
Photo by Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle
Two romping cats at Kitten Kindergarten
“There’s somewhat of an urban myth out there that you can’t train cats,” said Elise Gouge, manager of animal behavior and training for the Houston SPCA. ”Cats just need a little more convincing that it’s in their best interest.”
”It’s important to start when they’re smaller because [...]
P&A News @ July 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Los Gatos resident Judy Ventimiglia and Magic.
(George Sakkestad/Los Gatos Weekly-Times)
Horses may never replace dogs as service animals. However, a special place is being made amongst their ranks.
Magic is a 29-inch, 110-pound miniature horse out to make his mark. The yearling has been accepted by the Service Animal Registry of America and By Furry Friends.
Magic is [...]
P&A News @ July 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Adam Fradgley, 35, a freelance photographer from Worcestershire, England, had enough with neighborhood kids vandalizing his cars. He decided that he would catch the culprits on film.
After having to pay about $4000 for paint and repairs on an Audi A2 and Golf GTI, Fradgley set-up a camera to catch the responsible party in the act.
What [...]
P&A News @ July 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A pet rabbit, creatively named “Rabbit,” performed an act the smoke detector could not - wake up the occupants of the house.
The Melbourne couple, Michelle Finn and Gerry Keogh had nearly completed a two-year renovation of their home. While the work was done in the back of the house, the smoke detector had been removed from [...]
P&A News @ July 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Frances Woodard and Gyno
Chris Mikula/The Ottawa Citizen/Canwest News Service
Dogs are most often associated with the idea of a service animal. Frances Woodard of Ottawa, Canada is fighting public officials to include ferrets into their ranks.
In the fall of 2007, Ms. Woodard bought a pass that allows her to bring her pet albino ferret, Gyno (pronounced Gino), on [...]
P&A News @ July 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
It was a beautiful day, the roadways were clear. Why not choose today as the day to teach your pet poodle to drive?
Such was the thought of a Chinese couple in Liunan. Local traffic officials disagreed.
Traffic police approached the couple’s car after noticing how slowly the vehicle was moving, according to the Nanguo Morning Post.
As the [...]
P&A News @ July 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Published July 17, 2008 By Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press/ Tracy Roberts, of Rockville, Md., said it was “the best pedicure I ever had.”
John Ho and Yvonne Le have found a unique way to feed their fish at their salon, Yvonne Hair and Nails. While the small carp are munching, they also provide a spa treatment.
Garra ruffa [...]
P&A News @ July 24, 2008 # Comments Off
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Mark Hoffman
A turkey vulture perches atop of the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin in Glendale.
The day someone arrives at a hospital is stressful. Between doctors warnings, frighteningly-worded liability waivers and internet horror stories, the fear of what could go wrong lingers in the minds of patients. Now add to the mix a vulture sitting outside [...]
P&A News @ July 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Bob the parrot
Bob, a three-year-old African grey parrot, became a hero to his owners Francis Hall and his sons, Sam, 18, and Trevor, 40.
As the family was sleeping in their home in Fair Oak, Hants, UK, Bob began squawking and making a general ruckus to the point the Halls were awakened at 6:25 AM on Sunday, July 20.
A [...]
P&A News @ July 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
When you get sleepy and you are driving, you pull off the road and rest. If you are a koala and you are marking your territory out in the middle of nowhere and get drowsy, you climb a tree right? Unless there are no trees and you improvise.
This Koala was 20 kilometers from the nearest [...]
P&A News @ July 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Big Dee Dee, the 22-pound lobster whose freedom had been purchased for $3000, will not be returned to the ocean. He will not be on anyone’s dinner menu either.
Denis Breau, owner of Dee Dee and Big Fish market, had awarded the lobster to a group who intended to return him to his natural habitat. However, federal [...]
P&A News @ July 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
On Monday, July 21, the world’s oldest captive manatee will reach a major milestone, his 60th birthday.
Snooty, who resides at South Florida Museum’s Parker Manatee Aquarium in Bradenton, FL, is believed to have been the first manatee born in captivity.
Instead of a birthday cake Snooty will dine on strawberries, pineapples or an extra head of cabbage. You see, Snooty [...]
P&A News @ July 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Dee-Dee the giant lobster awaits her fate in a tank. ctv.ca
A 22-pound lobster considered to be about 100 years old will not be served on a platter as expected.
Big Dee Dee, as the giant lobster is known, was caught in early July and housed at the Big Fish seafood market in Shediac, New Brunswick. The [...]
P&A News @ July 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Polly doesn’t always want a cracker. Sometimes your bird just wants some love and good company. Sure, some birds like their alone time as much as you or me, but a bird such as a parrot is a social animal. They need to see the world and get some fresh air, rather than being pent [...]
P&A News @ July 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The catfish uses its pectoral fin to move on solid ground
Dianna Fernandez works on landscaping in the Pinellas County area of Florida. On Tuesday, July 15, she witnessed a sight that she will never forget.
“I was, like, ‘No way, there’s fish in the street.’ And I kept going further and further, seeing fish everywhere, in driveways. [...]