AltWeeklies Wire
From Neglect to Colony Member: Cat Companionship in Several Halting Stepsnew
Don't feed the stray cats!" they told me. Who? Everyone, it seemed — neighbors, acquaintances, the mail man.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
08-23-2012 |
Animal Issues
Shooting Gallerynew
South Tucson's greyhound track skirts the law by doping dogs outside of the city.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-13-2012 |
Animal Issues
Doggie DNAnew
More and more pet owners are testing their canine’s chromosomes.
Seven Days |
Andy Bromage |
03-28-2011 |
Animal Issues
Suspicious Zoo Deaths Linked to Violent Orangutannew
Officials at Hogle Zoo, under fire for the skyrocketing mortality rates for their animal inmates, announced that a Bornean orangutan named Talukan, had been elevated to the status of prime suspect in the mysterious deaths last January of zebras Taji and Monty.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
D.P. Sorensen |
03-30-2010 |
Animal Issues
Critics say NASA is Taking a Giant Leap Backwards By Irradiating Monkeys in Space-Travel Testsnew
Eighteen monkeys sit in cages at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory, where they will be injected with gamma radiation by scientists who contend that the results can be correlated to humans facing long outer space flights through fields of intense cosmic radiation.
Pasadena Weekly |
Michael Collins |
03-01-2010 |
Animal Issues
Pet Psychic Gets Friendly With Dolphinsnew
A few weeks ago, a pod of dolphins was swimming around the surfers and I thought I would challenge myself to make friends with them.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Laura Stinchfield |
08-03-2009 |
Recreation
How Do You Feed an Anorexic Eel or Mend a Giraffe's Dislocated Hip?new
The Rhino With Glue-on Shoes, edited by veterinarians Lucy Spelman and Ted Mashima, is a collection of true stories written by zoo vets who have faced these situations.
Baltimore City Paper |
Anny Hoge |
10-07-2008 |
Nonfiction
Ecoholic: When Rowdy Raccoons Take Overnew
Raccoons are taking over my balcony, destroying plants and tearing up garbage. Is there an eco-friendly way to deal with them?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
09-02-2008 |
Advice
Mercy Corps is Helping America's Image in Ethiopia One Goat at a Timenew
While Mercy Corps gets major publicity when disasters occur, the nonprofit also works throughout the year on myriad projects. One such effort is in the West Hararghe region in remote eastern Ethiopia, where the group has spent about $1 million since 2002 among the region's estimated 1,000 villages to vaccinate animals in an area the size of Maryland.
Willamette Week |
Don Lieber |
05-21-2008 |
International
San Fran's Animal Welfare Commission Wants to Outlaw Cruel Artnew
Still fuming over a recent exhibition of videos showing six different animals being bludgeoned to death, the commission is proposing a law -- the Humanitarian Art Ordinance -- that would treat art that abuses animals like child pornography: If an animal is harmed for the purpose of making art, it would be a criminal offense to display or possibly even keep in San Francisco.
SF Weekly |
Benjamin Wachs |
05-14-2008 |
Animal Issues
Wild Cougars are Moving into the Midwest -- and They May Be Here to Staynew
The numbers are not huge, but they do indicate an increase in cougars making their way back into the nation's corn and soybean belt, areas from which they were exterminated long ago. Now the Midwest is going to have to decide what to do about them.
Chicago Reader |
Stephen J. Lyons |
05-05-2008 |
Animal Issues
Foreclosure Pets: Household Animals Get Left Behind When Owners Are Pushed Outnew
"Generally, the people that leave the pets don't care enough to call us," says the public relations director for the Houston Humane Society. "Oftentimes we'll see a bag of dog food ripped open. They'll leave a bag of dog food and say a prayer and good luck. It's really upsetting."
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
04-29-2008 |
Animal Issues
San Francisco's Zoo Bluesnew
A scathing report shows how the privatized zoo spent its bond money on tourist traps, not animals.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
04-09-2008 |
Animal Issues
New 'Green' Cemetery Gets in Way of Electrical Co-opnew
George Russell has started a "green" cemetery, featuring biodegradable cardboard coffins, near Huntsville, Texas. That's where the Sam Houston Electrical Co-op had planned to put a new power line.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-01-2004 |
Business & Labor
