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Coke-Sniffing Dogs and the Fourth Amendment

arstechnica.com — Any time an appellate court hands down a ruling involving drug-sniffing dogs, I pay attention. Not for personal reasons, mind you—strictly a political junkie here—but because I've long been interested in the unique (or sui generis, as the courts prefer) legal status of the dog-sniff.More… (Pets & Animals)

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Top 10 weirdest items removed from the stomachs of pets

metro.co.uk — Underwear, a kitchen knife and a wig have made a list of the top 10 weirdest items removed from the stomachs of the nation's pets by an animal charity's vets. More… (Pets & Animals)

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Dogfighting Making a Comeback in Afghanistan

nytimes.com — Afghans like to fight. They will say that fighting is in their blood. And for all the horrors of three decades of war, they still find room to fight for fun, most often through proxies: *****, rams, goats, camels, kites. And dogs. Dogfighting was banned under the Taliban, who considered it un-Islamic, but now it has regained its earlier popularity.More… (Pets & Animals)

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'Pinups for Pit Bulls' Rally for Breed

dsc.discovery.com — Deirdre Franklin thinks it's no accident that her fellow burlesque dancers and pinup models feel a kinship with pit bulls. More… (Pets & Animals)

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Sightings of Purple Squirrel Baffles Experts in UK (w/pic)

news.bbc.co.uk — Teachers and pupils at Meoncross School in Stubbington, Hants, were amazed when they saw the creature through the window during a lesson.More… (Pets & Animals)

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Recession Forcing Owners To Abandon Pets

care2.com — Shelters are reporting that pet owners are abandoning their pets at alarming rates. The shelters are overflowing with abandoned animals. They are just being left at foreclosed homes! More… (Pets & Animals)

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7 of the Most Messed Up PETA Stunts of All Time [w/Pics]

ecosalon.com — The organization has run more stunts than Evel Knievel - and while it’s always a blast to see what heights of lunacy they’ve scaled recently, we rather wish they wouldn’t.More… (Pets & Animals)

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Cats Keep Lost Boy Warm

upi.com — Argentine police say a destitute 1-year-old boy was kept alive by a colony of stray cats who shared food scraps and kept him warm in the city of Misiones. The boy, who had been missing for several days, was found by Police Officer Lorean Lindgvist, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday More… (Pets & Animals)

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Burglar Throws Cat 30 Feet in The Air (w/ VID)

11alive.com — Police in Henry County are investigating an October burglary that took a turn for the disturbing. Police said they have discovered a surveillance video of a burglarly at the Georgia Forestry Commission. The video takes a turn for the disturbing when the suspect is seen grabbing the Forestry Department's cat, "Wildfire", an orange and white tabby.More… (Pets & Animals)

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Vicious Polar Bear Attack (Pics)

i41.tinypic.com — These pictures were captured at the onset of this vicious attack. Unfortunately, onlookers could do nothing but watch.More… (Pets & Animals)

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Puppy Cam: Viewed 15 Million Times, For 773 Years

alleyinsider.com — A Ustream source says 's Shiba Inu Puppy Cam has been viewed 15 million times, for a combined 773 viewer years. For a little perspective, note that 2008's most popular YouTube video -- the Jonas Brothers' Burnin' Up -- has over four times as many views.More… (Pets & Animals)

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The Amazing Kung Fu squirrels [PICS]

mailonsunday.co.uk — In scenes more like a violent Quentin Tarantino movie than a wildlife shoot, a squirrel delivers a ferocious attack on an interloper.More… (Pets & Animals)

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Mother Abandons Baby Gorilla at Zoo

nbcbayarea.com — It was the first gorilla birth for the San Francisco Zoo in a decade, and plays a contributing role to the conservation efforts taking place for the critically endangered species. The mother cleaned-up her elevated nest after the birth, but never returned to take care of the baby.More… (Pets & Animals)

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Dogs Can Feel Envy, Study Suggests

news.nationalgeographic.com — "Everybody who has a dog at home probably [suspects] that dogs can be very jealous of other dogs and also of people," said lead author Friederike Range of the University of Vienna, Austria. In experiments with 43 dogs, Range's team showed that the canines reacted to inequity.More… (Pets & Animals)

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Black dog bias?

latimes.com — For many dogs awaiting adoption, the speed with which they find a home may rest not on their breed, gender or age but on one trait that has no bearing on their personality or temperament.More… (Pets & Animals)

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