Famous Thai Tiger Temple Where Buddhist Monks Ride and Play With the Giant Cats is Cleared of Mistreating the Animals After Claims They Were Drugging Them

A famous tiger temple in Thailand - where Buddhist monks ride the giant cats - has been cleared of mistreating the animals who live there.

More than 100 tigers are housed at the Luangtamahabua Buddhist temple in the western province of Kanchanaburi.

Wildlife protection officers investigated after claims the monks were drugging the tigers - but after a three-hour inspection, no evidence of mistreatment was found.

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Do You Live In A Small Home Or Apartment? If So, Then These Big Dog Breeds Are The Ones For You

Not all large dog breeds need a ton of space. The featured breeds in this video are perfect for apartment living so long as they are walked daily. If you know any of these breeds personally, then you know this is totally accurate. My brother-in-law’s Great Dane is my favorite pillow, right George? Woof! LOL!

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Cat Bed or Your Bed? Cat Napping With Your Favorite Feline

(CATS/LIFE WITH PETS) It’s well-known that cats love their sleep. After all, they don’t call it a “cat nap” for nothing!

Your bed may not be the place of rest and relaxation that you’d hoped for, but if you’re a cat lover, you’ll put up with almost anything just to be able to cuddle up with your furry friend.

Take a look at the infographic below for some of the pros and cons of sleeping with your cat.

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Boris the Polar Bear Has 3 Teeth Pulled at Washington Zoo

Tacoma, Wash. (AP) - Boris the 29-year-old polar bear is eating only soft foods for a while after having surgery to remove three broken or decayed teeth at a Washington state zoo.

The 880-pound bear who lives at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, didn't have to sit in a dentist's chair for the procedure. Boris sprawled out on a table as veterinarians and support staff extracted his problem teeth Friday.

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9 Triggers of Depression in Dogs

In one of our previous articles, we talked about the symptoms of depression in dogs. Just like humans, dogs can be depressed too and there are many different triggers to this condition and its very important as the dog owner that we are aware of these key triggers or signs.

Below are the most common causes of depression in dogs and what to do to make them feel better.

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Shelter Dogs 'in Love' Hope to Find Forever Home Together

This Valentine’s Day, two shelter dogs from Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge (RBARI) in Oakland, NJ, hope to find a forever home together. The dogs, Clover and Roscoe, have fallen in love and are inseparable.

Clover is a 6-year-old female Corgi-Lab mix rescued from a hoarding situation and Roscoe is 4-year-old male Basset hound who used to be an outside dog and is fearful of men.

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Protect Chained Dogs in Extreme Weather: Update (2/14): Disappointment as Legislation Hits Snag in the Senate

Senate bill, SB26, which would provide protection for chained dogs in extreme weather, failed to progress in the Senate yesterday. In order for the bill to move forward, the Senate Judicial Proceedings committee must first vote favorably to do so. SB26 fell short of the votes needed to pass out of committee to the full Senate.

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Our Interest in Unlikely Animal Friendships Reveals Something Surprising About Humankind

YouTube/National Geographic Applying psychology to the topic of animal cuteness might seem like using a hammer on an egg. Can't we agree that something is adorable just because it is?

But as with beauty, cuteness is in the eye of the beholder, and arguments abound as to why (some) infants and (some) animals manage to be so endearing to the human observer.

"Pleasure is not something that natural selection doles out without a reason," writes evolutionary biologist David Barash for Aeon Magazine, "and we would expect that reason to be intimately connected with maximizing fitness."

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The Biggest Rodent to Ever Stalk the Earth Lived About 3 Million Years Ago - Extinct Mega-Rodent Had Teeth Like Elephant Tusks

Talk about a rodent of unusual size.

The biggest rodent to ever stalk the Earth lived about 3 million years ago in what is now South Africa — and it used its large front teeth the way today's elephants use their tusks.

The bull-size creature likely used its incisors to root around in the ground for food, possibly even fighting off predators with the sturdy teeth, according to a new study.

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Grizzly Bears Are Waking Up Early This Year, and Climate Change Could Make That a Bad Habit

What could wake a hibernating bear? An abnormally warm winter, apparently.

Yellowstone National Park’s 150 grizzly bears are on the move, according to the National Park Service, which confirmed the first bear sighting of the year on Feb. 9—almost a month earlier than usual. That could be due to climate change.

The past decade has been the hottest on record for Yellowstone, about 1.4 degrees above the region’s 20th century average.

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The FBI Is Classifying Animal Abuse As A Top-Tier Felony To Stop It Once And For All

Abuse an animal, and you’ll be considered among the ranks of murderers and cannibals.

Earlier this week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that animal abuse will be prosecuted as a “crime against society,” making it a Group A felony equal to arson and murder in the eyes of the law.

The AP reports that the FBI will prosecute intentional abuse and torture, gross neglect, sexual abuse and organized abuse, which includes dog fights.

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Rockville, Maryland - Montgomery County Animal Shelter Is In Need of Supplies To Help With The Care of The Animals - Please Donate If You Can

From the Montgomery County Animal Shelter:

We need everyone's help again.
We are in need of the following items....

*Dog wired crates (all sizes) used for transport
*Paper towels
*Toilet paper
*Gas cards (any amount)
*Trash cans ( 32 gallon ) we only are in need of two please
*Beds(cat or dog)
*Peanut butter (without nuts used to stuff kongs)
* Deep freezer (used for frozen kongs)
*Air freshers
*Clorox wipes

If you can help, please contact them at:

Montgomery County Animal Shelter
601 South Stonestreet Avenue
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(240) 252-2555

Website: http://www.mchumane.org/

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Northeast Side Animal Shelter Loses Heat, Offering Discounts Adoption Fees, and Need Donations to Help With Heat Repairs

TTeagan sat in his pen yesterday, warmed by space heaters and the smiles of strangers looking in.

The Saint Bernard-mastiff mix was one of about 75 remaining dogs and cats urgently needing homes after a gas leak shut off the central heat Thursday at the CHA Animal Shelter at 3765 Corporate Dr. Volunteers were up monitoring the heaters through the night as temperatures outside dove into single digits.

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Jazzy, A 19-Year-Old APHA Mare - Available for Adoption in Junction City, Oregon

This is what the ad says:

Jazzy needs gone! She is FREE. Jazzy is an almost 19 year old APHA mare. Jazzy will stall, pasture, trailer, cross tie, bathe, stand for the farrier and all around a very nice mare. She has injury navicular but is broodmare sound. Jazzy is an excellent mother, easy breeder, great milk producer and is a dream when dealing with the baby. She has been used as a trail horse for a young girl and could probably still be used that way with use of bute and shoes. I do have her ex rays from her initial visit to the vet when her navicular was discovered. I will deliver for the cost of my fuel. Jazzy is located in Junction City. She needs to be where she can be out and enjoy life. The foal is NOT FOR SALE. This was her last baby she is now almost a year old.
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/scootin+to+the+zazz

PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ABOUT BEING AWARE OF KILL/MEAT BUYERS! I understand that I am taking a chance with trying to find my mare a home and by posting her for free. I take the same chance if I were to take her to auction. Which was just on the 8th and she is still here on Craigslist looking for a home. So if I didn't give a crap where she went she would have been gone long ago. So stop with the emails of concern unless you are truly interested in her. Thank you!

Original Ad: http://eugene.craigslist.org/grd/4830015268.html