Pit Bull Vote Aims to Settle Disputes Over Breeds

Englewood, Colo. (AP) — Sharee Talbot wants her dog back. For now, though, she has to drive out of town to visit Buddy because the two-year-old pit bull isn't allowed in her hometown of Aurora.

"Look at him. He's funny. He's goofy," Talbot said on a recent visit with Buddy and his foster family at an Englewood dog park. Talbot had to give up Buddy last year after an Aurora animal control officer seized him for violating city's ban on pit bulls.


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Study: Elephants May Know When it's Raining 150 Miles Away

Maybe the Weather channel should start hiring elephants. A study in PLoS ONE suggests the creatures can detect rainstorms happening 150 miles away, possibly by hearing them even from that far off.

Migrating elephants are known to change direction out of the blue, and researchers haven't been certain why. The Namibian research team figured it might be because of rain—as Phys.org explains, elephants are regularly looking for water in the region, which is dry outside of the January-to-March rainy season.

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Birds vs. Drones: The Battle for the Skies Continues

I can’t really overstate how much I enjoyed the brief video we published last week of a hawk taking out somebody’s drone. Apart from being a viscerally satisfying and effectively concise clip, it struck me as an almost poetic comment on the state of nature vs. machinery.

After all, we know that some humans are freaked out by drones to the point that they will blow them out of the sky. But have we thought to poll the animal kingdom on this latest human-made intrusion into their lives and habitats?

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New York City's Rats Are Carrying Viruses No One's Seen Before

Everyone who's ever used a New York City subway knows that they're teeming with rats, and that said rats are, almost by definition, disgusting. But no one had quantified just how disgusting they are ... until now.

A team of scientists at Columbia University trapped 133 Norway rats — Rattus norvegicus — from five sites in midtown and lower Manhattan, and used DNA sequencing to catalogue the pathogens they carry.


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Top Ten Tips for Handling Pet Poisonings and Ingestions

You are careful about keeping potential poisons out of your pet’s reach — of course you are! You have them closed up tight in A cabinet, high on a shelf, or zippered up tight in a handbag. Still, accidents can and do happen. In the event that your pet does ingest something harmful, time is of the essence. Knowing what to do can mean the difference between life and death.


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Please put this number for Pet Poison Helpline in your phone. 
(855) 213-6680.

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Passing Biker Waves at a Dog On a Bike, Dog Waves Back

When you’re a biker, you live to ride. The world whizzes by at lightening speed as the wind hits your face. You make your way on the road less traveled, stopping only for sleep…and head scratches. Also, to mark the occasional bush.

We’re gonna go on record right now and say that Sweets the English Bulldog is about the coolest biker out there. Not only is she rocking those completely badass shades as she helps her guardian keep the dirty side down, she’s got incredible road etiquette! Watch how she acknowledges other bikers with a super sweet wave!

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Goliath Encounter: Puppy-Sized Spider Surprises Scientist in Rainforest

Piotr Naskrecki was taking a nighttime walk in a rainforest in Guyana, when he heard rustling as if something were creeping underfoot. When he turned on his flashlight, he expected to see a small mammal, such as a possum or a rat.

"When I turned on the light, I couldn't quite understand what I was seeing," said Naskrecki, an entomologist and photographer at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology.

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Dog Suffers from Rare Allergy to Humans

We've all heard of people being allergic to pets. But what about a dog that's allergic to people?

Meet Adam, a black lab who has a severe medical reaction to human dander.

The sick pup was dropped off at the Lucky Dog animal shelter in Indiana.

Staffers changed his diet and gave him special baths but couldn't figure out what was wrong until a blood test revealed his unique condition.

All thanks to the diagnosis, a custom treatment might be coming soon.

"The vet seems to think we can fix him, they put a serum together just like with kids allergies and he starts on allergy shots this week," said Robin Herman from Lucky Dog shelter.

In the meantime, Adam will continue to live at the Lucky Dog shelter.

They're accepting donations for his care.








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