Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/categories/pets-1.php http://thesop.org/categories/pets-1.php http://thesop.org 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:51:00 GMT Woody Harrelson, Zachary Quinto, Alicia Silverstone, James Cromwell, Allison Janney, Kristen Bell, Emily Deschanel, and Elizabeth Perkins, join IDAs effort to save monkeys http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/02/17/save-the-monkeys-celebs-speak-out-against-nasas-monkey-radiation-experiments.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/02/17/save-the-monkeys-celebs-speak-out-against-nasas-monkey-radiation-experiments.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:44:00 GMT Manatees, sea turtles and fish in the Sunshine State are dying in record numbers because of the unusually long cold snap. http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/02/11/floridas-wildlife-freezing-to-death.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/02/11/floridas-wildlife-freezing-to-death.php rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:35:00 GMT New Survey Shows Scores of Elephants Spend Winters Warehoused in Cruel Conditions http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/02/02/groundhog-day-prediction-may-spell-more-misery-for-elephants-in-zoos.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/02/02/groundhog-day-prediction-may-spell-more-misery-for-elephants-in-zoos.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:03:00 GMT I like dogs, but I am usually afraid of them if they are not on a leash especially if they are big and barking. http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/02/01/the-white-dog.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/02/01/the-white-dog.php (Askin Ozcan (Mentor)) Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:31:00 GMT One year after a close encounter with a frozen sidewalk, Jiffy the border collie is slowly losing weight and enjoying a more active lifestyle. http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/01/26/frozen-doggie-jiffy-is-much-happier-a-year-later.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/01/26/frozen-doggie-jiffy-is-much-happier-a-year-later.php rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:53:00 GMT A cat which became famous in Britain for riding on the buses around the city of Plymouth has died after being run over. http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/01/25/commuter-cat-casper-killed-by-car-england-mourns.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/01/25/commuter-cat-casper-killed-by-car-england-mourns.php rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:09:00 GMT Josh Ornberg and Letitia Kovalovsky, who is pregnant with twins, say their cat,'Baby,' woke them early Monday morning as they slept on a couch in the living room. http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/01/19/hero-kitty-saves-couple-and-even-the-dog-from-fire.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2010/01/19/hero-kitty-saves-couple-and-even-the-dog-from-fire.php rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:23:00 GMT Tracie, Giggle-blizzard, and her twelve other pets are going to have a very happy Christmas. http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/12/24/kitty-with-2-broken-legs-drags-itself-home-after-11-days.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/12/24/kitty-with-2-broken-legs-drags-itself-home-after-11-days.php rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:16:00 GMT A three-month-old kitten apparently hitched a 120-mile ride in the spare wheel well of a man's SUV. http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/12/14/kitten-hitches-120mile-ride-in-spare-wheel-of-an-suv.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/12/14/kitten-hitches-120mile-ride-in-spare-wheel-of-an-suv.php rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:50:00 GMT The study recommends protection of the swamp forests adjacent to the southwest border of Lac Tl Community Reserve after recent surveys confirmed that high densities of the great apes still exist in the remote location. http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/11/24/congos-mother-lode-of-gorillas-remains-vulnerable.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/11/24/congos-mother-lode-of-gorillas-remains-vulnerable.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:25:00 GMT Max the Beagle is a certified bed bug scent detection dog working with Wil-Kil Pest Control in Madison. http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/10/29/america-infested-with-bedbugs-max-the-beagle-to-the-rescue.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/10/29/america-infested-with-bedbugs-max-the-beagle-to-the-rescue.php rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:56:00 GMT Since 2003 more than 1,000 wolves have been chased down by private gunmen in low-flying planes and killed with high-powered rifles. http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/10/27/help-end-the-brutal-aerial-gunning-of-wolves.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/10/27/help-end-the-brutal-aerial-gunning-of-wolves.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:54:00 GMT In Defense of Animals (IDA) the organization that has worked for two years to rescue three circus elephants named Tina, Jewel and Queenie, http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/10/22/ida-urges-agency-to-rescue-abused-elephant-from-circus.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/10/22/ida-urges-agency-to-rescue-abused-elephant-from-circus.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:30:00 GMT Entire wolf packs in the Greater Yellowstone and northern Rockies region are being stalked and killed. http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/10/20/wolf-packs-are-being-stalked-and-killed.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/10/20/wolf-packs-are-being-stalked-and-killed.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Thu, 8 Oct 2009 18:04:00 GMT Caryn Weber of Casselton, N.D. , says her dog measures seven feet from nose to tail, stands 36 inches tall at the shoulders, and weighs 180 pounds." http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/10/08/boomer-the-worlds-tallest-dog.php http://thesop.org/story/pets/2009/10/08/boomer-the-worlds-tallest-dog.php rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes)