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Grumpy Cat, Colonel Meow, Oskar the Blind Cat, Nala Cat, and Hamilton the Hipster Cat have come together in an unprecedented celebrity cat supergroup this holiday season to lend their voices to a very important cause close to all of their hearts -- and their bellies -- the cause of wet food for all cats. YOU can help by sharing this video. For every view (up to 500,000 views), Friskies will donate one can of wet cat food to shelter and rescue organizations across the country. Share with all your friends and help make a cat's holiday wish come true....

A dog helped save her owner who was badly injured in a car crash just days before Thanksgiving. John Miles was walking his dog Lucy on Neponset Street in Dorchester, as he does every day, when both of them were hit by a car. Lucy saved her owner after they were hit by a car in Dorchester. (WBZ-TV photo) Lucy saved her owner after they were hit by a car in Dorchester. (WBZ-TV photo) John blacked out and doesn’t remember what happened. Lucy, a husky-beagle mix, who was also injured, limped to a nearby dentist’s office and barked until help...

A Cayman Islands resident captured this Cayman Racer snake in the South Sound area, devouring a Green Iguana. Cayman Racer snakes are endemic to the Cayman Islands and aren't found anywhere else in the world. Adults have been known to reach the 4-5ft length. In fact, no Cayman snakes pose any threat to people, cats or dogs however these non-venomous snakes should be avoided by the average Green Iguana!

[H]ere are the stories of how 15 delightful breeds started meowing.

Circa 1911: Cat drinking from a bottle and looking through a telescope

"I hear a hiss and a rattle, and I look down and there's a snake," Maya recently told CNN affiliate KTSM in Hueco Tanks, Texas. The snake was curled up and ready to strike, but that's when Maya's dog, Psycho, leapt into action. .... A guide dog in training was credited for saving two people from an out-of-control car in San Rafael, California. .... Rick Chap was having a heart attack last year when his cat, Buddy, alerted his wife that something was wrong.

"Friendly, loveable, playful,” said Brittany Preston as she described her dog Lexie. “She was just my puppy." Preston says she left her dog with her Grandpa at his home in Saint Clair Shores, went to work overnight, came home, and the dog was dead. She says Grandpa has mild dementia and forgot he let the dog out. The dog started barking. Between the hours of 3:00 and 7:00 a.m. several neighbors sick of the noise called police. Preston says police surrounded the dog as her grandpa tried to let the dog in the door. Lexie barked at police instead of...

You and I both have the ability to travel back in time… at least in our minds. For example, I can remember that last Monday, I was at my desk, writing a post about stomachless animals. You too have a seemingly endless catalogue of the whats, wheres and whens of your life. This ability to remember the what, where and when of our past experiences is known as “episodic memory”. The term was first coined in the 1970s by Canadian psychologist Endel Tulving, who thought that such memories depended on language and were unique to humans. He was wrong. In...

California condors were nearly extinct by the 1980s. Thanks to habitat loss, wanton shooting, egg collecting, and the scavenger's propensity for eating animal carcasses tainted by lead bullet fragments, fewer than 30 remained. After decades of captive breeding, about 200 condors now fly free in central California, Utah, Arizona and Mexico. But death by lead poisoning remains a significant threat, preventing condor populations from flourishing without human intervention ("Getting the lead out," HCN, 5/5/07)Followup On Oct. 11, California became the first state to ban lead ammunition for hunting, expanding a partial lead-ammo restriction in the bird's range. But the controversial...

Real-life wild dogs are on the prowl in San Francisco, which has itself a coyote problem. "More than 100" coyotes are alive in well in the City by the Bay, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, which notes a marked increase -- there was just 15 "a little more than a year ago," according to outdoors writer Tom Stienstra. That figure is based on "crops of pups" as well as a field study and photography by Natures Lantern, the newspaper reported. Coyotes have been seen crossing busy streets like Sunset Boulevard, and have been seen in populated areas from Telegraph...

A Moorhead, Minn., hunter may have set a state record last month when he killed a large elk in northwestern Minnesota. Brad Penas drew one of two elk tags for the Caribou herd in Kittson County, and he shot a 6x7 elk on September 14, the first day of the 2013 season. The elk weighed 820 pounds field dressed, and the gross green score on the rack was 433 inches. The net green score after deductions was 391 inches

circa 1915: Cat on a cannon The mascot cat of HMS Queen Elizabeth on a 15-inch barrel

The 12 days of Catmas

Just in time for this year’s World Aids Day on December 1st, researchers have recently gifted the day with great news from studies that may link our feline friends to finding a vaccine to HIV.Cats like humans can be infected with a similar virus to HIV called, feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV.) About 4.4% of cats around the words are infected with FIV.Taking a look at both types of viruses, researchers from the University of Florida and University of California, San Francisco compared the two and found that proteins from the FIV virus was able to create T cells that would...

... a group of cat rescuers staked out a Baldwinsville apartment complex, trying to rescue a group of kittens and their mother from a drainage pipe before the snow storm hit. After two long and stressful days, the rescuers were able to trap four kittens and the mother cat. But right now is the most stressful time for Daugard and other cat rescue groups in CNY. "There is no room for more cats," she said. "Everyone is booked to capacity, there is no more room to take in more rescues and there is no more money." Donations can be made...

If you are a national reporter writing on the Girl Scouts and you call their national office in New York City, you will talk to a guy named Josh Ackley. If you are a Girl Scout wanting regular advice or information on the Girl Scouts and you turn to the Girl Scout blog, it’s Josh Ackley (pictured, center) you’ll be reading. If you are a Girl Scout mom concerned about the sometimes-troubling drift of the Girl Scouts in recent years, Josh Ackley may be the one you’ll meet with. To many key groups, Josh Ackley is the public face of...

It's a sad day in Tennessee as Buddha, the obese cat who became an internet sensation thanks to his workout sessions on a underwater treadmill, has died. The six-year-old cat, who weighed 31.4lb when he was rescued at the start of August, had made good progress with his diet and exercise plan. But when a congestive heart defect was diagnosed last month, the cat was forced to stop exercising and instead moved to a foster home with a strict eating plan. He died last night.

MESA, AZ - He served his country in Vietnam and now the community is serving him. A Mesa man says his dog is recovering from a hit-and-run last month. Now, a Valley non-profit is stepping in to help. Stone put together a fundraiser online and Sonny ended up at Dobson Ranch, the only hospital they found that would take payments instead of all the cash up front. "He's a disabled vet and he's done so much for the country already,” said Stone. “And then to see his dog suffering like that since Thanksgiving, he deserved a second chance." A chance...

The Wings of Rescue 3rd Annual Holiday Airlift whisked 500 shelter pooches aboard 14 flights to 11 cities up to the Pacific Northwest, saving each from near-certain euthanasia. “We’re loading to Helena, (Montana) now,” barked Woodland Hills real-estate developer Yehuda Netanel, a native of Israel and cofounder of Wings of Rescue, which since 2009 has flown more than 5,000 Southern California shelter dogs to safety. “We either do it or the dogs die, so the choice is clear.” Unable to find “fur-ever” families in Southern California, these last-chance animals were being airlifted to Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, where they...

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It’s normally sloths that are slow but experts at a Sussex zoo took a while to realise they were trying to breed two males. Staff at Drusillas Park were perplexed as to why their treasured animals Sofia and Tupee had been unable to produce offspring since 2011. Eventually they decided to get some help and that’s when they found out they had been trying to breed two males. ‘We are going to have to find a more suitable name for Sofia,’ said head zoo keeper Mark Kenward. He blamed medical records that had categorised Sofia as a female and said...

The last time I saw a first-run movie was in England, when we watched the final Harry Potter film. What this means is that I pay very little attention to news about upcoming movies. Since I’m not going to watch them, why pay attention?I was vaguely aware, though, that Hollywood was producing a Biblical epic about Noah, of Ark fame. Since it’s not a movie by a true believer — unlike The Passion of the Christ– I didn’t have high hopes for it, but I have to say that it apparently has succeeded in sinking below anybody’s lowest expectations.To understand...

It seems young Tinni inadvertently befriended a wild fox named Sniffer one day in the woods, and the relationship just never faltered from there. Even after daily contact. Since the pair became friends, Berge has been snapping shots of Tinni and Sniffer romping around in Norway’s snow-covered foliage,

In this hysterical montage, we see that the cats are the ones with the power. It appears, the bigger the dog, the more afraid they are to pass the little kitty. If you have dogs and cats, you’ve probably witnessed first-hand how cats rule their kingdom. Watch and laugh….

FAIRBANKS—It wasn't the classic cat-in-the-tree rescue call, but University of Alaska Fairbanks firefighters did save a dog stranded on the Chena River ice on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters in wetsuits crawled through overflow on top of thin ice with an inflatable raft to reach the dog and were able to haul her back without falling through. The dog, which Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Control manager Sandy Besser described as "some kind of a pitbull/boxer/healer mix," had been standing out on the ice for about three hours just downstream from the University Avenue bridge when the animal shelter received a call...

A Fremont family was reunited with their cat today three years after he went missing, Fremont police said. A reunion with Dasher, known as Dash, and his original owners took place at the Tri-City Animal Shelter this afternoon after the cat was brought into the shelter earlier this week. Dash, believed to be a stray, was brought in by a new homeowner who said she found out there was an orange tabby that lived near her house. The seller had told the new owner she had been feeding the cat for three years but she thought it was the neighbor's...

The common perception of purebred dogs is that they are more striking, beautiful animals than they would be without human intervention. However, that notion has been thrown to the dogs. Strong photographic evidence has emerged that shows how 100 years of breeding has actually warped the good looks of the original hounds.

Canadian band Walk Off The Earth — known for covering popular songs in unique ways — has created a cover of the classic Christmas song “Little Drummer Boy” with help from a few musical dogs. The track is available to purchase online from iTunes.

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He's a male Blue point Doberman, rescued from the animal shelter at a very young adult age. He's actually grown a bit over the 2 years we've had him. Well he's starting to have some biting problems now after 2 years. He's bitten my sister (the owner) 3 times breaking skin each time, bruising bone and requiring antibiotics. These have happened to her at night when he's sleeping with her and her husband. Seemed it was some type of sleep problem from being woke up from dead of sleep. Now he's bitten me. I've had direct contact with the dog...

<p>The Obama's younger dog is still getting used to the spotlight as it made a major faux pas during a White House ceremony Wednesday afternoon.</p> <p>Sunny Obama jumped up on a toddler who was a guest at the unveiling of the official Christmas decorations, pushing the little girl to the ground.</p>

It’s no secret that Buzz readers have some pretty amazing pets as seen in our Neighborhood Tails column each month. Now you can cast your vote for the 2013 Memorial Buzz Pet of the Year. Voting deadline is midnight, December 31, 2013. Limit of one vote per person. The winner will be announced January 6, 2014 on our website and will receive the following prizes from our sponsors. (Please click through for prize descriptions) Please vote for Ditter's dog Hairy!

A father and daughter were both injured during a dog attack in Fort Worth. The incident started just after midnight on Tuesday in the 3300 block of North Crump Street, located in the northern part of the city. The father and his two daughters were in the area looking for their own lost dog. According to an officer at the scene, the father heard a commotion coming from the side yard of a home. He then saw his dog being attacked by three pit bulls. He ran over to break up the dog fight. However, the pit bulls then turned...

Ire of the tiger! Stunning pictures capture bloodied beasts slashing each other with their claws in dramatic battle over territory • Dramatic battle caught on camera in the Londolozi private game reserve in Pretoria, South Africa • The clash erupted after one of the tigers delivered a vicious blow to the neck of its rival • After 45 minutes of bloody battle the larger tiger was deemed the winner This is the incredible moment a pair of bloodied tigers slashed each other with their claws in a dramatic fight over territory. The dramatic battle was caught on camera at the...

Dogs are known as man’s best friend, and most people really do love them – no matter how much mud they might track into the house or how much they might droll on our floors. U.S. Photographer Carli Davidson has created a brilliant photo series called “Shake” picturing dogs doing what they do best – making a huge mess. She gets the dogs into a good mood by playing around with them and then shoots their portraits with a high-speed camera and strobe lights while they shake water off of their heads. Davidson has published a book of these photographs...

Just got home from the vet's office - took my 3 year old male cat in because he was not eating, drinking or doing anything but short walks around the room for the past two days. This was a highly energetic cat, goes outsideto play but stays inside during the night. Just had his vaccinations a few months ago. No reaction as far as I could tell until this. Now the vet tells me he has a very rare condition known as Primary immune-mediated thrombocytopenia: his immune system is attacking his platelets. The vet says it could be a reaction...

Simon (of Simon's Cat fame) discusses his real-world cats. With cartoons and kitty pix.

The August death of the 4-year-old has sparked violence against animals in a country where laws protecting them are already week. So far, a dog had its snout hacked off, a litter of puppies was wrapped up and burned to death, and cats have had their spines snapped by cruel revenge-seekers. Four Paws animal charity said it had registered 15 savage attacks in the six weeks after the boy's death — compared to just six cases in the previous nine months.

Full Title is "Holiday Celebration: Robot Turtles, Poop-Snooping DNA Detectives" “Robot Turtle Will Help Underwater Archeologists Inspect Shipwrecks,” for example, has some obviously worthwhile things to point out about the development of autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles to explore dangerous environments more cheaply and safely than humans can manage. The saving grace for this report from The Robot Safari in the London Science Museum, however, is the effort the announcement goes to – and trouble the designers obviously did as well – to not only build an autonomous underwater vehicle that swims like a turtle, but justify having done so (paddle-like...

A Pit Bull, dubbed Chewy, who attacked a 52-year-old man on November 12, is still at large in Lafayette, Indiana, according to Lt. Scott McCoy of the Lafayette Police Department. Authorities are perplexed by their inability to locate the dog because of the seriousness of the attack and, now, also because they have learned that this was the second attack by a loose Pit Bull that same day. ... Beck confirmed one of the most alarming aspects that emerged from Trembath’s experience-- which was the unexpected nature of the attack. “He was super friendly and acted like a puppy,” Trembath...

Cats, according to new research, recognize their owner’s voice. They just can’t be bothered to react to it. Researchers in Japan arrived at this conclusion after performing experiments with twenty house cats. They played recordings of the cats’ owners’ calling to their pets in whatever cat-talk voice they typically used. They also played recordings of three strangers calling to the cats, using the same words. To quantify the cats’ reactions, the researchers recorded how often cats moved their head, tail, paws or ears, or whether they meowed or dilated their pupils. While the cats showed a significantly greater response to...

Deputy LeAna Cudzilo didn’t expect to be swimming with sharks in the dark of the night when responding to a call of a dog in distress. However, that’s what it took to save one lucky dog, Fern, the night of Aug. 31. Fern’s owner had recently installed an invisible electric fence, which so startled the coon hound dog it ran right into the canal. She could see Fern struggling and starting to go under. So the deputy removed her utility belt and vest and jumped in.

What Would Happen If a Lion Fought a Tiger? We've always been speculating about battles between superheroes. We know the outcome of octopus versus shark. At last we have an expert speculating on lion versus tiger. Which one would win? Since there's a good chance you've spent the weekend slowly tearing apart a ritualistically slaughtered bird, before going out and trampling your fellow citizens in arenas, you probably won't be too horrified by speculating on the outcome of animal fights. After all, the fights in question are, for the most part, in the past. Romans used to pit lions against...

A New Jersey canine that was crowned the world's ugliest dog in 2007 and later became the topic of a children's book preaching acceptance has died. Elwood was 8.

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A MOONWALKING Shetland pony that shot to fame after being seen by millions in a TV advert for a mobile network is set to return to our screens. The video of Socks dancing to the tune of Fleetwood Mac's 1988 hit Everywhere became an internet hit earlier this year, with more than seven million people viewing it on YouTube. It has now been announced that Socks has been called back to star in a second commercial for the mobile phone network Three, again set on the windswept beaches of Shetland. The company has teamed up with VisitScotland and Promote Shetland...

It's the holidays so why not a feel good story to start your day? The tornado that ripped through Washington, Illinois 9 days ago claimed only one life, thank goodness. But National Guardsman Jacob Montgomery believed he had lost his beloved puppy Dexter in the storm. Then, a miracle: A guard spokesman says a neighbor sent Montgomery a Facebook message nine days later to tell him Dexter had been found under debris where the apartment used to be. An animal rescuing organization had coaxed the 6-month-old puppy out of the rubble with hot dogs. A veterinarian found Dexter to be...

Oaks/Valley Forge, PA – Jewel, a dominant American Foxhound on the dog show circuit all year, won The National Dog Show Presented by Purina during the annual Kennel Club of Philadelphia cluster at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. GCH Kiarry’s Pandora’s Box (aka Jewel) was selected by Best in Show Judge Randy E. Garren from among the seven canines emerging from the judging of over 1,500 dogs at the tradition-rich, all-breed show. The three year-old bitch is also the first winner in the 12-year history of The National Dog Show to come from the Hound Group. Every other group has...

Turkey Day comes once a year and it's not just us humans that get excited for that bountiful annual feast! Here is a list of cats that are also look forward to the gobbling down some of that delicious bird and tripping on tryptophan! LoL by: Unknown Cats always look forward to helping you create the most purrr-fect cat-ucopia. LoL by: ben They will envy a coveted seat at the adult table...they know where the goods are. LoL by: stephs2011 You'll have to be careful not to let them sneak their way onto the bird bullseye. LoL by: mamawalker Cats...