Monday, January 25th, 2010 at
9:23 am

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — After surgeons removed pieces of bone and realigned the horse’s leg by bolting it together, they turned their patient over for a custom shoe-fitting to a man most often seen working in a cowboy hat and leather chaps.
Generations ago, someone like Jason Wilson-Maki would have been at the center of [...]
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at
5:35 pm
“Mom can I keep it?” is a question typically heard in reference to some type of wild animal such as a turtle or a lizard, especially by a child who is on the lookout for a pet. There is often controversy between reptile pet owners, over whether people should buy wild caught, or captive bred [...]
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010 at
5:32 pm

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Bailey the beagle loves to sing for people, especially for treats. So on a recent Friday, there was nothing unusual that a group gathered around the musical beagle to hear canine warbling and offer a bit of applause.
The handful of teens sprawled on comfortable couches couldn’t help but smile, or [...]
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 at
5:20 pm

BADEN, Mo. (AP) — Our Lady of the Holy Cross Catholic Church got a new priest last summer, the Rev. Don Buhr.
With Buhr came Elijah, also known in this North Side parish as the Church Dog.
Elijah is a Labrador and border collie mix who attends every Mass that Buhr celebrates.
“A dog in church — I [...]
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010 at
10:07 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Technology allowing cosmetic makers to test for allergic reactions to their products without controversial animal trials is in the works and could be in use by next year.
The technology developed by Hurel Corp., with funding from cosmetics maker L’Oreal, is designed to replace tests on mice and guinea pigs used to predict [...]
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