Pets visiting nursing homes

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

You might say "Bam Bam" is an ambassador of good will for the Mobile Animal Shelter.  The three year-old collie was on a mission Wednesday. In fact, twice a week he leaves the shelter to visit area nursing homes. Annette Simmons ...

Biotech company offers cloned dogs for sale

Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

Unveiling a project called Best Friends Again, BioArts International says that it will clone five dogs to the highest bidders in a day of online auctions next month. Cloning dogs has been a particular challenge for scientists as the animals have ...

Predators have no problem taking pets

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »

Recently there have been three reports coming out of south Lee County about coyotes attacking dogs. The story that Julie Fortney tells is horrifying. Her fiance, Lance Franklin, had just taken the couple's two-year-old dog Ollie out for his last walk of ...

Pets run wild at rec center

Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »

It was animal madness at the CNY Pet Expo and Adopt-a-Thon at the New Hartford Recreation Center Saturday afternoon. “The second week in May is 'Be Kind to Animals Week,' so we want to come together,” said Robin Yager, director of ...

Toast Wellington

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

Necia Wilden is seduced by the food culture of the Kiwi capital and nearby Martinborough. We're first-time visitors to the youngest country in the world, sitting in a cafe in the world's southernmost capital city. A city that happens - in case you didn't ...

The alternative hobbies of some Kiwis

Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »

So your New Years resolution is to shake things up a bit - but youre not sure how. How about a spot of jousting, or a weekend game of spaceships and aliens? Felicity Monk goes in pursuit of some lesser ...

All I want for Christmas is… a cow

Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »

Among the other odd requests were a pet alien called Fred, a magic wizards girl-disappearing wand and a trip to Venus. If the boy who ordered the wand is unlucky he might consider contacting the girl who asked the man in ...

Toast Wellington

Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

Necia Wilden is seduced by the food culture of the Kiwi capital and nearby Martinborough. We're first-time visitors to the youngest country in the world, sitting in a cafe in the world's southernmost capital city. A city that happens - in case you didn't ...

Real appeal

Sunday, January 27th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

Ellen DeGeneres' popularity is a testament to audiences' desire for authenticity, writes Stephanie Bunbury. OUT THERE in the shock-horror world of entertainment, the latest news is that Ellen DeGeneres has tipped Oprah Winfrey off her five-year perch as the most popular television personality in America. ...

No need to hurry on the Murray

Sunday, January 27th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

Helen McGarry lets time pass her by on a surprisingly comfy and spacious houseboat. It is hard on a beautiful sunny day cruising sedately up the Murray River to imagine what it must look like in flood. Today it is serene, navigating its waters ...