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Horses Removed from Operator

Horses taken from carriage operation neglected, officials say A horse carriage operator that was already on shaky ground with city officials saw six of its horses removed by authorities Friday. Last year, the city denied JC Cutters' application for a 2009 license to conduct carriage rides. -- source --

What Will PETA Do?

Bees are suddenly and mysteriously dying off worldwide. Now some scientists blame RADIATION FROM CELL PHONES and cell phone towers, which they say interferes with bees' navigation, so worker bees go out to find pollen, and never find their way back to the hives. i would like to see PETA, ALF, and the ELF start going after telecom's in defence of the helpless lil fellas...

GIANT KILLER MICE INVADE SOUTH AFRICAN ISLAND

Hordes of giant mice are devouring endangered seabird chicks on a remote South Atlantic island and may be pushing some of the birds to extinction, scientists report. The carnage has harmed the breeding success of endangered Tristan albatrosses and threatened Atlantic petrels on Gough Island, a British territory a thousand miles (1,600 kilometers) off the coast of South Africa. Video cameras revealed one pack of ten mice feeding on a Tristan albatross chick's wounds as it nested on the ground. Footage also showed mice devouring Atlantic petrel and great shearwater chicks. "Like a House Cat Attacking a Hippo" Nearly three feet (one meter) tall, a Tristan albatross chick can weigh up to 22 pounds (10 kilograms), or about as much as a turkey. Gough Island mice weigh just 1.2 ounces (35 grams) on average. The birds did not fight off their attackers, even as some mice fed inside the body cavity of one albatross chick. Researchers say the footage provides t...