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Project Acoustic Kitty went about as well as you’d expect. Here’s the scene: A man wearing a trench coat and a fedora sits on a park bench, looking up frequently from his newspaper to cast furtive glances at passersby. A stray cat wanders by. It rubs itself against the man’s legs. He pets it absently …
Every cat's dream: a timely, clean, and efficient subway system. — LeeGStringer (@Helpful_Shadow_) August 17, 2025
So, what is driving cancer in our pets? 1. Poor nutrition and chemicals in pet food. 2. Pesticide and lawn chemical exposure. 3. Spaying, neutering, & altered hormone balance 4. Toxic flea & tick treatments. https://www.connealymd.com/why-is-cancer-now-the-leading-cause-of-death-among-dogs-and-cats-in-the-u-s/#:~:text=Cancer%20is%20now%20the%20leading,and%20advancements%20in%20veterinary%20care. https://vetcancersociety.org/resources/pet-owners/pet-owner-resources/ h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
A cat exhibiting a characteristic cutaneous lesion on its nose caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Rio de Janeiro. Credit: Dr. Sandro Antonio Pereira (Laboratory of Clinical Research on Dermatozoonoses in Domestic Animals, Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases – Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) A deadly fungal epidemic in Brazil is evolving …
by Michael If we are seeing this much fear now, how bad will it be if H5N1 starts spreading from human to human on a widespread basis? Since the bird flu pandemic began in early 2022, over 148 million birds have been ordered to be euthanized in the United States alone. But killing all those …
WASHINGTON STATE — Twenty big cats at a wild animal sanctuary in Shelton have died from the bird flu. It happened within a matter of days around Thanksgiving, and now the non-profit is preparing to clean so it can reopen to the public next year. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center announced more than half of …
by Chris Black If all the climate activists just held their breath for 4 hours, it would end climate change. This stuff will keep Babylon Bee in business for years! The Guardian: If all the world’s dogs went vegan it would save more greenhouse gas emissions than those produced by the UK, according to research …
by Michael I seriously should have thought of this when I was a kid. If I could have answered every question a teacher asked by meowing like a cat or roaring like a dinosaur, there is no way they could have ever accused me of getting an answer wrong. And when it was time for …
Schools allowing children to ‘identify as horses, dinosaurs and cats’ as pupils ‘communicate with animal noises’https://t.co/JuxYR0nqhi — GB News (@GBNEWS) June 20, 2023 Classes are being disrupted but teachers fear backlash over speaking out Schools are increasingly being caught between a rock and a hard place over pupils identifying as animals and inanimate objects. Pupils …