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  Pet safety experts of BarkBuckleUp.com teamed up with popular car site Edmunds.com to come up with a list of 10 "pet-safe" cars for your consideration. Christina Selter, founder of Bark Buckle Up, says that even the calmest unrestrained pets can become frightened in a moving vehicle, so the use of restraints is key:  
  Agency says 29 species may need federal protection  
  SALT LAKE CITY - Twenty-nine species in more than 20 states — from a rare beach-dwelling plant in Yellowstone National Park to a caddis fly in Nebraska — may need federal protections to avoid extinction, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  
  Michigan farmers to face off with Humane Society activists over animal care legislation  
Michigan Farmer In a battle forming over proposed state standards for farm animal treatment, farmers and agribusiness leaders are supporting the proposals -- and squaring off against animal activists who oppose them.  
  Bald' bird a first for Asia in 100 years  
Bald Bird HANOI (AFP) – A "bald" bird discovered in Laos is Asia's first new species of bulbul -- a type of songbird -- in more than 100 years, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said Thursday.  
  Florida Becoming "Club Med for Pythons"  
python (CBS)  It sounds like a B-Movie horror movie, but it's true: Snakes are eating Florida.
Thousands of Burmese pythons are eating the wildlife in the Everglades.
Many of the pythons, "Early Show" resident veterinarian Dr. Debbye Turner-Bell said on the broadcast Monday, were once pets. But, she said, most people don't know what they're getting into when they purchase these predators.
 
  Pet hospice care gains popularity  
Pet Hospice Indianapolis - When a pet has a terminal illness, you may have to make a difficult decision. While many pet owners may immediately think of putting the animal to sleep, there is another option. It's called palliative care, or hospice care. It involves caring for the animal at home and keeping him comfortable until the end of life  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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