Puppy Butt Wall Hooks
Cute enough to hang in a hallway, bathroom, pantry, garage, or anywhere you need a hook, these polyresin hooks are mounted on wood and will add a humorous touch to your home. Perfect for all the pet lovers in your life.
Puppy Butt Wall Hooks
Cute enough to hang in a hallway, bathroom, pantry, garage, or anywhere you need a hook, these polyresin hooks are mounted on wood and will add a humorous touch to your home. Perfect for all the pet lovers in your life.
LONDON (Reuters) - A flock of robotic falcons has been dispatched to tackle an influx of obese pigeons who are increasing in number and size thanks to an unnatural diet of fastfood.The mechanical birds -- called 'Robops' -- have been placed on rooftop locations around the British city of Liverpool, and will flap their wings and squawk loudly to scare the problem pigeons away.
The initiative was launched to deal with the birds who are now considered a nuisance in the city, flying at people and leaving droppings everywhere, Liverpool council said.
FDA Investigators Say Chinese Companies May Have Added Melamine to Appear to Boost Protein Content
For the first time, investigators are saying the chemical that has sickened and killed pets in the United States may have been intentionally added to pet food ingredients by Chinese producers.
Food and Drug Administration investigators say the Chinese companies may have spiked products with the chemical melamine so that they would appear, in tests, to have more value as protein products.
Officials now suspect this possibility because a second ingredient from China, rice protein concentrate, has tested positive for melamine. So has corn gluten shipped to South Africa. That means there is a possibility for another round of recalls.
For the first time, investigators are saying the chemical that has sickened and killed pets in the United States may have been intentionally added to pet food ingredients by Chinese producers.
Food and Drug Administration investigators say the Chinese companies may have spiked products with the chemical melamine so that they would appear, in tests, to have more value as protein products.
Officials now suspect this possibility because a second ingredient from China, rice protein concentrate, has tested positive for melamine. So has corn gluten shipped to South Africa. That means there is a possibility for another round of recalls.
Researchers have finally solved one of the great canine mysteries: Why are small dogs small?
As it turns out, small dogs all bear a tiny piece of regulatory DNA that shuts off the gene that produces a powerful growth factor.
The gene regulator was probably inherited from a miniature wolf about 15,000 years ago a -- though it has since disappeared from the wolf population -- and has spread rapidly throughout the dog world by human intervention.
"All dogs under 20 pounds have this -- all of them," said biologist K. Gordon Lark of the University of Utah, one of the authors of the paper published today in the journal Science. "That's extraordinary."
The discovery helps explain the great diversity in size among dog breeds, the greatest diversity among any mammalian species. It also may have implications for humans.
"By learning how genes control body size in dogs, we are apt to learn something about how skeletal size is genetically programmed in humans," said geneticist Elaine Ostrander of the National Human Genome Research Institute, who led the study.
The gene in question, IGF-1, is the blueprint for a protein called insulinlike growth factor, which not only plays a role in human growth but also is implicated in cancer and certain skeletal diseases.
As it turns out, small dogs all bear a tiny piece of regulatory DNA that shuts off the gene that produces a powerful growth factor.
The gene regulator was probably inherited from a miniature wolf about 15,000 years ago a -- though it has since disappeared from the wolf population -- and has spread rapidly throughout the dog world by human intervention.
"All dogs under 20 pounds have this -- all of them," said biologist K. Gordon Lark of the University of Utah, one of the authors of the paper published today in the journal Science. "That's extraordinary."
The discovery helps explain the great diversity in size among dog breeds, the greatest diversity among any mammalian species. It also may have implications for humans.
"By learning how genes control body size in dogs, we are apt to learn something about how skeletal size is genetically programmed in humans," said geneticist Elaine Ostrander of the National Human Genome Research Institute, who led the study.
The gene in question, IGF-1, is the blueprint for a protein called insulinlike growth factor, which not only plays a role in human growth but also is implicated in cancer and certain skeletal diseases.
A cat that went berserk, jumping on its owners' bed and meowing wildly as carbon monoxide filled a home, may have helped save a couple and their son from death.
Eric and Cathy Keesling said their 14-year-old cat, Winnie, played a crucial role in saving their lives March 24 after a gasoline-powered water pump in their basement caused a buildup of the odorless but deadly gas.
About 1 a.m., the domestic shorthair began nudging Cathy's ear and meowing loudly.
''It was a crazy meow, almost like she was screaming,'' said Cathy.
When she finally climbed from bed, she realized she was extremely nauseous and dizzy and couldn't awaken her husband. Because he had undergone neck surgery the previous day, she decided to call 911, but was so disoriented she had trouble dialing.
Paramedics soon arrived and found the couple's 14-year-old son, Michael, lying unconscious on the floor near his bedroom. The Keeslings were taken from the home in oxygen masks and treated for carbon monoxide.
Eric and Cathy Keesling said their 14-year-old cat, Winnie, played a crucial role in saving their lives March 24 after a gasoline-powered water pump in their basement caused a buildup of the odorless but deadly gas.
About 1 a.m., the domestic shorthair began nudging Cathy's ear and meowing loudly.
''It was a crazy meow, almost like she was screaming,'' said Cathy.
When she finally climbed from bed, she realized she was extremely nauseous and dizzy and couldn't awaken her husband. Because he had undergone neck surgery the previous day, she decided to call 911, but was so disoriented she had trouble dialing.
Paramedics soon arrived and found the couple's 14-year-old son, Michael, lying unconscious on the floor near his bedroom. The Keeslings were taken from the home in oxygen masks and treated for carbon monoxide.
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