Bad Rap, a non-profit group working to respond to the needs of oft-misunderstood pit bulls, has an excellent site describing how they worked with the dogs rescued from Michael Vick’s yard to evaluate them as individuals and rescue the ones they could: A Second Chance for the Vick-tims.
Be sure to click through on the links [...]
The IBRRC team who’s been working on the Patagonia oil spill (yes, another one) have a reason to smile…and let us in on the feel-good moment:
Read more on the International Bird Rescue Research Center blog.
A tough time for horses
An article about horses that are abandoned or neglected in Sonoma county, possibly related to harder economic times. I’ve been seeing lots of posts about this on local discussion forums.
(tags: horses neglect rescue sonoma)
Glow fish on Flickr – Photo Sharing!
Genetically modified fish…genes from jelly fish are used to create glowing [...]
In keeping with other recent memorials to Laika, the Soviet space dog (and namesake of Critter Geek’s mascot), here’s a sweet movie imaging a slightly different voyage:
Pass the kleenex! <sniff> Thanks, Nat! (and Lulu!)
‘Dairy Today’ Gets a Redesign
The cover cows of the magazine “Dairy Today” get a fresh look in this article about a redesign of the publication. via justinsomnia.org
(tags: cows art design photography)
John Perry: Portraits of Non-releasable Raptors
Recently saw a talk by this photographer who tells the stories of raptors born in the wild who are [...]
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