Animals & Pets Articles December 2003



A 'Tail' of Hope and Survival

Captured Python Said to Be World's Biggest Snake

Elephants Are Latest Refugees From Mugabe's Zimbabwe

More Cats Being Abandoned

Animal Advocates Changing Vets' Hearts and Minds

Trappers Push Pro-Trapping Postage Stamp

Starving Dog Rescued From Michigan Back Yard

'Compassion Is The Fashion,' For The Holidays

Kitten Survives Six Weeks Trapped In Army Tank

Spaying/Neutering Mandatory In Buncombe County

Judge Bars Feds From Downgrading Orca Protectio

Snowmobiles Banned From Yellowstone

Shelter Gets Million Dollar Bequest

Mystery Flowers On Dog's 110-Year-Old Grave

33,000 Animals Recovered In Thai Trafficking Crack-Down

Give Your Pet A Merry (And Safe) Little Christmas

Rescued Ex-Circus Elephant Struggles To Recover

Pets Get Arthritis Too

Australian Zoo Animals Secretly Used For Experiments

Sloppy Scottish Pet Shops Put Animals, Customers, At Risk

Animal Advocates Want NY Reptile Museum Closed

Habitat for Humanity Gasses Prairie Dogs

Police Officer Teaches Respect For Dogs

Teens Describe Killer Crocodile Ordeal

No More Horses for Courses As Kinder Future Secured

Suffering Of Farmed Turkeys Exposed In UK

NJ Dog Survives Euthanization And Trash Compaction

Mortally Wounded, Hunted Bear Cub Staggers Onto NJ Highway

Give A Humane-Themed Gift, Not A Live Pet

Undercover Investigation Exposes Cruelty In Monkey Lab

NYC Seniors and Pets May Benefit from Proposed Bill

'Junk' Food Making Urban Bears Overweight

Sanctuary For 'Retired' Lab Chimps Being Built In Louisiana

Trapped Doe Rescued By Policemen

L.A. Story: The Happy Tail Of Shilo

Brucellosis Found In Wyoming Cattle Herd

Last Chance To Halt Great Ape Extinction

Shanghai Residents Still Eating Wildlife Despite Warnings

Pennsylvania Coyote Hunt Back On Despite Protests

West Africa Fuels Illegal Ivory Trade

Humans Pushing Everyone Else Off Planet

Aerial Killing Of Wolves Approved Despite Voter Opposition

Ed Boks Takes Over At NYC Animal Care And Control

Tasmanian Devils Devastated By Disease

Last Minute Plea To Halt NJ Bear Hunt

Poll: NJ Residents Oppose Cruel Farm Industry Standards

Dog Keeps Owner Alive Through Week-Long Ordeal

HSUS Calls For Immediate Rescue Of Stranded Cows

Hippos, Croc, Rescued in Namibia

Missing Dog Finds His Way Home... After 6 Years

A Near Cat-astrophe

Captive Bears In Japan Exploited, Mistreated

Citizens Plead For Chimp's Release From Zoo

Wild Animals Adapt to Life in America's Backyards

Fat Dogs And Englishmen Go Out To Swim

Rescue Fund Launched After Beloved Rhino Dies

Man Saves Fish With Kiss of Life

Petnapping On The Rise In England

540 Zoo Animals Die Because Of 'Poor Management'

Manatee Status Gets Temporary Reprieve

Goldie's Last Years Were Golden

Co-Op Buying Program Launched For Animal Shelters

The Priceless Parrot Preserve

Stop The Slaughter

Animals 'can Think About Thought'