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Friday | The Star Online

A refuge for Polly

Maluku's Kembali Bebas Avian Centre is alive with native parrots, cockatoos, cassowaries and even little kangaroos.

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Related Topix: Pets

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Lethbridge Herald

Cat, 2 ferrets get swine flu, experts say some other pets may be vulnerable

Canadians have been lining up across the country to get an H1N1 flu shot, but it may not be just themselves and their family members they have to worry about when it comes to contracting the virus.

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Related Topix: Pets, Ferrets, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine, Influenza, Canada,

Tue Nov 03, 2009

WUSA9.com Washington, DC

Family Loses Large Bird Collection In Rockville House Fire

A family in Rockville is dealing with a fire-ravaged home and the loss of almost two dozen pets after a blaze ripped through their house early Tuesday morning.

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Related Topix: Fire, Rockville, MD, Montgomery County, MD, Pets

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Kdka.com

Is Your Pet At Risk For H1N1 Flu?

Share + Oct 29, 2009 11:05 pm US/Eastern Is your pet at risk for H1N1 flu? According to a local veterinarian, most pet owners don't need to worry, but it depends on what kind of pet you have.

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Related Topix: Pets, Ferrets, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Hutchinson, PA, Cranberry, PA

Wed Oct 28, 2009

USA Today

If you're worried about H1N1 and pets, well, you're only human

Dolittler.com , an award-winning blog on pet health; she writes weekly for the Miami Herald and monthly for Veterinary Practice News.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Life, Food, Pork, Meat, Pets

Mon Oct 26, 2009

BellaOnline

Bare-Eyed Cockatoo Jigsaw Puzzle

Charlie, the Bare-Eyed Cockatoo looks like he loves having his picture taken in this jigsaw puzzle.

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Related Topix: Pets

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Sunderland Today

Pet chickens stolen from allotment

CHICKEN rustlers nabbed a clutch of beloved pet birds from an allotment. Catalina Tate was devastated when she discovered six of her precious chickens had been stolen from their coop overnight.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

Richmond News

Don't panic, swine flu's no match for SARS

Some experts expect that the second wave of swine flu will hit B.C. around this time.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Bird Flu, Pets

Tue Oct 20, 2009

MinnPost.com

Pig flu infection is ho-hum health news but a big deal for scientists ...

MinnPost photo by Sharon Schmickle A pig from among ones like these at the Minnesota State Fair has been confirmed as the first U.S. case of "swine flu" in pigs.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Minnesota Government, Minnesota, Medicine, Influenza, Agriculture, Science, Pets, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sun Oct 18, 2009

NBC Connecticut

Carbon Monoxide Scare at Vernon Apartment Building

A carbon monoxide scare forced residents out of a Vernon apartment building Friday night.

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Related Topix: Pets

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Deltafarmpress

Photogenic poultry a " contest open

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is inviting amateur and professional photographers to enter their best poultry or pet bird photos in the Biosecurity For Birds calendar photo contest.

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Related Topix: Pets, Immigration Reform

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Newsday.com

Fires destroy Farmingdale, Fire Island homes

A fire broke out at a house on Hemlock Drive in Farmingdale in the early hours of Oct.

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Related Topix: Fire Island, NY, Ocean Beach, NY, Pets

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Examiner.com

Bird clubs in and around Houston

Houston is a great place to live if you live with a bird and you want to socialize with other bird lovers.

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Related Topix: Pets, Navasota, TX

Sun Oct 11, 2009

BellaOnline

Conure or Conures

The Conure is a small species of parrot that is every bit as friendly, adorable, and sweet as any other parrot.

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Related Topix: Life, Nutrition, Food, Pets

Fri Oct 09, 2009

The Victoria Star

SPCA trying to find dove owner or new home

Some doves in Fredericton flew the coop and have ended up at the Fredericton SPCA.

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Related Topix: Pets

Wed Oct 07, 2009

RecordOnline.com

Many feathered friends await at Pet Bird Show

The Catskill Exotic Bird Club will present its 19th annual Pet Bird Show Sunday at the Liberty Ambulance Corps Building.

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Mon Oct 05, 2009

DesMoinesRegister.com The Des Moines ...

USDA bird photo contest seeks entries by Jan. 31

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is inviting amateur and professional photographers to enter their best poultry or pet bird photos in the Biosecurity for Birds calendar photo contest.

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Related Topix: United States Department of Agriculture, US News, Agriculture, Science, Pets

Sat Oct 03, 2009

Southwest Farm Press

Contestants wanted for photogenic poultry

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is inviting amateur and professional photographers to enter their best poultry or pet bird photos in the Biosecurity For Birds calendar photo contest.

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Related Topix: Pets

Thu Oct 01, 2009

Today's Zaman

And then there were nine [ Pat Yale ]

I was still in Istanbul when my long-suffering house-sitter in Goreme called with bad news.

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Related Topix: Pets

Tue Sep 29, 2009

Journal News

Mattress fire spreads to attic in White Plains house; none hurt

WHITE PLAINS - A fire caused substantial damage to a home at 14 McBride Ave.

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Related Topix: Fire, White Plains, NY, Pets

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