Las Vegas Horsemeat Summit Thinks Up Marketing Plans
Horsemeat convention tries to come up with ways to sell eating horses to Americans. Mainly they pretend to have animal protection groups, Temple Grandin and common sense on their side. The “summit” was run by Wyoming politician Slaughterhouse Sue who wants to open her own slaughterhouse. AnimalTourism
Nazis Hated Dog Called Hitler
New Nazi records uncovered show how the Third Reich was obsessed with a Finnish dog named Jackie who did a Sieg Heil. Jackie anti-Nazi’s owners discovered she did the weird salute on her own, then made a game of it by getting her to do it whenever they said “Hitler!” When questioned they implausibly claimed Hitler was the name of a relative. The Guardian and Die Tageszeit
Outgoing Ohio Gov Finally Gets Around to Banning Exotic Pets
The new rule, which bans dangerous and stupid pets like lions and bears, is only temporary, but the new governor says he likes it, too. LA Times
Rare Tortoise has 80th Birthday
One of only three Aldabran giant tortoises left in the world, Hugo had his 80th birthday at the Balllarat Wildlife Park in Australia. Courier
Norfolk loves otters
Still hard to see in the wild, otters enjoyed online. The Telegraph
Thanks for the help…my grandpa always made our birds candybars for the winter. Try balls of chunkey peanutbutter rolled in millet, corn and sunflower seeds. They cant get enough of the stuff.