NYC's top wildlife rehabber may be shut down by suburban politics

The town of Oyster Bay wants to shut down Bobby Horvath, the wildlife rehabilitator you call when you’ve got a coyote, owl, hawk, or pelican problem in NYC.

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How to find a dog-sitter online, sorting through the DogVacay, Care.com and Yelp options

A ton of new websites promise to find you a local dog sitter. Care.com and its ilk end up inundating you with a depressing number of emails. DogVacay lets you find local dog lovers who open their homes. But I found a dog sitter I love on Yelp.

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Men's mags duel over OH zoo gone wild

GQ and Esquire face off over the exotic predator release in OH. Esquire goes all action adventure. GQ tries to figure out how lion, tigers and bears were unleashed on suburbia.

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NY wants to bring bobcat hunting close to NYC

NY wants to double the number of bobcats hunted by expanding when and where they can be shot or trapped–all the way the suburbs of New York City. The new hunting area will include the burbs around Cold Spring and Woodbury Commons outlet mall.

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Ohio is the Wall Street of the U.S. exotic animal trade Zanesville exotic animals

Parts of Ohio, the Wall Street of the U.S. exotic animal trade, were locked down to catch the predators released by a private zoo owner before he killed himself.

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NC lab workers who abused beagles (including mine) indicted

Four workers at a NC lab that tested flea and tick drugs have been indicted for felony animal cruetly–a US court first. Then again, these women were particularly heartless. My beagles still show signs of abuse.

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Big Cats Stuck on Tall Things, Part II: Bobcat on giant cactus

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An Arizona bobcat climbed a 45-foot suguaro cactus to escape a mountain lion, then stayed perched for 6 hours before jumping down.

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An AZ bobcat clawed up a 45-foot suguaro cactus to escape a mountain lion. He escaped, amazed locals and became an internet sensations.

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Tybee Island’s Crab Shack is also cat and bird shack

The Crab Shack takes care of a dozen resident cats who were drawn in by the smell of delicious seafood and 10 birds who lost their homes.

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Putin’s new pet (project): an endangered snow leopard

Vladmir Putin has a new pet project, the endangered snow leopard. He got to meet one that was captured for study and showed injuries from poaching.

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