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Posted by YesBiscuit on May 6, 2017
https://yesbiscuit.com/2017/05/06/open-thread-250/
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mikken
/ May 6, 2017Those dogs look weird.
YesBiscuit
/ May 7, 2017Jade would like to wear their fancy coats.
mikken
/ May 8, 2017I sense Halloween costume!
Karen F
/ May 8, 2017TIL about hummingbird eggs and nests.
http://shareably.net/protect-hummingbirds/?utm_content=buffer79a6c&utm_medium=ILoveMyDogStories&utm_source=ild&utm_campaign=ild
Lisa B
/ May 11, 2017Pender County (NC) pound director discovers that, OMG, posting shelter pets online gets them adopted. Crazy! Who knew? http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20170510/online-posting-secures-reprieve-for-pender-county-pets
db
/ May 17, 2017Imagine that! Still trying to convince our local animal control to share lost/found pets on social media, but they just don’t have the time or money. But they do find the time and money to kill when things get crowded.
KateH
/ May 20, 2017Animal control in Texarkana seem to not want to reunite people with their lost pets, or help with pets that need a safe place to go, anywhere near as much as they want to punish them. Steep rise in fees guarantees more animals die – way to be a good community resources – NOT! http://www.ksla.com/story/35473049/texarkana-animal-shelter-raising-fees-for-surrenders-reclaims?clienttype=generic&utm_content=bufferb81ea&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
mikken
/ May 25, 2017Let’s put some beered-up hunters in a hot air balloon – what could go wrong?
http://gizmodo.com/texas-wants-you-to-hunt-feral-hogs-from-hot-air-balloon-1795543004
Melissa Wildes
/ May 25, 2017Animal control officer fired, but he has a long history of things that should have gotten him fired.
http://www.chroniclet.com/Local-News/2017/05/25/Humane-officer-in-North-Ridgeville-fired-for-killing-rabbits.html