Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/categories/pets-1.php http://thesop.org/categories/pets-1.php 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Sun, 5 Feb 2012 19:52:00 GMT The results of the study conducted by researchers from WCS, Columbia University, and Australia contradict previous humpback whale song comparisons. http://thesop.org/story/20120205/audio-humpback-whales-caught-singing-different-tunes-in-the-indian-ocean.html http://thesop.org/story/20120205/audio-humpback-whales-caught-singing-different-tunes-in-the-indian-ocean.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:47:00 GMT Shieldcroc is the newest discovery of crocodile species dating to the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 95 million years ago. http://thesop.org/story/20120203/new-species-of-ancient-crocodile-discovered.html http://thesop.org/story/20120203/new-species-of-ancient-crocodile-discovered.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:14:00 GMT We need to learn to see beauty in everything and everyone, don't judge a book by its cover. http://thesop.org/story/20120203/video-adorable-kitten-born-with-two-faces.html http://thesop.org/story/20120203/video-adorable-kitten-born-with-two-faces.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT Phil may be an out-of-shape blob like Newt Gingrich, but he would never say that he doesn't care about poor groundhogs. http://thesop.org/story/20120202/prognosticator-punxsutawney-phil-predicts-six-more-weeks-of-winter-what-winter.html http://thesop.org/story/20120202/prognosticator-punxsutawney-phil-predicts-six-more-weeks-of-winter-what-winter.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Wed, 1 Feb 2012 02:18:00 GMT Toto is perhaps the most beloved pooch in the history of cinema, and the cairn terrier is the only rational option for the state dog of Kansas. http://thesop.org/story/20120131/should-totos-breed-cairn-terrier-be-named-the-state-dog-of-kansas-yes.html http://thesop.org/story/20120131/should-totos-breed-cairn-terrier-be-named-the-state-dog-of-kansas-yes.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:14:00 GMT Scores of employees under the banner of non-gazette wildlife officers gathered at Mushtaq Press Enclave here in Srinagar and raised slogans against the authorities. http://thesop.org/story/20120128/kashmiri-wildlife-officers-hold-protest-demonstration-claiming-discrimination.html http://thesop.org/story/20120128/kashmiri-wildlife-officers-hold-protest-demonstration-claiming-discrimination.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:04:00 GMT Anybody who can't get on a plane without the emotional support of a cat, needs to get a life or a boyfriend or a girlfriend. http://thesop.org/story/20120124/need-your-cat-with-you-when-you-fly-as-an-emotional-support-animal.html http://thesop.org/story/20120124/need-your-cat-with-you-when-you-fly-as-an-emotional-support-animal.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:21:00 GMT I hope Arco's new owner will give him a wide berth, and never mentions Bo in his presence. http://thesop.org/story/20120118/bombsniffing-pooch-who-used-to-work-at-white-house-goes-bonkers.html http://thesop.org/story/20120118/bombsniffing-pooch-who-used-to-work-at-white-house-goes-bonkers.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:37:00 GMT Bob had the town residents at "gobble, gobble", I bet every Thanksgiving they will shed tears in his memory. http://thesop.org/story/20120118/woodstocks-mascot-bob-the-turkey-killed-town-in-mourning.html http://thesop.org/story/20120118/woodstocks-mascot-bob-the-turkey-killed-town-in-mourning.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:58:00 GMT Tiny is so big and lazy that just about he only way he can be motivated to walk is by using a laser point, maybe the same trick will work with Rosie O'Donnell. http://thesop.org/story/20120117/video-is-tiny-30-pounds-the-cutest-cat-in-the-world.html http://thesop.org/story/20120117/video-is-tiny-30-pounds-the-cutest-cat-in-the-world.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:04:00 GMT The town should hire professional hunters to cull the boars, and the meat should be given to the poor in the community. http://thesop.org/story/20120115/wild-boars-gone-wild-scare-the-heck-out-of-residents-of-resort-town.html http://thesop.org/story/20120115/wild-boars-gone-wild-scare-the-heck-out-of-residents-of-resort-town.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:11:00 GMT Animal cruelty is a serious crime, and we must make an example of this jerk. http://thesop.org/story/20120113/creep-arrested-for-grabbing-a-black-swan-by-the-neck.html http://thesop.org/story/20120113/creep-arrested-for-grabbing-a-black-swan-by-the-neck.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:50:00 GMT Cats are very finicky, it's a good thing the rescuer used a can of Fancy Feast, and not a generic brand, to coax the kitty cat. http://thesop.org/story/20120107/heroic-rescue-of-cat-atop-50foot-tree-cat-coaxed-with-can-of-fancy-feast.html http://thesop.org/story/20120107/heroic-rescue-of-cat-atop-50foot-tree-cat-coaxed-with-can-of-fancy-feast.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Fri, 6 Jan 2012 22:30:00 GMT I bet Willow is rolling her eyes, as her owners hug her to death. http://thesop.org/story/20120106/british-couple-delighted-after-their-cat-is-found-after-4-years.html http://thesop.org/story/20120106/british-couple-delighted-after-their-cat-is-found-after-4-years.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Sun, 1 Jan 2012 21:32:00 GMT PETA should take notice and stop engaging in silly publicity stunts, and take concrete actions to save animals from certain death. http://thesop.org/story/20120101/animal-friends-advocacy-group-saves-dozens-of-animals-from-death.html http://thesop.org/story/20120101/animal-friends-advocacy-group-saves-dozens-of-animals-from-death.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes)