Animals In Formalin Preservation

In the preservation of animal specimens for study, animals are usually preserved using formalin where the whole body would be immersed in the posture in which it is supposed to stay permanently because it will be hardened. The ratio of formalin to carcass must at least be 12 to 1 to ensure a good fixation.Here [...]

Fugitive Dog Wins Most Write-Ins in Iowa Election

Were he not a dog, Jake Rochester would have made a fine politician. The fugitive Labrador Retriever earned the most write-in votes in a City Council election in Sioux City, thanks to a concerted “Vote Jake” campaign on his behalf. Jake’s story is a strange one. The dog of a local councilman, he was supposed [...]

Chicago Police Department drug dog was rescued from shelter

A new police dog will help take a bite out of crime, while taking only a tiny nibble from the city budget. Pantera, a 16-month-old black Labrador who recently joined the Chicago Police Department‘s organized crime division, is part of a new initiative to recruit law-enforcement canines from shelters instead of expensive breeders. Pantera was [...]

Dog From 9/11 Search-and-Rescue Unit Dies

A German shepherd named Taz, who was almost 2 years old when he was assigned from the city police’s K-9 unit to do search and rescue at the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attack, has died. Taz was the last of the dogs involved in the attacks to still serve on the force. He [...]

Ten cats poisoned by attacker in Fenham

A SUSPECTED cat killer is being hunted after poisoning up to 10 moggies. An investigation is under way after the cats in Fenham, Newcastle, became ill and died of poisoning. Now Dave Harrison and Mary Scott, who between them have lost seven cats, are appealing for help in catching the culprit. Mr Harrison, 40, of [...]

2 Marines disciplined over puppy-tossing

The U.S. Marine Corps has disciplined two Marines over a videotape that showed a Marine throwing a puppy over a cliff, the military said Wednesday. Officials did not specify the role that each man played in the incident, which received international attention after a video of it appeared on YouTube.com March 3. Lance Cpl. David [...]