Zut Alors!

Horses abandoned in West as feed prices rise

2008-05-14T06:40:21Z

Tue May 13, 2008 By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - In the classic Hollywood western, a cowboy portrayed by John Wayne gallops across the sagebrush steppe and rocky ridges of the American West with only his horse for a companion. What ...

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Horse racing = Multi-death industry

2008-05-05T08:11:11Z

To hell with horse racing. It's too heartbreaking. Too many brave and beautiful horses - and jockeys - are killed and crippled by it so that rich men can get even richer. It's hardly surprising, given that racehorses are first ridden at a year o...

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Circus Zebras Briefly Escape

2008-03-21T01:54:11Z

Thursday, March 20, 2008 BALTIMORE (AP) -- Three zebras from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus briefly escaped from their downtown venue, but were quickly corralled by their trainer and two handlers. Mali, Giza and Lima spotted an open d...

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National Zoo Zebras' New Digs

2008-03-21T01:53:02Z

Two Grevy's zebras, 2-year-old Dante, left, and 4-year-old Gumu, explore their new yard in the Cheetah Conservation Station at the National Zoo. Photo Credit: By Mehgan Murphy -- Smithsonian Institution Photo

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