MetaFilter posts tagged with dogs and animals

Happiness is a warm puppy. ~Charles M. Schulz

bigmusic — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:57:36 -0800

Dogs were probably the first animals animals to be domesticated - because we wanted to eat them.

Ouch! Poor Baby

netbros — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:53:43 -0800

Animals With Casts has everything from a wrinkly mutt with his hind legs supported by a homemade PVC pipe wheelchair, to an elephant with an enormous leg cast, to a turtle with two wheels attached to its shell, to a baby kangaroo with its hind legs wrapped up. But please don't go breaking your pet's leg just to get in the lineup.

love, charlie

Joe Beese — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:47:00 -0800

Charlie plays. Charlie explores. Charlie bites. Charlie relaxes. Charlie sleeps. Charlie loves. love, charlie ran from July 12, 2003 to January 1, 2008. Charlie occasionally visits here.

A nation and its moral progress can be judged by the manner in which its animals are treated

porn in the woods — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:52:52 -0800

Bay Area resident Michelle Hamilton has been adopting and caring for dozens of abandoned and neglected animals in the past decade, racking up tens of thousands of dollars in debt. To call this a "predicament" for Hamilton is a little misleading. She sees only one option when faced with the choice of paying for the care or treatment for an animal in need: she pays, regardless of cost.

Not Your Mama's LOL Catz

Secret Life of Gravy — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:37:05 -0800

The title says it all: Pets Who Want To Kill Themselves.

Dogz Rule

netbros — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:56:23 -0800

Woof Report has a litter of pup-perfect ideas, dog care tips, products, and more. Think of it as your daily dose of doggie delight. Woof Report works to promote awareness of animal welfare causes, pet adoption initiatives and charities.

In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him.

blue_beetle — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:04:31 -0800

The Dog Files is a website and video podcast about dogs and the people that love them.

Heart of a dog

Afroblanco — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:15:02 -0800

As Moscow changes, so does its population of stray dogs. During Soviet times, Moscow's stray dogs foraged for food and avoided humans, since there wasn't much to be gained from begging. As the city became increasingly affluent, the dogs' behavior changed radically. Some recent adaptations include passive subway begging, observing stoplights, and a food scam called the "come-from-behind ambush." The stray dogs, whose population is estimated at 26,000, have even ceased some of their interpack warfare. Observe the Moscow subway dog here. Thank you, Kottke.

No real issues. Just stuff and nonsense

jtron — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:09:58 -0800

Nothing To Do With Arbroath Part Cute Overload, part News Of The Weird, almost always the highlight of my RSS feed.

Surreality

squalor — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:21:24 -0800

The most effective Surreality is that which is entirely Unintentional (15-minute Google video). A delightful balance between amusing & disturbing. Harvested from Doctor Macro's MGM Shorts page. Previously.

pet pathos

madamjujujive — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:31:13 -0800

50 animals in casts. nuff said. (via mira y calla)

arf arf

madamjujujive — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 09:54:49 -0800

Retrocrush is celebrating the Year of the Dog with a tribute to the 100 greatest dogs of pop culture history. (via presurfer). Is your favorite famous canine on the list?

Kill my dog, and I'll shit in your yard myself

Ignatius J. Reilly — Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:17:29 -0800

A "Nuremberg Files" of Dogs. In the last week in Portland, OR, 8 dogs have been fatally poisoned by vigilante dog haters planting herbicid-laced sausage in dog parks. Now this group [who claim not affiliation with the dog-killers] has posted a photo gallery of "surveillance" photos of people walking their dogs.

Pets And Furniture

MiguelCardoso — Sun, 22 Jun 2003 00:05:04 -0800

You Like The Decoration? Thank The Goddam Dog. To what extent is the organization and decoration of your home dictated and orchestrated by your pet? And would you have it any other way, no matter how repressed you might be at the moment?

Dogs in funny hats

PenDevil — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:18:27 -0800

Just Nuisance, Able Seaman. The only canine enlisted in the Royal Navy, Just Nuisance served from 1939 to 1944 in Simon's Town, South Africa (on his papers his occupation was listed as 'Bone Crusher' and his religion 'Canine Divinity League [Anti-Vivisection]'). Providing a great source of morale to sailors stationed there he would escort them on train trips and make sure they made it back to base after a night on the town. Of course being a sailor himself he was privy to a few brushes with the law as well by traveling on the railways without a pass (punishment: Confined to the banks of Froggy Pond, Lily Pool, with all lamp posts removed) or sleeping on an Officer's bed (punishment: Deprived of bones for seven days.). Married, and survived by five children, on his death he was afforded a funeral with full military colours. You can read his biography (which spawned a television series), or merely pay respects at his statue next time you're in Simon's Town.

Chiengora

acridrabbit — Sat, 07 Dec 2002 18:33:46 -0800

Chiengora is the fancy term for dog hair used to make mittens, hats, sweaters, and more. This site will teach you all about chiengora and how to hand spin it into yarn. If you'd rather just brush your dog and send the fur to someone else to knit, check out Rover's Comb.

skallas — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 05:30:54 -0800

Chicagoans ready to pass new dog control laws. Instead on enforcing current leash laws to curb dog attacks, Chicago is planning to raise fines up to $10,000.

mathowie — Fri, 14 Sep 2001 10:18:04 -0800

The forgotten heros: dogs. Rescue dogs need booties for their feet (such as these) to protect them from the rubble and glass as the search for survivors continues. The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation is also asking for donations now.

bclark — Tue, 26 Jun 2001 05:17:13 -0800

Orlando is under attack by alligators: something that isn't that uncommon, but seems particularly bad this year. We're used to losing a hunting dog or two, but when the gators start taking down horses (don't worry, the horse lived) and killing young children in an urban environment, you've got to wonder what's happening. Tip to tourists from a local: if chased by a gator, flee in a zig-zag pattern (gators are pretty fast, but turn like Sherman tanks.)

crushed — Sun, 01 Apr 2001 07:34:06 -0800

The dog mauling case in San Francisco continues to make for some bizarre news. Turns out that the possible sexual abuse of the animals did in fact happen. The dogs had also previously attacked another woman.

dfowler — Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:21:52 -0800

"If a Chinese cannot understand why Swiss people get so upset that they are eating St. Bernards, I would ask that same question: If Swiss people eat China's panda, how would Chinese feel?"

I expect they'd ask for a bite of the penis.

bjennings — Thu, 01 Mar 2001 09:34:46 -0800

Were SF attorneys having sex with dogs? Robert Noel and/or Marjorie Knoller own the dogs that killed Diane Whipple. Now a search warrent is released that looked in a Pelican Bay prison cell for "any materials or correspondence describing sexual acts by Noel or Knoller that involve dogs." It doesn't sink much lower than this.

webchick — Fri, 09 Feb 2001 10:10:17 -0800

100 dogs in 100 days! Illustrator Michael Wertz is on a mission to fill his dog blog with "100 pooches in >about< as many days." Help him out by spreading the word or sending him a photo of your favorite canine. Woof!

teradome — Thu, 25 Jan 2001 10:51:42 -0800

An 18-inch dog swallows a 15-inch serrated knife and lives to, well, bark about it. Not the most compelling story on metafilter, but the x-ray photo is worth the trip (and they had no idea it was in there until they did the x-ray).

nico — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 04:48:21 -0800

UK Govt. votes to ban hunting in England and Wales. Browsing the web last night, several national polls were showing that more of the British Public were against a ban than in favour. Will the MPs who turned up to vote but not to debate (not very democratic?) live to regret their decision as the debate turns from animal welfare to civil rights?