China’s dead pig dumping scandal

Over 16,000 dead pigs have been found in China’s rivers.

The “dead animals in Chinese rivers” toll seems to have stabilized.  According to recent reports, over 16,000 dead pigs have been joined by 1,000 dead ducks and, rather ominously, 13 dead black swans in China’s rivers. The discovery of so many carcasses has elicited no small amount of public concern in China, as well as mockery elsewhere — even Jay Leno got into the act.

 

 

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Japanese scientists create 581 clones from the same mouse

Scientists clone 581 mice from one mouse.

Japanese scientists have taken cloning to a whole new level. They have managed to push the technique to new limits by cloning 581 mice – all from a single original cell. If their results can be replicated in other animals it could provide a way for virtually unlimited supplies of genetically superior farm animals or other animals important to research.

 

 

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Sweaters made from your pet’s fur!

Do you love your cat or dog so much you would immortalize him or her into a soft cuddly sweater?  A professional cat groomer, Danelle German, based in Simpsonville, S.C. had large amounts of fur she would dispose of from her grooming clients’ Persians and Angoras.  She started to spin that fur into yarn.  From that yarn you can knit that yarn into warm, cute little sweaters, mittens, hats, or whatever you would like. (Pics)

 

 

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