These stories are worth a click:
* Tonda, an orangutan that became famous for befriending a stray kitten after her mate's death three years ago, died Friday at ZooWorld in Florida. -- Associated Press
* Florida's Nonnative Pet Amnesty Day nets 102 animals, including a howler monkey, an African hedgehog and a ton of huge snakes. The day is meant to prevent people from letting their exotics–especially the snakes–go wild. -- Sun-Sentinel
* Connecticut's monk parakeets rebuilding their nests that were torn down by utility workers. Attracted to the crossbeams and warmth of light poles, the parrots have mostly rejected the substitute poles their human advocates built for them. -- New York Times
* The Swiss love their baby hippopotamus Farasi, but he may soon be eaten by zoomates. He's become a symbol of European zoos lack of care with birth control and mating, which often leads to animals being killed and fed to each other. -- LA Times
* Take video tour of Manhattan's Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine, which doesn't see cats or dogs, and see them treat a guinea pig with tummy trouble and a wing for disabled birds. -- Slate
* Florida's Clay County was accused of killing a dog in its un-airconditioned truck. So what did they do? An experiment on another dog in the same conditions. The USDA says they violated the Animal Welfare Act. -- Florida Times-Union
* Canada sets a target of 280,000 baby seals hunted this year–a high number considering the low price of pelts. -- International Fund for Animal Welfare
* Over-vaccinating your pet should be a thing of the past. (Video) -- Petside.com
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