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* Good news for Chinese animals and the people who love them: The government is finally considering anti-cruelty laws. This comes after mass dog and cat culls were protested in China and abroad.–Wall Street Journal
* Police in Aberdeen, Wash., laid off Nitro the police dog because it was too expensive to pay for his handler's overtime (when he cared for Nitro at home). Then his handler, Steve Timmons, volunteered to work for free. When that didn't fly with regulations, money was raised to get the pooch back on the job.–Paw Nation
* A Boston kitten dumped in a mailbox last Friday now up for adoption. A carrier found her unhurt Saturday and turned the 2-lb. kitty over to the MSPCA.–ZooToo
* 26 attorneys general back the Humane Society's position that porn films in which animals are crushed to death shouldn't be protected by the First Amendment. The case goes to the Supreme Court this fall.–Wayne Pacelle
* More species than were previously thought have same-sex mating and bonding behavior, new research shows. Sometimes it helps survival (like when lesbian albatrosses raise chicks together) and sometimes it seems to waste energy, but it probably does have an evolutionary impact.–Cryptozoology
* Who are the best pet dads among the stars? Petside picks their top 10.–Petside.com
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