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A dog escaped its cage and caused delays at New York's LaGuardia Airport when it ran out onto the tarmac Wednesday. After Port Authority officials failed to catch the pet, its owner had to be pulled off a flight and brought out to retrieve the animal. –CBS New York
Burger King became the first major U.S. food chain to pledge that all of its eggs and pork will come from cage-free animals by 2017. "So many tens of thousands of animals will now be in better living conditions," said Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States. "Numerically, this is significant because Burger King is such a big purchaser of these products," he said. –Chicago Sun-Times
A 1-year-old tabby cat was rescued from a tree after being spotted by Verizon employees working nearby. The little guy, later named Fios by its rescuers, was found with a wire tangled around its neck. "It was heartbreaking," said Verizon lineman Robert Munday. "I hope he gets adopted." –New York Daily News
New legislation being considered by 26 states would place animal abusers on par with sex offenders. "There's a mountain of evidence that says we need something like this," said Michigan Representative Harvey Santana. "There is a strong correlation between people who abuse animals and graduate to abusing people." –Business Week
An African elephant killed a zookeeper at New Zealand's Franklin Zoo. No further details about the zoo worker's death are currently available. The elephant, who goes by Jumbo, was brought to the zoo in 2008 after spending three decades performing in circuses. –AP
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