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With only 48 hours left to live at a Houston shelter, 2-year-old Sunny was saved and handed the part of Sandy in the Broadway revival of Annie. She was discovered after an exhaustive search, and she will play a larger role than in past iterations of the musical. "This show will be a little different," said animal trainer William Berloni. "[Director James Lapine] said, 'I want the dog to dance.'" –New York Daily News
Two girls, ages 8 and 11, were seriously injured when a beaver attacked both of them while they were swimming at Virginia's Lake Anna. As beavers rarely attack humans, the attacking animal has since been killed and is being tested for rabies. –Q13 FOX
Georgia's Horses & Warriors program helps military veterans overcome emotional and psychological obstacles by pairing them with horses for 12-week courses. Operated by volunteers, mostly veterans themselves, the program runs on donations and is free to the veterans who participate. "There are some powerful things that happen out here," said Paul Humphreys, Program Director of the Calvin Center, where Horses & Warriors operates. "This program is about veterans helping veterans." –MSNBC.com
In the California town of Mid-Wildshire, a small memorial has gone up in remembrance of Annie, a husky who came to be seen as the neighborhood pet. "Annie was really a touchstone for all of us. We might not know each other but we all knew Annie," said resident Michael Moravek of the dog, who passed away over the weekend after being stung by a bee. –Los Angeles Times
Scientists in Indonesia have begun to track their whale shark population using the same electronic tags placed on most pets. Thirty such fish living in the country's Cendrawasih Bay National Park were tagged with the devices last month, which have helped researchers see how local fishing nets are endangering the shark community. –Washington Post
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