Forget Sheep, Lets Clone Dogs

Who needs kids when you can clone your dog over and over again? Nina and Ed Otto of Boca Raton, Flordia decided to thumb their noses at naysayers and go ahead and drop $155,000 on cloning their dead yellow lab Sir Lancelot. What's the result? Lancelot Encore. With nine other dogs, four birds, and a few cats and sheep I wonder if Nina and Ed are already choosing their next pet.

Uh oh, PETA is Trying to Control Your Television Viewing

Just when you thought PETA was just trying to control your pet ownership, now they've moved on to trying to control what you watch on T.V. The USA Networks' desire to televise the Westminster dog show has got PETA moaning and groaning. What's funny about the whole PETA thing is they don't want animals in captivity but have they every thought what would happen if all the Dachshunds of the world were set free? I really don't think that species would survive without human interaction, but that's just me.

Nintendo Wii Almost Kills Dog

Just when you thought the Nintendo Wii was all fun and games a dog in Maquette Michigan is almost killed by the remote. Other than the extremely swelled brain and cardiac arrest Ozzy will most likely make a full recovery.

Want to get away with driving drunk? Get a hamster.

I don't know any probation officier that would be so distracted by a pet hamster that they wouldn't be able to correctly detect a drunk but apparently the California Supreme Court does think so. No longer shall drunks own hamsters! This is what California lawmakers are working on. What is California's State Budget deficit again?

So Ugly They're...No, They're Just Plain Ugly

The Mexican hairless dogs are just plain ugly. I don't care what you think, they are...but it's what is on the inside that counts. At least that's what the Aztecs believed because they made what is formally known as Xoloitzcuintli a tasty treat. The bald and sometimes scruffy breed is making a comeback so don't be surprised if you see one at the local dog park.

Too Fat to Fly Endangered Parrot Run Over

I know there is a hilarious "Why did the chicken cross the road" pun here somewhere but there are so many running through my head right now I just can't put one of them down. I guess speeding tickets just are not a good enough deterrent to drive slower in Australia so authorities are asking drivers to "give these amazing birds a chance of surviving".

Don't Want Your Ball Python Anymore? Call This Couple

We all know the drill, the kids ask, beg, and plead for it and then six months later the terrarium hasn't been cleaned in weeks and that snake they so desperately wanted has already outgrown his enclosure. The pet store won't take the snake back and the neighbors thought you were nuts to bring him home in the first place so they're not going to take it. What do you do now? Buy a ticket to Des Moines and talk to this couple.

Almost Burned to a Crisp Blackie and Little Jim on the Road to Recovery

Just when you thought fireworks are all fun and games Little Jim and Blackie are tortured by morons in Florida. Little Jim is about 8 months old and 40 percent of his body was burned. Blackie got off easier but her feet might need a little neosporin for the next few weeks. Let's hope the road to recovery will be a smooth one.

Goth Kittens For Sale No Longer

I don't think a description can get any more exact than "pure black, tailless, pierced, gothic kitten" but it is enough to get the Society for the Prevention to Cruelty to Animals to pay attention. I don't know what's worse: Having your goth daughter come home with a kitten or having your daughter come home with a goth kitten.

Poodle Puppy Pilfered From Plano Pet Store

Desperate times call for desperate measures...that is if you don't have a cute little puppy at home. A couple walks into a pet store and decides, "Today is the day we get a puppy." The catch: They don't pay for it.