http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:42:24 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m11d18-The-IBM-cat-brain-connection?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner IBM has created a supercomputer with the equivalent of a cat’s brain. According to Forbes, “IBM has simulated a brain with 1 billion neurons and 10 trillion synapses--about the equivalent of a cat's cortex, or 4.5% of a human brain... Pets cats petsweekly 2009 cat computers Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m11d18-The-IBM-cat-brain-connection?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Shelters-in-crisis-during-November?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner Maricopa County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) is in crisis. With both shelters full, more than 1,000 animals housed in Phoenix and Mesa. These are numbers normally associated with busy summer months, not the middle of November. MCACC is at risk ... 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Soon after, another cat in Indiana tested positive for the virus, and on October 9, a ferret contracted the virus. The cat... Pets cats Pet Health Pet medicine adopt petsweekly.com animals h1n1 avma cat virus ferret Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:04:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Cat-tests-positive-for-H1N1-virus?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Students-give-back-to-community-animals?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner Highland High Agriculture students believe it is important to give back to their community. Every year, they participate in a community service project fitting into Agriculture Education in an urban environment. 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At exactly 9 p.m. local time, "Men, women and children will gather together beneath the moonlit sky and in one deep, beautiful breath, call out into the night.... dogs petsweekly wolf moon stacy mantle 2009 Pet Event wolves wolf Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:58:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Oct-26-marks-the-1st-Global-Moon-Howl?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Antilick-strips-for-pets?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner Nurtured Pets Anti-lick Strips help animals stop worrying at injuries or aggravated areas, while encouraging healing. Simply place the strip on general injury region and you can keep your pet from causing further damage. This is a great way to hea... 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Pets cats news Arizona AZ 2009 animal abuse Phoenix feline MCACC animal control maricopa county animals Phoenix Police Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:44:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m10d14-20-Cats-found-dead-in-AZ-canal?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Dog-left-tied-and-bound-at-Encanto-Park?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner Dog left in a Phoenix park.This poor pup was tormented, bound in a t-shirt, and left tied to a picnic table in Encanto park. Left defenseless, her legs were tied with a rope and wrapped tightly inside of a T-shirt. (Pics were taken before she untyi... Pets dogs news Arizona 2009 animal abuse Phoenix circle L ranch foster maricopa county animals animal rescue Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:58:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Dog-left-tied-and-bound-at-Encanto-Park?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Cat-nurses-baby-Chihuahua?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner One year old cat nurses Chihuahua puppy. Photo Credit: AZ FamilyFor your Wednesday "awww" moment, this clip is brought to you by HALO animal sanctuary. After her mother died in labor, a 24-hour old Chihuahua puppy was left alone in the wor... Pets cats dogs Arizona petsweekly stacy mantle 2009 Phoenix foster adopt animal control petsweekly.com animals animal rescue Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:30:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Cat-nurses-baby-Chihuahua?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Young-girl-saves-family-pets-in-Mesa-fire?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner A 15-year-old girl rescued four dogs and two ferrets from her burning Mesa home today, authorities report. Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found the garage of the house engulfed in flames. It took five fire crews from Mesa, Queen Creek, Gilb... dogs news Arizona 2009 Phoenix animal rescue Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:10:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Young-girl-saves-family-pets-in-Mesa-fire?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Walking-on-the-Wild-Side-with-Phoenix-Zoofari?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner Photo Credit: PetsWeekly 2009If you don't have plans to travel to Africa any time soon, but still want the experience, be sure to register for Phoenix Zoofari. The event is Friday, October 2, 2009 and if you haven't picked up your tickets, you'll wa... cats Arizona AZ petsweekly stacy mantle 2009 Pet Event Best cat cities Phoenix phoenix zoo petsweekly.com animals endangered zoofari Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:12:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Walking-on-the-Wild-Side-with-Phoenix-Zoofari?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Lovejoy-presses-charges-on-Arpaio-over-K9-death?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner Former Chandler police Sgt. Thomas Lovejoy with Bandit. Bandit died after being left in a patrol car for more than 12 hours on Aug. 11, 2007.Courtesy Carolynn Lovejoy Sgt. Thomas Lovejoy, the officer who left his canine partner, Bandit in a patrol ... 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But the Phoenix Zoo has made it possible to do the next best thing in the security ... cats Arizona AZ petsweekly 2009 jaguar Phoenix phoenix zoo petsweekly.com animals Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:26:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Walk-on-the-wild-side-with-the-Phoenix-Zoo-wild-cats?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m8d31-New-shelter-law-in-effect-for-Arizonians?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner Jake (aka, Atlas) is available for adoption. Photo Credit: PetsWeekly, 2009HB 2458 mandates that all animals entering into any shelter be spayed or neutered and microchipped prior to release to owners.    The law makes an exception to this... dogs news petsweekly 2009 MCACC adopt animal control maricopa county petsweekly.com animals animal rescue law Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:44:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m8d31-New-shelter-law-in-effect-for-Arizonians?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Cats-who-bully-owners-become-a-national-problem--humor?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner Photo Credit: PetsWeekly, 2005According to a recent poll in US National News, nearly 86% of feline-caretakers believe their cats repeatedly bully them.The study, conducted over a period of three years and including over 1,500 cat lovers at a cost of... Pets cats humor Arizona petsweekly stacy mantle 2009 pet people feline petsweekly.com animals animal rescue Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:14:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Cats-who-bully-owners-become-a-national-problem--humor?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Vick-soars-like-an-eagle-woof?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner A few of Vick's victims...Only five NFL teams would even consider taking Vick on – perhaps because the guy is a felony animal abuser and all around psychopath.Regardless, the Philadelphia Eagles signed him yesterday and the HSUS has brought hi... Pets dogs news stacy mantle 2009 pet people US michael vicks dogfighting petsweekly.com Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:32:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2113-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Vick-soars-like-an-eagle-woof?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Pet-News-Examiner