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Oh, Wilbur!

A man caught on video having sex with (raping?) a horse was sentenced to three years in prison. I think it's bad to abuse animals and I understand the horse suffered infections. It's not like I think the horse enjoyed it. But...really? Three years??? It seems like overkill since the offense is so offensive. People die and those responsible for their deaths sometimes get less. 

Missing Dogs

To anyone who loves animals, this story is absolutely heart-breaking, but not in a cheap, pornographic way, in a way that is deeply moving. To anyone who can't understand how on earth anyone could love animals so much, maybe it's the best insight into that outlook that you'll ever find—a tragic story of a dog owner who left his dogs unattended in the yard too long, they wandered away and did not survive their understandable curiosity. (This is an Old Yeller story—I am telling you the ending at the beginning, but you'll still try to forget it as you read.)

Can he ever forgive himself? I guess we all have to—it's as human to make mistakes as it is canine.

Friends Of Dorothy

The story behind that incredibly sad photo of Dorothy the chimpanzee's "funeral" is even more incredibly sad in that she had spent a quarter-century with a chain around her neck being forced to smoke and drink beer as a carnival mascot. Fortunately, she'd been rescued and enjoyed nine good years. I normally resist when animal-rights activists go a step too far and begin prioritizing animals over people, but stories like this make you wonder. 

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Smart Bitches

Sash to Matthew: "I motherfucking told you."

I knew dogs were smart, and raising two Shih Tzu, I have had plenty of moments where they seemed to transform into toddlers before my very eyes.

But it does surprise me to think they're smarter than my year-old niece. Even if she will eventually surpass them while they are at their intellectual peak.

Warm Fuzzies

Above, a sweet video showing a wolf cub learning how to howl. Below, via Towleroad, a video showing elephants being reunited after 20 years that is reminiscent of the notoriously tear-jerking lion video from a while back:

After the jump, a fawn bathing a cat via HuffingtonPost...

Sash The Canine Ice Cream Cone

Our Shih Tzu Sash was "laughing" and wagging her tail because her brother had just been licking her face for 20 minutes. He likes to lick faces for 20 minutes. And walls.

Life Is Not Fair

Bearing Up Well

I posted yesterday about the many koalas who are desperately seeking out human assistance as wildfires rage in Australia, and there is now oh-my-God-so-cute video:

What would happen if a rat stumbled out of your drain desperately seeking your help? Maybe since PETA wants fish to be renamed "sea kittens" to raise awareness of their suffering at the hands of human beings, rats could be renamed "sewer kittens?" From Joe.My.God.

Unbearable

I've heard they're not as nice as they are cute, but cute is enough—let the ugly roast!

I'm one of those people who think it's utterly wrong of PETA to prioritize animals over human beings to the extent they do. Yet I'm also one of those people who sees a homeless man with his dog and whose first thought is, "Poor dog, probably not being fed right." Animals really affect me—please don't inquire about the tiny bird I saw recently with his head and neck crushed from a bikeboy whose misery I was too squeamish to end with a charitable stomp.

So reading about a massive heatwave in Australia and seeing images of normally shy koalas who are approaching humans out of desperation really caught my "awww!"

"Now bring me a fruity drink with an umbrella in it. Stat!"

Another cute animal tidbit after the jump, courtesy of Dlisted—foxes jumping on a trampoline...