Reuters – 45 mins ago LONDON (Reuters) – Once hovering on the brink of being classified as an endangered species, the humble five pound note is back with a vengeance. Britons are using 10 times more “fivers” than they were two years ago, the Bank of England said on Thursday, as the notes become more widely available…
LONDON (Reuters) – Etiquette expert and Reuters columnist Mary M. Mitchell found that using a dog as an intermediary helped to take the sting out of tricky discussions with a treasured friend.
Mitchell created an email personality for her French bulld…
TAIPEI (AFP) – Taiwan, one of the world’s major shark catchers, announced plans on Sunday to tighten measures against hunting the ocean predator for its fin, the island’s top fisheries official said Sunday. Taiwan fishermen are already barred from tossing sharks back into the water to die after slicing off the fin — a delicacy…
POTTSVILLE, Pa. – An eastern Pennsylvania man who used a crossbow to shoot a cat and was sentenced to community service won’t be volunteering at an animal welfare agency as originally ordered. A Schuylkill (SKOO’-kul) County judge earlier this week sentenced New Philadelphia resident Patrick Canfield to six months of probation and 150 hours of…
WASHINGTON – Threatened with a series of state laws cracking down on cramped cages, the egg industry on Thursday said it would agree to seek federal regulation to improve conditions for egg-laying hens. In an unusual move, the United Egg Producers announced the effort in a joint appearance with the Humane Society of the United…
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Idaho will open its wolf population, now estimated at about 1,000 animals, to extensive hunting and trapping to reduce their numbers to no fewer than 150 under a plan approved on Thursday by the state Fish and Game Commission. The move came after a heated public hearing Wednesday night in Salmon,…
By Larry Fine | Reuters – 24 mins ago (Reuters) – Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is eager for his Opening Day assignment on Thursday, while video gamers were already in action with Wednesday’s launch of Major League Baseball 2K12’s $1 Million Perfect Game Challenge. Verlander, who was 24-5 last season for the American League Central Division…
SOFIA (AFP) – The record low levels of the Danube this summer have caused a drastic drop in bird populations along the Bulgarian and Romanian stretch of the river, environmental group WWF said Tuesday. A week-long WWF bird watching expedition at the end of June counted 3,145 pairs of nesting birds — herons, cormorants, spoonbils…
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – A badly injured sea turtle that underwent a year of rehabilitation and innovative surgeries was released Wednesday by caretakers hoping he finds a mate and helps his endangered species prosper. Andre, as the 177-pound green sea turtle is known, crawled into the water and swam out of sight before a crowd…
Sooner or later, each parent is probably going to hear: Please, could I get a puppy?” Dodging the question here would not be the correct response, we grownups ought to sincerely think about whether our family is prepared for a pet adoption, says Sharon port, senior VP of education and coaching for information Learning Corporation,…