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President Donald J. Trump ridiculed the establishment media on Friday for taking his comments describing MS-13 members as “animals” out of context by suggesting he was using the term to describe immigrants. “Fake News Media had me calling Immigrants, or Illegal Immigrants, ‘Animals,’” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Wrong! They were begrudgingly forced to withdraw their stories.” Several news outlets, including CNN, clarified their headlines to add context after their reports were exposed: Trump accused reporters of trying to intentionally mislead people about the context of his remarks. “I referred to MS 13 Gang Members as ‘Animals,’ a big difference – and so true,” Trump wrote. “Fake News got it purposely wrong, as usual!”: The New York Times did not run a correction but filed a separate story putting Trump’s remarks in context. “I’m referring – and you know I’m referring … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Taunts ‘Fake News’ After MS-13 ‘Animals’ Controversy

Animal services reached out to the SPCA on May 23 after receiving information that several cats covered in urine and feces were at the home. When an investigator went to the home Tuesday, feces and ammonia could be smelled from outside the house and garage, the SPCA said.Some cats were roaming in rooms splattered with feces and urine, and two dead cats were on the floor. One cat was in a small glass fish tank and another was missing an eye, the SPCA said. More cats were found in a garage, some confined to crates full of feces. The dogs had also mostly been confined to crates in a separate room. Some animals were underweight and had fleas, long nails and eye and nasal discharge. A kitten had a bloody nose, and another had to get fluids at the scene, the SPCA said.  … [Read more...] about More than 250 animals seized from squalid Balch Springs property in last 3 years

PARIS (AP) – They were messengers, spies and sentinels. They led cavalry charges, carried supplies to the front, and died by the millions during World War I. Horses, mules, dogs, pigeons, even a baboon, all were a vital – and for decades overlooked – part of the Allied war machine.Researchers have been hard-pressed to find official accounts of the services rendered by animals. Today, they are emerging as unsung heroes of the Great War. France recently decided to recognize their role in war. And in 2004, Britain installed a huge memorial to the vital contributions of animals on the edge of London’s Hyde Park. Here’s a look at how four-legged and winged warriors contributed. ___ WHAT THEY DID An estimated 10 million horses and mules, 100,000 dogs and 200,000 pigeons were enrolled in the war effort, according to Eric Baratay, a French historian specializing in the response of animals to the chaos, fear and smells of death in the mission that man thrust upon … [Read more...] about First World War Centenary: Remembering the Allies’ Animal Helpers

World Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Saudi Arabia has launched a charm offensive of princes to woo U.S. businesses into the Kingdom. On the heels of a high-profile visit of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to the United States, his relative prince Khaled bin Alwaleed is in New York promoting a project he’s launching in Saudi Arabia with National Geographic: an animated aquarium. National Geographic’s Encounter: Ocean Odyssey, which employed award-winning artists to create an interactive experience so visitors feel like they’re walking through the natural habitats of marine life, only opened its doors in New York in October. But now it’s teaming up with Saudi Arabia’s Entertainment Authority and Prince Khaled’s venture capital firm to bring an even bigger version to Riyadh in 2019. The installations of floating manatees and stingrays, created by the same artists who designed the dragons for Game of Thrones, seem like the … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia’s Vegan Prince Will Bring an Animated Aquarium to Riyadh As the Kingdom Tries to Modernize

Home Daily News Dangerous animal ban is vague as applied… Animal Law By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted April 5, 2018, 12:24 pm CDT Shutterstock.com. The Iowa Court of Appeals has granted a reprieve to Pinky the dog in a 3-2 decision finding Des Moines’ dangerous animal ordinance was unconstitutionally vague as applied to the mixed-breed canine. The city is considering whether to appeal the April 4 decision, report the Des Moines Register and the Associated Press. How Appealing links to the decision. The statute failed because it was unclear whether Pinky satisfied the definition of a “dangerous animal” that could not be kept in Des Moines, the court ruled. Pinky had lived peacefully until March 2016 when a friend visiting Pinky’s owner let the dog into the yard unsupervised. The neighbor’s cat, Rebel, ended up in Pinky’s mouth, but Pinky dropped the cat when her owner ran outside. Rebel survived the episode, but needed three dozen staples for … [Read more...] about Dangerous animal ban is vague as applied to Pinky the dog, Iowa appeals court says