Pet and Animal Roundup: Squeaks, squawks, and howlings in the news this Week!

Latest web chatter going around in the animal world!

To help you stay up to date with what’s happening on social media and the news, here are some of the pet and animal items that caught our attention through October 23, 2014.

Pet and animal news: cute, exciting, unbelievable, smart, inspirational, and of course…dumb!

Cute!

1. Halloween can be fun for animals too

Determined pony goes apple bobbing!

Exciting!

1. Mermaids with pizzazz showing off in the aquarium
   Love mermaids? See them swim at Adventure Aquarium in Camden
2. Dress for success… at the snake orgy
   Why It Pays To Be A Small Male If You’re Going To A Snake Orgy
3. Halloween creepy takes on a new dimension deep down in the ocean

Eerie critters from the deep sea: THE BLOBS

Cool!

1. Carve your pet’s portrait on a pumpkin
   Put Your Pet On A Pumpkin This Halloween
2. Mice move up on the intelligence meter!
   Rats Aren’t Smarter Than Mice: A Surprise for Researchers
3. Pets and people howling at the full moon
   Full moon rising: Does it affect animal and human behavior?
4. Horse lovers want to know…
   20 Years Of Changes in Dog World

Unbelievable!

1. Get your morning coffee and go home with a cat!
   Inside America’s First Cat Cafe
2. What shortens a reptile’s life (besides teenagers)… Sex!
   Sex-loving, meat-eating reptiles have shorter lives
3. Alcohol to the rescue… who would of thought!
   Cat’s life saved by vodka

Smart

1. When Halloween scares your pet…
   Animal Tales: How do I keep my pet calm, safe on Halloween?
2. Dog energy, matching pets and people
   Choose a dog breed that matches your energy level
3. Getting high from a cat’s perspective
   For Cats, Being High Is Good
4. When is a finch NOT a true finch?
   Flight Lines: Sorting out bird species an ongoing process
5. Nature rules!
   Your City’s Best Defense Against Climate Change: Nature

Inspirational!

1. Dastardly frogs keep singing… even in the face of danger!
   Poison Frogs Are Some Long-Winded Singers
2. Smart guinea pig squeaks… and lives!
   Guinea pig’s squeaks save it from being run through industrial shredder
3. Youths usurped by elders in the fish world
   Old, Fat, and Fertile Fish Are Essential to Fishery Survival
4. Horses shine as therapists
   Therapy horses a calming influence on veterans

Dumb!

1. What? Rabbit massages, mountain lions on a treadmills, butterfly farms, alpaca poop paks…
   ‘Wastebook’ calls out government spending: massages for rabbits and beyond
2. A horse hater… Is it really even possible?
   Enough horsing around…
3. Frogs and the boiling water pot… eew!
   10 SEC READING: Frogs being boiled

Clarice Brough is a team member at Animal-World.com and has contributed many articles and write-ups.