Portuguese shepherd short-changed in goats-for-wife deal
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A Portuguese shepherd took up arms in despair after he bartered 15 goats and 2,500 euros (3,000 dollars) in exchange for a young new wife, who never turned up, a newspaper reported.
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Working with cheetahs, the world's fastest land animal and now an endangered species, is a bit different from treating cats and dogs, but Bertrand Lafrance felt he had little choice.
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Tuesday night, Robert Indeglia, a purebred human, pointed to an English springer spaniel named James, designating him Best in Show at the Westminsterâs 131st edition, at Madison Square Garden.
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Wildlife officials in Key Largo are looking into whether the discovery of a detached goat's head might be linked to the sudden death of a newborn dolphin.  Castaway, a deaf dolphin rescued off Vero Beach last year, gave birth to the healthy calf June 11 at the Maritime Mammal Conservancy.
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Pure Iberian porker's leg at a price you can't afford Aficionados of pure Iberian ham are apparently fighting to get their laughing gear round one of the few legs of 2006 Alba Quercus Reserve - a jamÃ³n ibÃ©rico puro hewn from acorn-fed* porkers and cured for two years - which goes on sale next year at a reserve price of Â£1,000 a leg.â¦
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When Afrashad was entered in yesterday's James B. Moseley Sprint Handicap at Suffolk Downs, his handlers weren't sure what to expect. It was just the 5-year-old thoroughbred's second race back since having a bone chip taken out of his knee last fall. On Aug. 13 at Saratoga, he ran fourth in his only outing before heading here.
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Il Consiglio dei ministri ha approvato il decreto sulla coesistenza tra gli organismi geneticamente modificati e le colture tradizionali e biologiche. Il provvedimento, che dovrÃ  essere convertito in legge
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Experts say young sheep having small lambs may explain why young mothers have underweight babies.
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People looking for a way to lose weight may want to trade in pills for a pooch. A first-of-its-kind experiment to put people and their pets on a diet and exercise program
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You know itâs been a strange week when youâre mulling over cellular plans for your pet. But I seem to be doing just that. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based PetsMobility Networks is developing a phone that clips to your dogâs collar. Fido can hear his masterâs voice and, I suppose, respond in kind. Iâm not entirely convinced this is a good idea. I can just see Apache running up my cell bills with crank calls (âDo you have Alpo in the can?â).
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A disgraced regimental goat stationed in Cyprus has won back his stripe by impressing top military brass on the same parade ground where his antics spoilt Queen Elizabeth II's birthday celebrations, army officials have told AFP.
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A story in celebration of the breed, which won 'Best in Show' Tuesday at Westminster.
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ADDS 12 grafs with New Jersey information on puppy, no pickup; ADDS photo pursuing tag. AP Photo pursuing aaafonjpgeb. WASHINGTON  _ A new presidential pooch, bred in New Jersey, will soon be roaming the halls of the White House.
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A Peruvian guinea pig owner writes FoTW Back in 2004, we ran a revealing piece on the new, improved dining experience which is the "Peruvian Breed" guinea pig.â¦
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Veterinarians who care for the animals that provide the United States with food are in increasingly short supply.
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Cattle worriers to explain bovine girl-on-girl
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For a small man, he looks as though he will wear it lightly. No sooner had Juninho completed his protracted move from Middlsbrough to Celtic - he has signed a two-year contract, subject to