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Petition for Backyard Chickens
I really support this. I like urban chickens. There were some in New York. "The allure of fresh eggs daily and natural pest control is too much for some Toronto locavores, and despite the city's prohibition, some... 
Untested Pesticide to be aerially sprayed over California urban areas to batt...
"Santa Cruz & Monterey County residential areas are going to be aerial sprayed with abiochemical as often as every 30 days starting August ? , 2008! San Francisco, Oakland, Marin, Albany, andmore residential areas are going to be aerial sprayed with a biochemical as...'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin
There would seem to be sexual predators in the animal kingdom too"An Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to have sex with a king penguin.The South African-based scientists who witnessed the incident say it is the most unusual case of mammal mating behaviour yet...
Paris tackles rat problem again
Paris has a lot of rats. Having been there numerous times, I know this for a fact. So every year they have to do something about the pesky rodents. They have now launched their annual effort to reduce the number of... 
UCR: Research Team Led by UCR Entomologist Uses Tiny Wasp to Wipe Out Major A...
"RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A research team led by Mark Hoddle, a biological control specialist at UC Riverside, has nearly eradicated the glassy-winged sharpshooter, a major agricultural pest, from the island of Tahiti...
Indonesians thank volcano for eliminating pest: report
"Farmers residing on the slopes of a smouldering Indonesian volcano are thanking the mountain for getting rid of a pest that had devastated the area's coconut palms, a report here said Tuesday.
Gamkonora volcano on... 
$25,000 dessert restaurant closed for health violations
Remember Serendipity, the restaurant selling the $25,000 sundae? It was shutdown yesterday after fialing its second health ispection."On Wednesday night, the store, which has been featured in numerous Hollywood films, apparently kept open its wild zoo of filth for inspectors....
Australian Menu: Feral Cat, Anyone?
Australia: A land of contrasts, of deserts and shimmering oceans, of tropical lush rainforests and wide open farmlands that stretch for many miles, of strange and unique creatures and a culture considered strange...
Dumpster Diving brings up riches
"Opportunity strikes As Vancouver's civic strike drags on, individuals and businesses--from day camps and gyms to binners like Mark Michelle--are quietly benefiting from the absence of city services Mark Hasiuk, Vancouver Courier Published: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 "If you...
Condo Dwellers Beset by Bats
"A Vancouver couple risking a potential exposure to rabies are continuing to share their West End condo with as many as 80 bats after being told by a pest control company the creatures cannot be removed for another...
PESTICIDE HEALTH DANGERS
I was driving down the M1 motorway last Saturday morning when all of a sudden there was this misty fog coming off the fields with the all too familiar smell of insecticide. "A local Euro MP is warning of the health dangers of pesticides as experts confirm that people who use...
Budapest Sees Record Long Bicycle Procession
This sounds like it would have been a sight to see. Can anyone share photos or impressions of the event? via the amazing velolove list."The "Critical Mass" (CM) bicycle procession held in Budapest during yesterday's... Tis Not the Most Wonderful Time of the Year for a Rat
"The Kingston rat is like most other rats in towns of this size. We
should all count our blessings that it is not like the Vancouver rat,
which is made from the same stuff that forms nightmares.
In fact, were these critters in a cage and we could avoid their
pink, ugly tails,... 
Woman finds bat in Christmas tree
"NIPOMO, Calif. - Sheila Kearns had a Christmas tree delivered to her home on Sunday. She says she thought she'd been pricked by pine needles when she reached into the tree while decorating it. But the next morning,...
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