This is almost unbearably sad.
Although the Chinese river dolphin is 20 million years old, we only discovered their existence 80 years ago. They were immediately labeled the most endangered dolphin in the world. From that time till now, all we have done is argue and bicker about how best to save [...]
Ginger Rat died tonight, about two hours ago. Only 15 months old, he developed a pituitary tumour, a very odd ailment for a very young male rat to encounter. Pituitary tumours are fatal 100% of the time.
He began showing symptoms two months ago, and the only thing I could do was keep him [...]
All hail Nutmeg The Devoted, beloved brother of Holly and son of Perilous, who lived a full, healthy, and very long life full of joy and naughtiness and died in his mother’s arms this morning, 21 November 2006, at the very ripe old age of three. He was the longest-lived male rat I’ve ever [...]
Why cant I ever think of something clever like this?
This seems like an incredibly inexpensive way to do something really, really good for the planet, as well as the added bonus of saving yourself the aggravation of all that junk mail and never seeming to be able to get off these lists for more [...]
This is the best thing that has come out of Katrina by far. It took a shamefully long in coming, but at least it’s here at last.
Now that the most deserving amongst us are provided for, if we could only figure out a way to get the government to care about people…
That being said, [...]
Spruce died at around 5:00 this morning.
I am glad that he went so quickly and did not have to endure the suffering of a long, drawn-out bout of illness at the end of a relatively healthy and illness-free life. In fact, out of all the rats in his rescue group, Spruce is [...]
