I was searching the web for “Green New Year” and found the perfect way to bring in a Green New Year. Not only that, but I found it at Target! (more…)

Taotao is just ten months old. He has a sad story. His mama left him when he was a little guy, much like Knut in German, except that Taotao is in China.

Taotao’s keepers smeared polar bear urine and crap all over themselves so that Taotao would be fooled and let them help him. It worked. Taotao eventually sucked the fingers of his keepers, as opposed to other areas. He let them nurse him and he grew.

Taotao eventually grew from just several hundred grams to 35kg. Taotao now has his own private swimming pool and is growing. His favorite books are when keepers read global warming horror stories to him.

Keepers theorize that Taotao’s mother abandoned him because she was too young when he was born.

Taotao survived, however. Little guys who grow against the odds give us hope, no?

Tinks is going on a diet, like it or not.

Seems they had to fatten the fellow up just so as they could have him joining Britain’s Pet Fit Club, put him on a diet and get him crowned champion if he loses weight on a 100-day diet and fitness regime. There is something seriously wrong with this picture. How about we fatten up the owner till s/he is five times or more his/her normal size, then make that person lose it all in 100 days?

Eight of Britain’s most overweight pets are competing in a 100-day diet and fitness test in hopes of becoming the pet fit club champion.

How about this for a new year’s resolution? Let’s not abuse our pets. Let’s not let them get so fat they have to compete in such ridiculous schemes.

Isn’t there a belief that animals/pets often times look like their owners?

What’s your New Year’s resolution?