Outrageous!!!

Boston Zoo May Close, Euthanize Hundreds of Animals

The Franklin Park Zoo, a Boston landmark for nearly a century, may be forced to close and euthanize up to a fifth of the animals in its care due to devastating budget cuts.

New England's largest zoo and its counterpart, the Stoneham Zoo, saw their state funding cut from $6.5 million to $2.5 million by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the Boston Globe reported, and expects to run out of money by October. Read more here.

Duncan likes his new toy

Happy July 4!

Happy Independence Day, everyone in the U.S. I hope you have an opportunity to enjoy some quality time with family and friends. Remember, some animals are frightened of fireworks. If your dogs or cats get scared, make sure to bring them inside (if they're outdoors) and, whether they are indoor or outdoor pets, keep them away from the festivities if there's a chance they could get hurt. (And keep yourselves safe, too!)

Enjoy your holiday!

Red Pandas Shan Tou and Yukiko Welcome Triplets at North Dakota Zoo

Three cheers for Shan Tou and Yukiko! The rare red panda couple are the proud parents of triplets born at the Red River Zoo in Fargo, N.D., on June 11.

And the still-to-be-named panda babies are quite the big deal. "The last time triplets were born in North America was ten years [ago]," the zoo's animal keeper, Marcy Thompson, tells PEOPLE Pets, adding that the pair had twins last year, two of the five red pandas born in all of North America in 2008. Read the rest HERE.

Photo credit: Marcy Thompson

From the ASPCA

Wisconsin Animal Sanctuary Raid: ASPCA Rescues Over 300 Animals

On Tuesday morning, May 19, the ASPCA was on hand in Cazenovia, WI, to assist in the raid of an animal sanctuary, the Thyme and Sage Ranch. The ASPCA Forensic Cruelty Investigation and Disaster Response teams, as well as our Mobile Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Unit, are currently working alongside the Richland County Sheriff’s Department to collect evidence and evaluate the animals found at the site. View video from the scene.

Unfortunately, our work is far from over. While these animals are finally receiving the care they need and deserve, there are still countless others that need our help. Your support makes it possible for the ASPCA to travel the country and rescue animals from horrendous conditions like these. And your generous support allows our veterinary forensic experts to assist national and local law enforcement in their efforts to build cases against and prosecute animal cruelty offenders.

With your donation today, we can send a message to those that would harm animals, “We will stop you!”

Please ask ten friends to each ask a further ten today!

The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of getting FREE FOOD donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute (about 15 seconds) to go to their site and click on the purple box 'fund food for animals for free'. This doesn't cost you a thing.

Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising.

Here's the web site! Please pass it along to people you know.

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

AGAIN, PLEASE TELL TEN FRIENDS!

Handsome kitty!