Looking for that perfect gift item? 
Maybe a new baby carriage?  A wedding gift,  or how about a special basket for the little kids to take candy out of when they come knocking on your door at Halloween?    
If the answer is yes, you may want to get in on this auction.

Awwwwwwwwww….

 
From YahooNews:

Group finds toad the size of a small dog
DARWIN, Australia - An environmental group said Tuesday it had captured a “monster” toad the size of a small dog.
With a body the size of a football and weighing nearly 2 pounds, the toad is among the largest specimens ever captured in Australia, according to Frogwatch […]

By Restless
From Science Daily:
Scientists have discovered that the clouded leopard found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra is an entirely new species of cat. The secretive rainforest animal was originally thought to be the same species as the one found in mainland Southeast Asia.
Genetic analysis conducted at the U.S. National Cancer Institute shows that […]

From CNN.COM:
Girl finds missing dog’s head in box on doorstep 
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — A 17-year-old girl who spent weeks looking for her missing dog unwrapped a box left on her doorstep and found the pet’s severed head inside, authorities said.
Homicide investigators were looking into the case because of the “implied” terroristic threat, St. Paul […]

From CNN.COM: 
‘Berserk’ house cat sends owner to hospital
HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — A house cat attacked its owner, sending her to the hospital by ambulance with more than 20 bite wounds.
The cat, a black and white domestic male, went on the rampage Wednesday when a neighbor showed up at the door with a different cat, mistakenly […]

By Restless
This just in from neatorama:
Mrs Chen, of Changchun city, says 18-month-old ‘Baby’ began peeing in the new position just three months ago.
“He used to pee as other dogs do. But one day I found him putting both hind legs up onto the tree to pee,” she told East Asia Business News.
“I thought maybe that […]

And this is how it begins.
One day, Kitties learn to play piano, the next day, they enslave us and turn us into Kat Toys.

 
From CNN.COM:
Drunken Australian wrestles shark
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — A man who caught a 1.3-meter (4-ft.) shark with his bare hands off an Australian beach said on Friday he only tried the feat because he was drunk on vodka.
Phillip Kerkhof was fishing off a jetty at Louth Bay, a town on South Australia state’s Eyre Peninsula […]

From MSNBC.COM: 
Mama cat adopts Rottweiler puppy
6-day-old canine at animal shelter was rejected by its mother
MERIDEN, Conn. - Who says cats and dogs don’t get along?
Workers at the Meriden Humane Society are marveling at a short-haired mother cat that has adopted a 6-day-old Rottweiler puppy that was rejected by its mother.
The tiny pup, named Charlie by […]

By Restless
Yesterday my friend was in Central Park and saw Pale Male catch and eat one of the many rats that populate the park. The hawk was the first to nest on a City building and has his own web site, which is stocked with high-resolution photos taken almost daily by the hawk spotters. Three […]

By Restless
Professor Ben Mepham, of Nottingham University, said the impact of bio-engineering, creating [genetically-modified] and cloned animals, is huge.
Factory farming techniques, most commonly used with pigs and chicken, often involve keeping animals confined in cramped conditions.
For pigs, who are highly intelligent, these conditions can lead to stress and aggression.
However, GM scientists are actively investigating ways […]

A friend of mine sent me this, pretty funny, and it shows you how someday, somewhere…
The Kitties will rule the earth!

Jennifer and Jim kept getting huge water bills. They knew beyond a doubt that the bills weren’t representative of their actual usage, and no matter how they tried to conserve, the high bills […]