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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. editor@thestranger.com (The Stranger Editor) webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Did You Cry at the Tornado Dog Sweeping the Internet? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/did-you-cry-at-the-tornado-dog-sweeping-the-internet http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/did-you-cry-at-the-tornado-dog-sweeping-the-internet Jen Graves <p>Anna posted the video <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/morning-news-an-even-bigger-tornado">in Morning News</a>. It has made the rounds like crazy.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/did-you-cry-at-the-tornado-dog-sweeping-the-internet#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16834234&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/did-you-cry-at-the-tornado-dog-sweeping-the-internet?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16834234&id=comments 18 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:26:58 -0700 The Stranger Puggle: Love It or Shove It http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/puggle-love-it-or-shove-it http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/puggle-love-it-or-shove-it Grant Brissey <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:212px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/ea24/1369162921-shutterstock_130933436.jpg" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/ea24/1369162921-shutterstock_130933436.jpg" alt="shutterstock_130933436.jpg" title="" width="200" height="314" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit"><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-130933436/stock-photo-cute-older-puggle-dog-playing-on-green-grass-outside.html">Puggle image</a> via Shutterstock</li><li class="imageCaption"></li></ul></div>Yesterday <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/20/have-you-seen-vinny">I posted about the plight of Vinny</a>, the puggle who was lost in the Roosevelt/Green Lake area. It would appear that Vinny was found, because I don't see the posters up anymore. That or <strong>there is a conspiracy to keep Vinny lost</strong>, which would be terrible for Vinny. </p> <p>In the comments section of that post, there was a minor debate about the qualities of the puggle breed. In case you hadn't figured it out, a puggle is <strong>a mix between a pug and a beagle</strong> (pictured at right).</p> <p>Commenter <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Profile?oid=1501651">The CHZA</a> said: "Puggles are the ugliest goddamn mixed breed invented."</p> <p>Then commenter <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Profile?oid=2872532">Teslick</a> said: "Pug/beagle mix? Between the braying and the breathing, that's one big load of annoying sounds."</p> <p>Then commenter <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Profile?oid=1552697">Just Jeff</a> said: "Puggles are great, especially if they're 3/4 pug. I have one, and he's adorable."</p> <p>To which gold star commenter <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Profile?oid=15017499">Totalpukoid</a> said: "HE CAN'T SEE WITHOUT HIS GLASSES!"*</p> <p><small>*Not relevant but hilarious.</small></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/puggle-love-it-or-shove-it#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16829068&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/puggle-love-it-or-shove-it?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16829068&id=comments 33 Puggle: Love It or Shove It <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adult_Puggle.jpg">Wikipedia Commons</a> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:38:08 -0700 The Stranger Honey Badger Don't Care http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/honey-badger-dont-care http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/honey-badger-dont-care Bethany Jean Clement <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4r7wHMg5Yjg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></div></p> <p><em><small>Thanks, Methuselah!</small></em></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/honey-badger-dont-care#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16832174&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals At Large http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/21/honey-badger-dont-care?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16832174&id=comments 19 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:31:23 -0700 The Stranger Dutch Artist Turns Dead Cat into Remote-Controlled Helicopter http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/20/dutch-artist-turns-dead-cat-into-remote-controlled-helicopter http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/20/dutch-artist-turns-dead-cat-into-remote-controlled-helicopter Bethany Jean Clement <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5Kslv7l75jQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p><em><small>Thanks, Sarah Galvin?!</small></em></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/20/dutch-artist-turns-dead-cat-into-remote-controlled-helicopter#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16821317&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals Arts http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/20/dutch-artist-turns-dead-cat-into-remote-controlled-helicopter?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16821317&id=comments 38 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:09:09 -0700 The Stranger A Teen's Dream Comes True! http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/20/a-teens-dream-comes-true http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/20/a-teens-dream-comes-true Charles Mudede <p><a href="http://now.msn.com/braxton-bielski-texas-teen-shot-a-record-14-foot-long-alligator">MSN</a>:<br /><blockquote>A Houston teen’s dream has come true. Through the efforts of his father, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and a little good ol’ fashioned luck, he was able to shoot and kill an 800-pound, 14-foot alligator. Thrilled Braxton Bielski, 18, hooked the gator — which had somehow managed to live up to 50 years, reportedly — using raw chicken, then unloaded his shotgun on the creature, turning a living swamp dweller into a dead record setter. </blockquote> Really, what kind of teenager dreams of killing an alligator? And what's so impressive about killing even a big alligator? What the animal kingdom wants to know is when will humans get enough of their success? We should be bored with our triumph by now. We should instead be alarmed by the fact that even the mighty tiger, the tiger will all its sharp teeth and force has been pushed to the brink of extinction by our endless business. Humans need to get over themselves.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/20/a-teens-dream-comes-true#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16820972&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/20/a-teens-dream-comes-true?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16820972&id=comments 20 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:04:56 -0700 The Stranger Fucking a Hornets' Nest Kills a Man Dead http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/fucking-a-hornets-kills-a-man-dead http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/fucking-a-hornets-kills-a-man-dead Charles Mudede <p>If I were to <a href="http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/15/man-reportedly-tries-to-have-sex-with-hornets-nest-and-dies-3760129/">make <em>Zoo 2</em></a>...<br /><blockquote>The 35-year-old, known only as Hasse, was found unconscious after his reportedly stinging sex session.</p> <p>The apparently misguided man died an hour after he was located on his farm in Ystad, Sweden.</p> <p>A neighbour said he looked like a beached whale, due to the inflammation caused by the stings.</p> <p>Following an autopsy that revealed Hasse had 146 stings on his body—54 of those on his genitals—authorities came to the conclusion he tried to have sex with the hornets’ nest.</p> <p>Police are said to have found semen and the deceased man’s pubic hair on a few of the dead insects and at the opening of the nest.</blockquote> It's inevitable: <em>The Man Who Fucked a Hornets' Nest</em>.<br /><strong>UPDATE:</strong> The story is not true, which means there will be no <em>Zoo 2</em>.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/fucking-a-hornets-kills-a-man-dead#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16770678&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/fucking-a-hornets-kills-a-man-dead?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16770678&id=comments 29 Wed, 15 May 2013 07:35:28 -0700 The Stranger But Will the Male Fans Call Themselves "Equestrionies"? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/13/but-will-the-male-fans-call-themselves-equestrionies http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/13/but-will-the-male-fans-call-themselves-equestrionies Anna Minard <p>From the <em>New York Times</em>, reports of a brand-new <em>My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic</em> spinoff that <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/business/equestria-girls-a-my-little-pony-offshoot-in-its-movie-debut.html?src=ISMR_AP_LO_MST_FB">reimagines the horses as teenage girls</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“We are responding to the desire by our fans to experience the brand in more ways,” said John A. Frascotti, Hasbro’s chief marketing officer. “They <strong>imagined themselves as which pony they would be</strong> or which pony they identified with the most.”</p> <p>So Hasbro created <strong>Equestria Girls</strong>, a parallel world in which the My Little Pony characters were reconceived as teenage girls in high school. To maintain continuity, Hasbro retained the same creative talent, animation style and message of friendship.</p></blockquote> <p>The full-length animated movie version of these new ponies-turned-teens will be released in June. Click over to the NYT story for a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/business/equestria-girls-a-my-little-pony-offshoot-in-its-movie-debut.html?src=ISMR_AP_LO_MST_FB">picture of the fillies</a>.</p> <p>Obviously, the real question is: Will <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/26/what-do-you-think-of-the-bronies-trailer&view=comments">Bronies</a> like this new universe? Or is this aimed at the original My Little Pony market of 5- to 10-year-old girls, who probably do identify with and imagine themselves as the characters? I can't tell. I mean, I kinda hope that adult male Pony fans are imagining which pony they would <em>be</em>, and not, you know, <strong>a different verb</strong>. But I don't know. I've mostly seen it go <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/25/brony-urges-man-to-stop-having-pretend-sex-with-his-imaginary-pony-fiance&view=comments">the other way</a>, and a new hot teen version makes that suuuuuuuper icky.</p> <p>Anyways, this is the actual world you live inside of, in case you were wondering, not a wacky Monday-afternoon asleep-at-the-desk dream. Real life! Brought to you by Hasbro.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/13/but-will-the-male-fans-call-themselves-equestrionies#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16755644&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals Media http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/13/but-will-the-male-fans-call-themselves-equestrionies?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16755644&id=comments 20 Mon, 13 May 2013 15:29:12 -0700 The Stranger The Billionaire and the Beasts http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/13/the-billionaire-and-the-beasts http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/13/the-billionaire-and-the-beasts Charles Mudede <p>Finally, a human is in one of his African tweets... <br /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Giving a snack to young Elephant Warona in Abu Camp, Botswana. <a href="http://t.co/Odpq6B1HS2" title="http://twitter.com/PaulGAllen/status/333639225155129347/photo/1">twitter.com/PaulGAllen/sta…</a></p>— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulGAllen/status/333639225155129347">May 12, 2013</a></blockquote><br /><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/13/the-billionaire-and-the-beasts#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16752991&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/13/the-billionaire-and-the-beasts?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16752991&id=comments 8 Mon, 13 May 2013 08:33:02 -0700 The Stranger Lion Prince Paul Allen http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/10/lion-prince-paul-allen http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/10/lion-prince-paul-allen Charles Mudede <p>The prince of our city loves the wild beasts of darkest Africa...<br /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Lion cub in Okavango, Botswana, taken this morning. <a href="http://t.co/l1RXPGexmH" title="http://twitter.com/PaulGAllen/status/332859993999155201/photo/1">twitter.com/PaulGAllen/sta…</a><br />— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulGAllen/status/332859993999155201">May 10, 2013</a></blockquote><br /><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br />In the eight years I spent in Africa (1980 to 1988—that last two years were actually spent in the country Paul captured that image, Botswana), I never once saw a wild animal. I saw lots of people, but no hippos, hyenas, lions, and all of that circle-of-life stuff. I'm very proud of this record.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/10/lion-prince-paul-allen#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16728661&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/10/lion-prince-paul-allen?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16728661&id=comments 29 Fri, 10 May 2013 07:54:53 -0700 The Stranger Dog Blog of the Day http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/dog-blog-of-the-day http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/dog-blog-of-the-day Anna Minard <p>If you're looking longingly out the window at precious sunlight, here are some longing looks in the other direction, from outside to inside: <strong>a Tumblr full of dogs, mostly in Seattle, tied up and waiting for their humans</strong>.</p> <p>It's called <a href="http://alonewoof.tumblr.com/">A Lone Woof</a>.</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><a href="http://alonewoof.tumblr.com/"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/eed5/1368141249-tumblr_mmfvhamfwh1soxpb6o1_1280.jpg" alt="Woof!" title="Woof!" width="500" height="348" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit">JON E/USED WITH PERMISSION</li><li class="imageCaption">Woof!</li></ul></div></p> <p>Click it! Make the workday go quicker!</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/dog-blog-of-the-day#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16723146&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/dog-blog-of-the-day?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16723146&id=comments 18 Dog Blog of the Day WOOF! Slog Tipper J Thu, 09 May 2013 16:23:13 -0700 The Stranger Your Dog Sucks http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/your-dog-sucks http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/your-dog-sucks Dan Savage <p>Farhad Manjoo hates <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/life/a_fine_whine/2013/05/i_hate_dogs_they_re_lounging_in_our_offices_and_licking_us_at_our_cafes.html">your stupid fucking dog</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Sometime in the last decade, dogs achieved dominion over urban America. They are everywhere now, allowed in places that used to belong exclusively to humans, and sometimes only to human adults: the office, restaurants, museums, buses, trains, malls, supermarkets, barber shops, banks, post offices. Even at the park and other places where dogs belong, they’ve been given free rein. Dogs are frequently allowed to wander off leash, to run toward you and around you, to run across the baseball field or basketball court, to get up in your grill. Even worse than the dogs are the owners, who seem never to consider whether there may be people in the gym/office/restaurant/museum who do not care to be in close proximity to their dogs. After all, what kind of monster would have a problem with a poor innocent widdle doggie? It’s a dog’s world. We just live in it. And it’s awful.</p></blockquote> <p>The other day I was in a park having a picnic dinner with friends—including some small children—and a beagle ran up and tried to get at our food. The dog had a collar on so it belonged to someone. We tried to shoo the fucking dog away but it just circled around and made another lunge at the food. We shooed it away again and looked around for the dog's owner. The park was crowded but no one seemed to be looking for their dog—or coming to our aid. We shooed the fucking beagle away from the food a third time. When it lunged at our food a fourth time I gave the dog a pretty rough shove. Okay, I hit the dog. I felt bad—honestly—and if I had had a choice I would've preferred to hit the dog's absent/AWOL/clueless/inconsiderate owner. But I didn't have a choice. So I hit the dog. </p> <p>And it worked.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/your-dog-sucks#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16721481&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/your-dog-sucks?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16721481&id=comments 180 Thu, 09 May 2013 13:03:36 -0700 The Stranger Today in Wonders of the Internet (Also, Overheard in the Office) http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/today-in-wonders-of-the-internet-also-overheard-in-the-office http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/today-in-wonders-of-the-internet-also-overheard-in-the-office Anna Minard <p>"'Clydesdales with docked tails miss bag because of <strong>characteristic deep anal cleavage</strong>.'"</p> <p>"Um, did you just say anal cleavage?"</p> <p>"I'm just reading <a href="http://www.bunbag.com/257245.html">the FAQ for Bun-Bags</a>."</p> <p>"What?"</p> <p>"Yeah, I googled 'horse diapers.' Because of <a href="https://twitter.com/mayormcginn/status/329756663387144194">the mayor's tweet</a>.</p> <p>Aaaaaaaaaaand scene.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/today-in-wonders-of-the-internet-also-overheard-in-the-office#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16656182&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals ??!! http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/today-in-wonders-of-the-internet-also-overheard-in-the-office?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16656182&id=comments 7 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:28:46 -0700 The Stranger Mummy Cat Found Under a House http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/from-under-the-house http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/from-under-the-house Gillian Anderson <p>A guy was setting rat traps in the crawl space under my friend's house, and he brought this out:</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:362px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/8e15/1367014722-59680_10151619969787628_258723057_n.jpg" alt="59680_10151619969787628_258723057_n.jpg" title="" width="350" /></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/from-under-the-house#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16600481&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/from-under-the-house?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16600481&id=comments 46 Mummy Cat Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:22:44 -0700 The Stranger Today I Learned That Wombats "Love Having Their Bums Scratched" http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/today-i-learned-that-wombats-love-having-their-bums-scratched http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/today-i-learned-that-wombats-love-having-their-bums-scratched Megan Seling <p>THE CUTENESS IS KILLING ME.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mO0u9oI1XzQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/today-i-learned-that-wombats-love-having-their-bums-scratched#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16599734&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/today-i-learned-that-wombats-love-having-their-bums-scratched?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16599734&id=comments 7 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:47:51 -0700 The Stranger A Baby Porcupine Is Called a Porcupette, and the Woodland Park Zoo Has One! http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/25/a-baby-porcupine-is-called-a-porcupette-and-the-woodland-park-zoo-has-one http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/25/a-baby-porcupine-is-called-a-porcupette-and-the-woodland-park-zoo-has-one Megan Seling <p>Surprise porcupine baby! The zoo didn't even know the mama porcupine, Molly, was pregnant until she gave birth to a tiny quill-covered ball of happiness. <a href="http://woodlandparkzblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/baby-boom-continues-with-porcupette.html">Look at the baby's adorable face!</a></p> <p>Squeeeeeeee!!!</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/25/a-baby-porcupine-is-called-a-porcupette-and-the-woodland-park-zoo-has-one#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16589401&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/25/a-baby-porcupine-is-called-a-porcupette-and-the-woodland-park-zoo-has-one?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16589401&id=comments 3 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:29:31 -0700 The Stranger Is Piggy Seattle's Cutest Celebrity French Bulldog? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/17/is-piggy-seattles-cutest-celebrity-french-bulldog http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/17/is-piggy-seattles-cutest-celebrity-french-bulldog Unpaid Intern <p><em>Posted by news intern Jocelyn Macdonald</em></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><a href="http://https://www.facebook.com/piggythedog?fref=ts"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/2978/1366240722-piggy.jpg" alt="Piggy in her American Apparel hoodie" title="Piggy in her American Apparel hoodie" width="500" height="333" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit">Piggy the Dog</li><li class="imageCaption">Piggy in her American Apparel hoodie</li></ul></div><br />Since 2011 when Piggy the French bulldog <a href="https://www.facebook.com/piggythedog?fref=ts">joined Facebook</a>, she has gotten 32,041 likes (32,042 after I saw the little pudge-ball). She has friends in Mexico, Italy, France, Norway, all over the world, really. </p> <p>Jessica, her owner, says that Piggy is starting to have quite a following and is frequently recognized in public. A few weeks ago, while strolling in Capitol Hill, a woman stopped her, screeching, "<strong>Oh my God, is that Piggy?</strong>" </p> <p>But now Piggy has a <strong>celebrity bulldog rival</strong>: Sir Charles Barkley. He has 10,948 followers on <a href="http://instagram.com/barkleysircharles">Instagram</a>, but only 1,338 on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BarkleySC">Facebook</a>. Both dogs have been receiving a lot of buzz on sites like Mashable and Buzzfeed, driving up the competition.</p> <p><a href="http://www.akc.org/reg/topdogsbycity.cfm?page=1">French Bulldogs are Seattle's fifth favorite dog</a> (down from 3rd favorite in 2011). And they seem to be everywhere, from the sides of Metro buses to ice cream shops. So who <em>is</em> Seattle's favorite celebrity French bulldog?</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/17/is-piggy-seattles-cutest-celebrity-french-bulldog#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16338675&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/17/is-piggy-seattles-cutest-celebrity-french-bulldog?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16338675&id=comments 12 Is Piggy Seattle's Cutest Celebrity French Bulldog? Piggy in her American Apparel hoodie Piggy the Dog Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:47:08 -0700 The Stranger "Smelly whale carcass remains rotting on Burien beach" http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/15/smelly-whale-carcass-remains-rotting-on-burien-beach http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/15/smelly-whale-carcass-remains-rotting-on-burien-beach David Schmader <p>Jen mentioned the <strong>dead whale that washed up on a Burien beach</strong> in the <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/15/monday-morning-news-dead-whales-proud-aussies-coffins-of-ladies">Morning News</a>, and <a href="http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/dead-whale-found-burien-beach/nXLjY/">KIRO</a> adds that "[s]cientists are still figuring out what to do" with the morbidly fragrant carcass.</p> <p>Dear scientists: If history has taught us anything about whale corpse removal, it's <strong>don't use dynamite</strong>.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8Vmnq5dBF7Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>"Everyone on the scene was covered with small particles of dead whale."</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/15/smelly-whale-carcass-remains-rotting-on-burien-beach#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16499833&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals News http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/15/smelly-whale-carcass-remains-rotting-on-burien-beach?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16499833&id=comments 7 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:37:32 -0700 The Stranger Where's Woofus? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/wheres-woofus http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/wheres-woofus Unpaid Intern <p><em>Posted by news intern Ben Steiner</em><br /><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:312px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/399b/1365792448-woofus_stank_eye_cropped.jpg" alt="Woofus giving me the stink eye when I took him out for a poop." title="Woofus giving me the stink eye when I took him out for a poop." width="300" height="401" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">Ben Steiner</li><li class="imageCaption">Woofus giving me the stink eye when I took him out for a poop.</li></ul></div><br />Yesterday, <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/11/do-you-want-a-free-mean-dog">I told you all about Woofus</a>, the little doggy who stumbled into my life after he was rudely pushed out of an SUV in a graveyard near my house in Crown Hill. Since then, I know you've all been pacing around wondering what that unpaid news intern did with that poor dog. Well wonder no more, Slog readers—Woofus is in good hands now.</p> <p>First, I would like to clarify that in the condition I rescued him in <strong>Woofus was not adoptable</strong>. He would not come near me. If I tried to get close to him he would snap at me. I brought him to my father's house where we sat with him for close to an hour—fresh lunch meat and dog food in hand—trying to coax Woofus into being friends with us. No such luck.</p> <p>The next day he bit my dad's house cleaner, drawing blood. </p> <p>With the little guy as aggressive as he was I feared that dropping him off at a shelter would mean <strong>inevitable euthanasia</strong>. Fortunately, I have friends who are very involved in the animal rescue community, and they were able to connect me with the <strong>animal rescuer</strong> who would be best for Woofus. </p> <p>Her name Is Tamera Kesterson and she runs <a href="http://k9rr.weebly.com/index.html">K9 Rescue and Rehab</a> in Kirkland, Washington. Her full time job is rehabilitating troubled dogs and matching them with appropriate families. She has worked with aggressive Huskies, untrained Pitt Bulls, and countless other large and potentially dangerous dogs. <strong>Woofus will be no problem for her</strong>.</p> <p>He is in her care now, and the first thing she is going to do with Woofus is see if he is chipped. Meanwhile, I will continue looking for Woofus's family in case he was stolen, not abandoned. </p> <p>Either way, Woofus is safe,<strong> will not be euthanized</strong>, and will have a new family as soon as he's ready. Thanks for all your help, Sloggers.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/wheres-woofus#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16482026&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/wheres-woofus?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16482026&id=comments 37 Where's Woofus? Woofus giving me the stink eye when I took him out for a poop. Ben Steiner Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:48:07 -0700 The Stranger Do You Want a Free (Mean) Dog? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/11/do-you-want-a-free-mean-dog http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/11/do-you-want-a-free-mean-dog Unpaid Intern <p>Posted by news intern Ben Steiner</p> <p>There I was, sitting in a graveyard near my house in Crown Hill, contemplating life, and drinking a nice cup of coffee. All of the sudden, a silver SUV rolled onto the gravel road and kicked this dog out. I assumed they were just letting the dog out to pee, or perhaps inviting it to sit with them at the dog's previous owner's gravesite, but then off the SUV drove, without the dog. The little doggy barked and chased after the car but <strong>the driver didn't stop</strong>. </p> <p>Now I have this dog:</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:312px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/c7c4/1365701087-croppeddog.jpg" alt="Woofus" title="Woofus" width="300" height="404" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">Ben Steiner</li><li class="imageCaption">Woofus</li></ul></div></p> <p>I, however, cannot care for this little dog (I've named him Woofus) who is currently living in my basement and terrifying my cats. So:</p> <p><ol><li>Why do you think these assholes abandoned Woofus? I imagine that maybe it was grandma's dog, and she died, so the SUV driver dumped him off to live with grandma. Goldy suggests that maybe someone stole the SUV and found Woofus inside. They were confused and angered by the presence of the dog, and thus threw him out at a nearby graveyard.</li></p> <p><li>Do you know who Woofus belongs to?</li></p> <p><li>Do you want a free dog? (note: <strong>he's mean</strong>)</li></ol></p> <p>I look forward to your thoughts.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/11/do-you-want-a-free-mean-dog#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16472957&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/11/do-you-want-a-free-mean-dog?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16472957&id=comments 61 Do You Want a Free (Mean) Dog? Woofus Ben Steiner Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:52:46 -0700 The Stranger Bedbug Kryptonite http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/10/bedbug-kryptonite http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/10/bedbug-kryptonite Eli Sanders <p>It's a green leaf known to "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/science/earth/how-a-leafy-folk-remedy-stopped-bedbugs-in-their-tracks.html?hp">generations of Eastern European housewives</a>" and now it's under the microscopes of American scientists and the pest-control industry. Apparently, the housewives would spread a bunch of these bean leaves on the floor at night and... </p> <blockquote><p>...in the morning, the leaves would be covered with bedbugs that had somehow been trapped there. The leaves, and the pests, were collected and burned — by the pound, in extreme infestations.</p></blockquote> <p>So, of course, American companies want to make a synthetic version of these leaves, patents are pending, and so on. Unanswered by this story: Why not just use bean leaves?</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/10/bedbug-kryptonite#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16459845&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/10/bedbug-kryptonite?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16459845&id=comments 33 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:00:00 -0700 The Stranger Wanna Watch a Man Gag on a Live Cobra Going Down His Throat? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/wanna-watch-a-man-gag-on-a-live-cobra-going-down-his-throat http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/wanna-watch-a-man-gag-on-a-live-cobra-going-down-his-throat Brendan Kiley <p>Then today's your lucky day!</p> <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dviyOv-oJdQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/wanna-watch-a-man-gag-on-a-live-cobra-going-down-his-throat#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16455739&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/wanna-watch-a-man-gag-on-a-live-cobra-going-down-his-throat?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16455739&id=comments 6 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:26:23 -0700 The Stranger One Dead Animal on My Way to Work http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/one-dead-animal-on-my-way-to-work http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/one-dead-animal-on-my-way-to-work Charles Mudede <p>On the road exactly below the train in this image, you will find a whole cat that's brownish and was once alive. It's now being ground to a pulp by the merciless wheels of north-bound cars.<div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:412px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/2b3b/1365526128-20130409_093408_edit_2.jpeg" alt="20130409_093408_edit_2.jpeg" title="" width="400" height="500" /></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/one-dead-animal-on-my-way-to-work#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16453647&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/one-dead-animal-on-my-way-to-work?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16453647&id=comments 28 One Dead Animal on My Way to Work Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:38:45 -0700 The Stranger Yesterday I Read This Headline, Did a Bunch of Stuff, Ate Dinner, and Fell Asleep. Today, I Woke Up and This Headline Is Still All I Can Think About: http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/yesterday-i-read-this-headline-did-a-bunch-of-stuff-ate-dinner-and-fell-asleep-today-i-woke-up-and-this-headline-is-still-all-i-can-think http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/yesterday-i-read-this-headline-did-a-bunch-of-stuff-ate-dinner-and-fell-asleep-today-i-woke-up-and-this-headline-is-still-all-i-can-think Paul Constant <p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://consumerist.com/2013/04/08/surprise-pet-owners-find-out-toy-poodle-is-actually-a-giant-rodent-on-steroids/"><strong>Surprise! Pet Owners Find Out Toy Poodle Is Actually <br />A Giant Ferret On Steroids</strong></a></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/yesterday-i-read-this-headline-did-a-bunch-of-stuff-ate-dinner-and-fell-asleep-today-i-woke-up-and-this-headline-is-still-all-i-can-think#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16449595&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/yesterday-i-read-this-headline-did-a-bunch-of-stuff-ate-dinner-and-fell-asleep-today-i-woke-up-and-this-headline-is-still-all-i-can-think?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16449595&id=comments 13 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:54:32 -0700 The Stranger This Is Beyond Categories http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/06/this-is-beyond-categories http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/06/this-is-beyond-categories Chicago Fan <p>So, three <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56116680-78/amp-idaho-sheriff-county.html.csp"> people were found shot to death in Idaho</a> at a location that is both a pit bull breeding/sales location and a pot grow site. Children who survived the shootings were alone for a day. Beyond my ability to get my head around.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/06/this-is-beyond-categories#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16437237&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Guns Animals Horrors Parenting Issues Drugs Religion Wilderness Breaking News http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/06/this-is-beyond-categories?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16437237&id=comments 57 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:41:06 -0700 The Stranger Dog Fight http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/05/dog-fight http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/05/dog-fight David Schmader <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:261px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/c1a0/1365199643-scaled.screen_shot_2013-04-05_at_3.06.35_pm.png" alt="scaled.Screen_shot_2013-04-05_at_3.06.35_PM.png" title="" width="249" height="257" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">STEVEN WEISSMAN</li><li class="imageCaption"></li></ul></div></p> <p>From this week's <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/i-anonymous/Content?oid=16403579">I, Anonymous</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>I know my puppy is cute</strong>, I hear it 42 times every 10 minutes. I know he looks like a wolf, but no, he's not a goddamned wolf. He's a 3-month-old dog who's in training to learn how to be a polite, socialized, civil dog in this jumbled, dynamic, distracting thing we call a city. And he's my dog, so I am responsible for his behavior. The reason I don't want him jumping on you now, when he weighs 19 pounds, is because I don't want him jumping on you when he weighs 60 pounds. <strong>Think for two seconds, please, before you interrupt someone who is clearly training a puppy</strong>, a puppy who expressed zero interest in you and who was annoyed by your excited, frantic, weak energy. You asked me to pet him by saying, "OOOHHH MMMYYY GGGOOODDD A PPUUPPYY!" and waiving your arms like a lunatic. I said yes, but only if you calm down and ignore him if he jumps on you. You got all huffy, told me to "fuck off," and stormed away pissed off. I'm trying to teach him boundaries, rules, and limitations now so that he doesn't act like you when he's older. Get a fucking clue.</p></blockquote> <p>Get in on the supplementary arguing <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/i-anonymous/Content?oid=16403579">here</a>.</p> <p>P.S. Gold-star comment from <strong>SeaNative07</strong>:</p> <blockquote><p>Sitting here with my cats learning a lot about dogs. So glad my cats don't give a fuck about strangers. And they truly don't give a fuck. Not because they were trained to look as if they don't give a fuck, but because it truly comes from their hearts. </p></blockquote> Animals City http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/05/dog-fight?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16430333&id=comments 0 Dog Fight STEVEN WEISSMAN Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:10:54 -0700 The Stranger Your Daily Dog http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/02/your-daily-dog http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/02/your-daily-dog Dominic Holden <p>Look who is furry and extremely nice:</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/932c/1364923032-dog_face.jpg" alt="dog_face.jpg" title="" width="500" height="350" /></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/02/your-daily-dog#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16398251&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/02/your-daily-dog?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16398251&id=comments 16 Hello, Little Friend! Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:18:10 -0700 The Stranger Seattle-King County Announce Amnesty Program for Undocumented Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/seattle-king-county-announce-amnesty-program-for-undocumented-animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/seattle-king-county-announce-amnesty-program-for-undocumented-animals Goldy <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:237px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/d1ad/1364587577-wompus.jpg" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/d1ad/1364587577-wompus.jpg" alt="Wake up, Wompus! Its time to get legal." title="Wake up, Wompus! Its time to get legal." width="225" height="169" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit">Goldy | The Stranger</li><li class="imageCaption">Wake up, Wompus! It's time to get legal!</li></ul></div></p> <p><a href="http://www.seattleanimalshelter.org/">Seattle</a>, <a href="http://www.petdata.com/cs/bth">Bothell</a>, <a href="https://license.cityoffederalway.com/pets">Federal Way</a>, and <a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/pets">King County</a> officials announced today a one-month <strong>amnesty for expired pet licenses</strong>. Through the month of April, owners of these undocumented animals (or, as Alaska Rep. Don Young likes to call them, <a href="http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/don-young-apologizes-for-his-poor-choice-of?ref=fpb">"petbacks"</a>) can renew their pet licenses without paying late fees and other penalties.</p> <blockquote><p><strong>“A pet license is the best insurance policy you can buy for your pet,”</strong> says Dr. Gene Mueller, manager of Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC). “For instance, if your pet is wearing its license and it shows up at our Pet Adoption Center, we will notify you that your pet is here. Or if we find your licensed pet in the field, we’ll return it to you instead of taking it to the center. What’s more, an injured animal wearing a license is more likely to receive veterinary care if you’re not around,” adds Mueller.</p></blockquote> <p>While the license for my dog, Fiesty, is up to date, our cat, Wompus, is a year or two past due. I know, it's only a $15 penalty. But he's old I figure, so maybe he'll just die, and who wants to throw good money after bad? But now that there's pet license amnesty, I'm making him legal again. Because, such a bargain!</p> <p>Everybody wins. I save a few bucks, Wompus regains the security and dignity of being a legal resident again, and Seattle gets a bump in revenue for animal control. In fact, the only potential downside to this would be if they raise enough money to increase patrols at the informal off-leash park I take my dog to.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/seattle-king-county-announce-amnesty-program-for-undocumented-animals#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16373631&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/seattle-king-county-announce-amnesty-program-for-undocumented-animals?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16373631&id=comments 22 Seattle-King County Announce Amnesty Program for Undocumented Animals Wake up, Wompus! It's time to get legal. The Stranger Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:54:35 -0700 The Stranger New Rules for Service Animals! http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/28/new-rules-for-service-animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/28/new-rules-for-service-animals Dominic Holden <p>News tipper my dad writes: "<strong>You won't believe this</strong>. New food-safety regs are coming from the King County health department (you know them, the busy-bodies with clipboards and thermometers). A lot of administrative jargon, some of it helpful, most of it petty, and one astonishing new definition of what constitutes a Service Animal." Read it <a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ehs/foodsafety/FoodRule.aspx">yourselves</a>: </p> <blockquote><p>New May 1! Service animals in food establishments will be defined ONLY as a dog (or <strong>miniature horse</strong>).</p> <p>For food establishments only, a service animal can only be a dog (or <strong>miniature horse</strong>) that is individually trained to work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. Disabilities include physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability, as specified in RCW 49.60.218.</p></blockquote> <p>Previous rules had "<strong>a much broader definition of service animals</strong>," explains Seattle/King County Public Health spokeswoman Hillary Karasz on the phone this afternoon. So while the old rules allowed you to waltz into Cowgirls Inc with your anti-anxiety service puma—or <em>seeing eye mole</em>—starting May 1, you can only take in your service dog (or <strong>miniature horse</strong>)! </p> <p>Karasz explains a service horse is 24" to 34", measured at the shoulder, generally between 70 and 100 pounds. The change results from a cascade of policies that began as national adjustment to ADA standards, which were adopted into the state food code, and now give county officials leeway to only allow a service dog (or <strong>miniature horse</strong>). </p> <p><em>Thank you, Ronald Holden!</em></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/28/new-rules-for-service-animals#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16365149&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/28/new-rules-for-service-animals?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16365149&id=comments 24 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:22:01 -0700 The Stranger Hoo! Hoo! Owl Cam! http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/28/hoo-hoo-owl-cam http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/28/hoo-hoo-owl-cam Gillian Anderson <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:262px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/e8e9/1364500393-shutterstock_22256203.jpg" alt="shutterstock_22256203.jpg" title="" width="250" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">OWL VIA SHUTTERSTOCK</li><li class="imageCaption"></li></ul></div></p> <p>Check out this cool <a href="http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/texas/facesofconservation/hoot-n-annie.xml">owl cam</a> in Texas. Eastern screech owls Hoot and Annie are currently tending their three eggs. </p> <p>Amazing to watch. Can't wait till the babies get here!</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/28/hoo-hoo-owl-cam#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16365592&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/28/hoo-hoo-owl-cam?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16365592&id=comments 3 Hoo! Hoo! Owl Cam! OWL VIA SHUTTERSTOCK Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:45:49 -0700 The Stranger This Morning a Man Told Me to Smile... http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/22/this-morning-a-man-told-me-to-smile http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/22/this-morning-a-man-told-me-to-smile Megan Seling <p>When I did not smile (I continued looking for my keys in my purse and avoided all eye contact, in fact), he told me my "<strong>pretty face was going to waste</strong>."</p> <p>UGH, SIR.</p> <p>I kept walking, I did not want to interact with him. In hindsight, I wish I would've responded like this (his words are the stuffed toy, I am the puppy who has had enough):</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QYZfcFzcwxo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>Good morning!</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/22/this-morning-a-man-told-me-to-smile#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16317555&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals ??!! The Ladies Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/22/this-morning-a-man-told-me-to-smile?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16317555&id=comments 147 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:29:22 -0700 The Stranger