It is estimated that 166 million cats and dogs in the U.S. in 2011 produced about 15.4 million tons of droppings.
And most of the annual droppings ends up in landfills.
(Source: The Denver Post)
A recent study shows marijuana-related toxicity cases among pets in Colorado has quadrupled between 2005 and 2010.
A battle in the Colorado state legislature to make dogs and cats adopted from shelter and rescue centers the official state pet pitted schoolkids against professional lobbyists representing purebred dog clubs, retailers, groomers and dog-show organizers.
Advantage schoolkids.
The bill passed, 6-3, but there were moments when the students thought their project, designed to help them learn about the legislative process, could go either way.
Here are some photos of animals with prosthetics who were born with deformities or have suffered other traumas.
(Source: The Denver Post)
YOUR PHOTOS: Rocky the Bulldog is ready for the game in his ball cap (submitted by reader Renee C.). Broncos fans are really showing their colors in advance of Denver’s playoff game with the Baltimore Ravens Saturday. See the full gallery or submit your own.
They came from Thornton and Denver, Commerce City and Federal Heights with names like Eddie Beyonce and Mexicutioner, Lulu and Napoleon Bro Naparte.
But none ran like 2-year-old Wohdae, who narrowly edged out Topo Gigio to win the second annual Chihuahua races at Denver’s Cinco de Mayo celebration Sunday.
Wohdea bested a field of almost 50 dogs to take home the top prize, which included a two-day stay for his owners at Winter Park and tickets to that city’s jazz festival.
Unnamed and unwanted, the young beagle mix was left anonymously in a drop box outside an Alabama pound. His life was supposed to end in a gas chamber.
Instead, the young stray emerged frightened but unscathed, wagging his tail. Now, he’s being hailed as a miracle dog, given the name Daniel after the biblical figure who survived the lion’s den. (The Associated Press)
Canine swimmers took to the city swimming pool in Thornton, Colo., for the 4th Annual “Paws for a Dip” Saturday morning, Aug. 27, 2011. The pool closed last Sunday, but opened up for one last day of the summer season for hundreds of dogs and their owners to get in one last splash.
(Source: The Denver Post)
This reblog comes courtesy of Denver Post Editorial Assistant Anya Semenoff (unguidedlines). If you have an idea for an animal photo of the day, let us know.
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Silo and Barn at Sunset.
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golden hour in steamboat, colorado
Sunrise over Manitou Springs after several days of below-freezing temperatures.
Garden of the Gods
Pikes Peak, once again.
Echo Lake, Colorado
