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A lovely Arkansas women who had taken it upon herself to feed a colony of 15 feral cats was devastated when she found seven of them dead from gunshot wounds!!

One had even been shot in the eyes and left to wander around blind until it slowly died.

WTF!!!

Tags: animal shelter, arkansas, awful, cat, feral, kitten, pet, peta, wtf

Who would do such as a thing?!

Jake Burris, campaign manager for Arkansas congressional candidate Ken Aden, came home to a very unpleasant surprise.

The aide returned home with his family and saw their beloved cat had been murdered and the word "LIBERAL" had been painted onto its side.

The cat's head had been clubbed and smashed gruesomely.

People can have dissenting beliefs but this is taking it over the top!

Tags: arkansas, cat, murder, pets, politics, republicans

In Arkansas a puppy mill was shut down, so the ASPCA has stepped in and is providing veterinary care, diagnosing, treatment and playtime for all the refugees puppy dogs.

Many of dogs were neglected and had skin problems, fleas and other medical conditions. Several dogs were even found dead so a forensics team will be performing necropsies.

How awful!

The medical director of the ASPCA's Field Investigations and Response team, said:

Tags: arkansas, aspca, dog, pam thomas, puppy, puppy mill, rescued, sad, sheriff

As we previously mentioned, Yellville Arkansas hosts an annual Turkey Trot Festival, where a small private aircraft would throw wild turkeys out of the sky.

This cruel practice was brought to PETA's attention and the animals rights group offered a $5,000 reward for any tips that led to the arrest and conviction of the "phantom pilot."

Many people at the festival still supported the turkey drop, wearing t-shirts that read: "I am the phantom pilot."

There was even a sign offering a $10,000 reward for the arrest of the PETA employee that came up with the $5,000 reward.

This year's Turkey Trot Festival passed without a single turkey dropped.

It may have been because of a warning to whoever the pilot may be, the FAA said:

"If a plane flies over and a turkey comes out of it, we're going to be talking to somebody."

With pilots risking losing their licenses it seems this cruel practice may have finally come to an end.

[Image via Carrie Devorah/WENN.]

Tags: aircraft, animal cruelty, arkansas, drop, faa, turkey

R.I.P!

Ellen the elephant, who painted and played the harmonica, was an Arkansas celebrity for nearly 57 YEARS, so much so that mourners braved 100-degree heat on Sunday to attend a memorial service for her.

Ellen died on July 5th from a stroke or heart attack at the age of 60.

For decades, children and adults visited the Asian elephant, celebrated her birthdays and watched her paint abstracts that were sold at zoo auctions to raise money for new projects.

Not only could Ellen paint and play the harmonica, she also played the piano and enjoyed walking through the zoo each morning before it opened.

Her keepers said the elephant would purposefully walk over to see Sue, the white rhinoceros, and Sue would greet her.

AW!! She will be missed by a multitude of mammals!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: arkansas, celebrity, elephant, rip, service, walk, walking, watch, zoo

At least, that's what Arkansas authorities are claiming.

While the thousands of dead fish that washed up along the Arkansas River's shore can't be solved, state wildlife officials announced Wednesday that they have a "theory" of what caused about 5,000 red-winged blackbirds to fall out of the sky.

They dissected, autopsied, hypothesized, theorized, and tested the fallen birds to rule out bacteria, viruses, heavy metals, pesticides and chemicals as causes of death only to come up with the most scientific answer they've been theorizing all along.

The big bang theory, or rather, loud noise theory.

Scientists determined it's likely that unusually loud noises reported before the birds began falling frightened them so much that they flew off in the dark and since birds can't see that well in the dark, the birds smacked, cracked, and crashed into buildings!

We guess it's POSSIBLE considering radar images show flights of blackbirds on two occasions on New Year's Eve suddenly taking off from a roost at Beebe estimated to contain 1.6 million birds.

5,000 out of 1.6 million is a plausible number of birds that may have gotten stuck flying low and hit a few tree branches or buildings in the dark.

A report from the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study said:

"In most instances, such traumatic injuries in wild birds are due to flying into stationary objects such as trees, houses, windows, power lines, towers, etc."

Or maybe they flew into the giant hand of God!

Officials admit they are stumped over the fish though, but at least know what DID NOT kill them, saying:

"We can say conclusively that the drum were not killed from a bacterial or viral infection, or from parasites."

The test results have at least revealed there isn't something in the water and it is still safe for humans.

Game and Fish Commission assistant fisheries chief Chris Racey said:

"Unfortunately, we probably will never know exactly what killed these fish, but the testing has eliminated the largest public concerns of disease, parasites and toxins. We have no reason to think fish caught in the Arkansas River are unsafe to eat."

Based on these theories, we don't consider this mystery solved by any means, but at least we find comfort that there isn't some kind of crazy disease going around that could affect us.

What about U?

Are U satisfied with the Arkansas wildlife official's explanation?

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: arkansas, dead, death, disease, fish, killed, scientists, virus

Advertisers have been dropping like birds out of the sky on New Years Eve in Arkansas from the controversial MTV show Skins, but PETA is offering to step in.

Despite rumors of cancellation due to declining ratings, MTV says it will air all ten episodes of the show with a little help from PETA.

The non-profit organization has offered up a 30-second spot featuring Pink and Ricky Gervais giving voice to a computer-generated alligator and rabbit who make the case that “exotic skins and fur belong on their original owners.”

PETA said in a statement:

“In light of the uproar surrounding the explicit content of MTV's new teen drama, Skins, and the show's resultant loss of sponsors, PETA is offering the network a chance to get some positive media attention as well as save animals' skins."

Not a bad marketing plan at all.

Hopefully advertising with younger viewers may inspire an entire new generation of animal activists!

Tags: activists, alligator, animals, arkansas, mtv, sponsor