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So sad to think that so many living things have endured such mistreatment and neglect all at the expense of a fad!

Due to the success of the Harry Potter book series and subsequent film adaptations, many sought out their own pet owls just like the young wizard had, but now that the final movie has been released, hundreds of the birds - which can live up to 20 years - have been abandoned all over England!

Tags: abandoned, author, england, fad, harry potter, j.k. rowling, neglect, owls, sanctuary

IT'S NOT TRUE!

Late last week, international headlines were made with the sensational story of a dog being stoned in a Rabbinic court in Jerusalem after a judge realized it was a deceased lawyer reincarnated. Apparently, the story wasn't true.

The Israeli newspaper that first reported the story, Maariv, has issueed a retraction statement saying:

"We published an item headlined 'Meah Shearim: A Bet Din (religious court) instructed that a dog be stoned.' In the article it was reported that a complaint was made to the police by the Israeli animal protection society against the Rabbinical Court for Monetary Matters in Jerusalem. According to Rabbi Yehoshua Levin, workers from the municipal authority collected the dog from the court. The headline of the article did not reflect the full story and we apologize to the court and its members for the distress caused.

There is no basis for stoning dogs or any other animal in the Jewish religion, not since the days of the Temple or Abraham. The female dog found a seat in the corner of the court. And the children were delighted by it; there were hundreds outside the court. They are used to seeing stray cats but most have never seen a dog before."

Ok, it's not true we can move on — wait!!! Why haven't they seen dogs before???

Why aren't there dogs in Jerusalem?

This only leads to more questions.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: author, children, court, false, international, law, outside, protection, retraction, stray, what a jackass

That dog is super adorable!

It looks like Blake Lively is trying to change her image! (wonder why?)

The Gossip Girl star proved she not a sex pot, but cute intellectual as she posed with her adorable teeny-tiny poodle while "reading" the novel Chéri by a French author for a photo shoot for her upcoming spread in Glamour Magazine.

During an interview on the set of the photo shoot, Lively can't keep her eyes off her pup.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! She's so cute and distracting right now. Look at her! She's playing with a little piece of tape!"

Yes Blake, tape CAN be distracting! OMG, we can totally relate to you! (it's wrong to lie, but sometimes you have to.)

The blonde continued:

"It doesn't get old. She's perpetually a puppy, and every time I see her, it's the first time I saw her."

Aw, that is sweet.

We give Blake some credit for trying. But there's no way this will make us forget those nudes form last week!

Tags: adorable, author, cute, interview, magazine, photos, poodle, sex, so cute

Caught ya!

Jennifer Aniston and her main man Norman are moving to a penthouse in NYC!

The lovely (but not stealthy) actress has reportedly used the name of her corgi-terrier mutt to buy her new pad in the West Village.

When else has Jen used her undercover name… For dinner reservations? A secret marriage? Maybe it's her pen name as a trashy romantic novel author?

We'll be on the look out for "Norman".

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: actress, author, caught, dog, nyc, terrier, west village

HOW CUTE!

One of the world's funniest men, Gene Wilder was spotted taking his adorable poodle through the security check at LAX Saturday.

The Young Frankenstein star and author doesn't look so young anymore, but he's appears to in good health - and going places!

They say people with dogs live longer, so we're gonna send Gene a ten puppies to make sure he lives forever!

That's how that works, right?

[Image via National Photo Group.]

Tags: adorable, author, cute, dog, poodle, puppies, star

The proboscis monkey regularly barffs up its lunch - but it's not because of a poor body image or need for attention.

The proboscis throws up so it can eat the food again!

Gorillas and humans will also sometimes upchuck, rechew, and swallow, but if done on even a semi-regular basis, the actions are considered to be pathological.

“The digestive tract of the proboscis monkey is drastically different from that of humans and great apes. The proboscis monkey has a distinct sacculated (chambered) forestomach where bacterial digestion occurs prior to the glandular stomach.”

explained the author of the study.

At least 23 different monkeys were videotaped regurgitating and rechewing. When this happened, the monkey’s abdomen would contract and the primate would stick its tongue outside its pursed mouth.

He explained the behavior likely allows the monkey to digest larger particles of food faster.

This, he theorized, “means the monkey can eat more sooner, because the bacteria do not need as long to digest the material.”

Yuck!

When we want something "hot and ready" we'll stick to Little Caesars.

Tags: author, food, gorilla, great ape, gross, humans, monkey, monkeys, outside, study

Indonesian airport authorities say they have detained two men who attempted to carry 40 pythons on board a flight to Dubai.

Jakarta airport official Salahudin Rafi says the two Kuwaitis were about to enter the departure area Friday when X-rays showed their bags were filled with sedated snakes.

The men told investigators they planned to sell the pythons to collectors in the United Arab Emirates.

Rafi says the men are still being questioned. If charged with attempting to carry wild animals on board the Emirates plane, they could face up to seven years in jail and a fine of $32,000 along with the shame of being caught by someone other than Samuel L Jackson.

Tags: airport, animals, author, caught, jack, police, question, snake, snakes, squirrel, target, teddy, wild