http://www.thesecretlifeofanimals.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:30:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rescuers are renewing their efforts this morning to free the remaining dolphins stranded on Cape Cod. Several teams are in Wellfleet, trying to coax more of the Atlantic white-sided dolphins back into the ocean when high tide rolls in. http://www.thesecretlifeofanimals.com/intothewild/fight-continues-to-save-dolphins-stranded-on-cape-cod/1002215.html [caption id="attachment_2206" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Sparky "][/caption]Sparky was only seven months old when he escaped through an open door as his Lexington owners visited friends in Boston last Spring. It would be nearly an entire year before they were reunited thanks to an up-to-date HomeAgain® microchip registration and an MSPCA adoption ... http://www.thesecretlifeofanimals.com/getinvolved/cat-owner-reunited-after-feline-goes-missing-for-a-year/1002205.html (NECN) - You may remember seeing video of a circus elephant named Tyke rampaging through the streets of Hawaii or reading about the day Franklin Park's gorilla Little Joe escaped. These incidents couldn't have been more different and yet we in the public may lump them ... http://www.thesecretlifeofanimals.com/segments/animal-secrets/misconceptions-about-captive-animals/1002185.html (NECN) - The president of SeaWorld last week defended the park's killer whale shows following the death of a trainer. One thing we've learned from all the coverage of the incident involving Tilikum the killer whale and trainer Dawn Brancheau is that there certainly are warring ... http://www.thesecretlifeofanimals.com/segments/animal-secrets/roundtable-discussion-about-animal-world/1002190.html (NECN) - So what about the push to Free Tilly the killer whale? Many scientists say Tilly could never survive in the wild, but are now suggesting the use of a sea pen A sea pen is an enclosure in the ocean that would give him ... http://www.thesecretlifeofanimals.com/segments/animal-secrets/a-push-to-free-tilly/1002179.html (NECN) - Like many viewers, The Secret Life of Animals has been drawn to the story of Tilikum in the last week, the killer whale at SeaWorld who recently killed his trainer. Did he mean to do harm? Was he smart and aware enough to understand that trainer Dawn Brancheau was in ... http://www.thesecretlifeofanimals.com/segments/animal-secrets/anatomy-of-attack-at-seaworld/1002166.html Dogs and cats can become friends, as the folks at the Wildlife Safari in Oregon found out -- except for the cat in this odd couple scenario is a cheetah. You can see rhinos and lions at the Wildlife Safari in Winston and also an Anatolian Shepherd. Her name is ... http://www.thesecretlifeofanimals.com/segments/pets-in-translation/odd-pair-makes-for-the-best-of-friends/1002162.html A victory for animal rights activists. The Massachusetts House has voted overwhelmingly to ban the surgical "debarking" or silencing of dogs or cats. By a 150-1 vote, the House approved the bill which prohibits the devocalization of dogs and cats unless a licensed veterinarian certifies that the procedure is medically necessary ... http://www.thesecretlifeofanimals.com/pethealth/mass-house-votes-to-ban-surgical-debarking/1002159.html [caption id="attachment_2150" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Photo by SeaWorld "][/caption] SeaWorld’s Manatee Rescue Team released a female manatee and her calf –- cold stress survivors of Florida’s unseasonably frigid and prolonged winter –- into the waters of North Palm Beach, Fla. today. They were the first two manatees to return to the ... http://www.thesecretlifeofanimals.com/getinvolved/seaworld-releases-warmed-up-manatees/1002149.html (NECN) - People in New England are among the top consumers of ice cream in the country. So of course, we want frozen desserts for our dogs too. And we've got it. It's called Yoghund and it's a totally organic, frozen yogurt for ... http://www.thesecretlifeofanimals.com/feedingtime/dogs-scream-for-yoghund/1002145.html