Faster than Ice Cream in July, Crazier than Tim Burton...

Crappy Idea

An Austrian politician has a novel idea for cracking down on people who don’t clean up after their dogs. A council member in Vienna proposes a DNA registry for dogs, so their droppings can be tested. The proposal isn’t likely to get very far. The governing Social Democrats have dismissed the idea, saying it would create a “police state.”

Dog Wash for Dog Days

At the “Pet Spa” at Pet World in Lakewood, Colo., dog owners load their pooches into the contraption, which looks like an industrial washing machine. Then comes a 20 minute drying cycle, usually much enjoyed by the now very clean pets.

Would this be able to accomodate smaller dogs? I'd hate to see a chihuahua get stuck in one of those.

Mr. Jinks
We only envy it because we wish we thought of it first. The full article is facinating.

Fed up with the mess created by kitty litter and inspired by the cat "Mr. Jinks" in the Hollywood film "Meet the Fockers," an Australian woman has invented a toilet training system for cats called the "Litter-Kwitter."

Ugly Ducklings
This is positively one of the cruelest things I've ever heard a news report on. I'm also galled they're trying to link this to Darwinism.

Canadian researchers have found that physical attractiveness affects how children are treated.The researchers found that 1.2 percent of the homely children were buckled into the shopping cart, compared with 13.3 percent of the prettiest ones. When a man was in charge of shopping, none of the unattractive children were strapped into the carts, while 12.5 percent of the cute children were.Less attractive children were also allowed to wander further away and were out of sight of their parents more often.