Animals

The Backyard Chicken Fountain

Davidson News: Frank Cardaropoli thinks he’s come up with an idea that will revolutionize the world … of back yard chicken raising. It’s called The Chicken Fountain, a no-fuss device that hooks up to a garden hose and automatically delivers water to your birds, even if you’re not there. Frank Cardaropoli thinks he’s come up […]

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Chickens Are Hot in a Recession

photo credit: Faye Pini BendBulletin: Back in the early ’80s, when the nation was gripped by recession, Duane Schiedler and his wife, Julie, retooled their cabinet shop to churn out geodesic-dome greenhouses. Fast forward more than two decades and the Schiedlers are at it again, only this time they’ve expanded. In addition to compact greenhouses

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World’s Most Dangerous Zoo

Damn Cool Pictures: A controversial zoo in Argentina allows tourists to have extremely close encounters with some of the most dangerous predators in the world. Here at the Lujan Zoo near Buenos Aires visitors can ride lions, cuddle bears, stroke tigers and feed cheetahs. Cages are accessible to everyone who paid $50 and signed the

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Pet Pandas?

The newest pet craze sweeping China involves pet pandas… or are they? Nope, these little bundles of joy are actually just chow chow dogs that have been dyed black-and-white to look like pandas. How soon before this takes off in the west, and will you be at the forefront?

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Just Add Water

It works for instant mixes, so why not for pet waste removal? Steve Rhodes has created a device that mades pet waste removal easy and fast reports The Oregonian. [It is called] the SaniPet. It’s a bottomless plastic container the pet owner buries in the ground. Much like in an existing product, the Doggie Dooley,

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New Biz Making Anti-Venom for Pets

Flagstaff Business News: According to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Arizona is home to the most dangerous rattlesnakes, spiders, lizards, and scorpions in the nation. So it is appropriate that researcher and veterinarian Dr. Craig Woods of BioVeteria Life Sciences chose Prescott, AZ as the home of his new business venture. BioVeteria is a

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