Coffee and Provocation

Nice Blogging
Luisa over at the Lassie Get Help blog has a great piece on Don McCaig's book and another about Nathan Wingograd's take on the "kill all Pitbulls" routine that is so common in many shelters. Check 'em out!

Gina Says No Thanks
I love this post on PETA. Love it, love it.

Only Made in America

• A mountain lion attacked some new-to-the-area idiot's dog near Boulder (he left it chained out all night). Result: one dead mountain lion and a lot of controversy. The only question I would be asking after a mountain lion attacked my dog is "how do you reload this damn thing?" On the other hand, I have more common sense than to leave a dog chained out all night in mountain lion territory.
• A couple of Texas Good Ol' Boys go gator fishing and get an 880-pound, 13 feet 10.5 inch long alligator on their industrial-strength trot line.
• The Camera Trap Codger explains that possums have two vaginas, which may be useful information next time you are making bar bets.

Some Bone!
A dachshund walking on a beach near Suffolk, U.K. came aross a mammoth leg bone in the surf. The picture is terrific. A hat tip the the Shot on Sight blog for this one.