PHOTO OP: Dachshund FTW
Via @henrihayashi.
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PHOTO OP: Puppy Stare
PHOTO OP: Puppy Stare
Via LienButton.
Zappos to Start Delivering Cats (and thus, Happiness) in Q2 of 2012
Zappos to Start Delivering Cats (and thus, Happiness) in Q2 of 2012
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that online shoe retailer Zappos will be expanding its offerings to include cats, beginning in April.
As part of the test run of its new shipping program, Sherlock and Lilly (pictured above) arrived to their new owners just yesterday.
Submitted by Sophia Hopgood.
Wealthy Parakeet Flaunts Riches in Tasteless YouTube Video
Budgie the Parakeet (of the Cambridge Budgies) thought it might be funny to post a video of himself on YouTube playing around with his piles of trust fund money.
Since the video was uploaded on February 1st, it has received substantial blowback from numerous online communities, as well as supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Via YouTube.
Bunnies Displacing Sheepdogs In Record Numbers
Sheepdog Workers of America (Local 52) has filed grievances against several farms for firing experienced herding dogs and replacing them with young, underpaid bunnies – some of whom may be undocumented.
“This rampant cost-cutting will only lead to more lost sheep,” the February 1st memo notes.
One of the farmers in question, Philip McDonald of Dixie, ID, refutes the union’s claims, citing his farm’s fair hiring practices. “The bunnies are faster and more efficient. They keep the sheep in line,” Old McDonald tells The Fluffington Post. “Why wouldn’t you want to hire the best animal for the job?”
Via Jesse Thorn.