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Calling all Dogs: Celebrate National Dog Day with Free Ice Cream August 25

4 The Love Of Animals

To celebrate National Dog Day 2012, Best Friends Pet Care will be giving away free doggy ice cream treats to every dog who visits any Best Friends facility across the U.S. It honors dogs of all breeds — from working dogs to family pets — and encourage pet owners to do something special for their dog.

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It's Confirmed that Travis the Chimp was on Xanax

Critter News

Travis is the infamous Connecticut chimpanzee that wore clothes, drank wine, attacked a woman, and was shot by police afterwards. But apparently drugs are becoming common tools for addressing pets' behavioral problems. I am not a doctor or scientist, but I have a family member on Xanax and that is powerful stuff.

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Bubbles the Chimp Resurfaces

Critter News

Chimpanzees, like Travis the chimp who mauled the woman in Connecticut, are not meant to be family pets. Apparently, Bubbles is now 26 years old and living at an animal sanctuary. He got too aggressive to live with Jackson's kids. This is not surprising. Well, supposedly there's a film and book deal pending.