Posted: July 17, 2009, 3 a.m. EDT
N.Y. Teen Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Kitten Killing
A New York City teenager has admitted that she failed to let a kitten out of an oven after a friend put the animal inside and left it to roast to death, the Associated Press reports.
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White Lions Siezed From Exhibitor Find Refuge in Texas
Vicky Keahey's newest charges, three white lions, arrived at her In-Sync Exotics, a big-cat sanctuary in Wylie, Texas, listless, with pressure sores from lying in one place and malnourished to the point that they have difficulty eating, the Dallas Morning News reports.
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Boston Zoos May Get Funds After Euthanasia Scare
Massachusetts lawmakers said they would try to restore $4 million in state funds for two local zoos after operators suggested that without the money, animals might have to be destroyed , a claim the governor called a scare tactic, reports the Associated Press.
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