animals

shanghaiist.com — This one's just for fun: Apparently (and adorably) the Changsha Underwater World conducted a systematic health check of all its female animals in honor of Women's Day last week. This involved sending an 80-year-old sea turtle to the local Children's Hospital for a CT Scan, which because of her size was the only way to check on the health of her internal organs.

asiancorrespondent.com — A Chinese official said Tuesday that authorities were on their way to rescue a group of mentally ill workers who state media reports said were enslaved in a factory and given dog food to eat. The official with the civil affairs bureau in Qu county in the southwestern province of Sichuan said authorities took a flight early Tuesday to the western region of Xinjiang.

www.cityweekend.com.cn — What is Second Chance Animal Aid? The first international standard animal welfare organization in Shanghai.

torisefromashes.blogspot.com — Chinese Netizens count off the most famous animals of 2009

www.msnbc.msn.com — Beginning July 1, a new regulation in Guangzhou will enforce that each household has just one dog. The regulation won't be grandfathered in, so families with two or more dogs will apparently have to decide which one gets to stay.