C.A.R.E., a Florida refuge for large cats and a host of other animals, has suffered a serious setback. The owers of the land the center has been leasing has decided to sell, leaving C.A.R.E. until May 1st to relocate.

Please pass this along and help in any way. They need money and legal aid. Fast.

Click here for more information.

Just confirmed today, ConFurence 2002 is pleased to announce a surprise guest for this year's Convention:

Booth Colman, Movie and Television Actor

Booth Colman is best known as the antagonist orangutan Protector of the Faith, "Dr. Zaius," in the Planet of the Apes TV Series.

The 'blooper' clips of the flash-animated comedy "The God and Devil Show" feature short snippets from the episodes, and are available full-time (whereas the full episodes are posted on a limited basis).

Of interest to furries is the "Sigfried and Roy" blooper, which features a white, leather-clad "sabre-toothed uber tiger morph." Licking his leg/thigh/crotch, no less. Direct link here.

Of interest in regard to our current poll, two psychologists have been running a study on what sort of people own ferrets, anyways?
They cite the increase of young, single women in an increase in popularity of both ferrets and rabbits as pet animals in England. Women especially see this traditonal country working animal for the affectionate, playful animal it is.

phantos@visi.com ">David J. Rust has posted a basic study on furry sociology. While his data is up to four years old, it does provide an interesting snapshot of some fandom demographics.

On May 1 of this year, the same planetary "pile up" that was mentioned last week will also cause another unusual sight in the skies. Shortly after dark you will see a line form with M45 (the Pleiades cluster) on the bottom with Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Saturn all lining up close together! Planetary alignments are neat, and they rarely form up with other galaxies.

For those of you who are interested in where this is in the sky and what it will look like, you can see a preview on my page.

You shouldn't need a telescope to view this. It will be visible to the naked eye.

Senate Republicans are arguing that the recent spike in oil prices further justifies exploration for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. While the House has already passed an energy bill containing provisions for allowing this, the Senate has not. Contacting your Senator is always a good idea if you have a strong opinion on this matter.

Stars' Pyre (aka Kevin Hogue) at age 19, died from massive trama sustained in a fall from one of the UC Berkeley campus buildings on April 4, 2002. Police are so far ruling the death a suicide.

If you are staying at the Hilton Burbank Airport in the ConFurence 2002 room block, you can still buy your at-door membership at the pre-registration price of $35.

At-door memberhsips are normally $45 per person, but to send a SPECIAL THANK YOU to all the people who have been booking rooms at the hotel, we will roll back the At-Door registration price for Hotel guests at ConFurence 2002 to only $35 per person.

Greetings Anthropomorphic Fans!! Its time once again for Further Confusion to shed its annual skin and begin anew for next year. In doing so, a brand new cast of characters, plus some old favorites have been enlisted to bring you next years gala event "Further Confusion: Furries In Wonderland"

My name is Lee Strom, also known as Chairo in the fandom. I am joined by Michael Sawyer, aka Aetobatus as my Vice Chairman. This coming year we intend to bring you a professional, fun and exciting convention. Chock full of entertainment, education and socializing.

Jim Groat's GraphXPress website, home of the popular and infamous "West Corner of the Park" comic strip, has gone down. It appears that the site has become unavailable due to differences of opinion between the web/sitemaster and Jim Groat. The webmaster's side of things can be seen by clicking on the link above.

The NY Times reports how zoos are entertaining their animals. "Snow leopards, in particular, love Calvin Klein's Obsession." (Free registration required.)

Disney has acquired the rights to distribute all future Pokemon material. Previously, it was handled by Warner Bros.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000023995apr04.story

Set your VCRs and TiVos! Cartoon Network is going to re-run their Wartime Cartoons special on Memorial Day (5/26, 9pm EST), which featured four uncensored war-era cartoons you won't see anywhere else. This show was a massive ratings windfall for CN when it originally aired. Support uncensored cartoons!

http://www.cartoonresearch.com/news.html

A rare two headed snake has been found by a Spanish University. The ladder snake has two independant heads which even fight over food. A few months old, it's surprising that the reptile has survived in the wild. It'll be going back with the scientists to live in captivity.