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A team of specialists has arrived at subantarctic Macquarie Island, roughly halfway between Australia and Antarctica, to begin a vital operation: killing every mouse, rat, and rabbit on the island.

Islands and non-native rodents are not a good mix. One Alaska isle is even called Rat Island because of the prevalence of Rattus norvegicus on its rocky slopes – and, as a consequence, the near-absence of seabirds, whose eggs and chicks the rats eat. At the other end of the Earth, on Gough Island in the South Atlantic, albatross chicks are literally being eaten alive by house mice.

The concerns are similar on Macquarie, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is home to albatrosses, penguins and petrels; but here an additional problem is caused by rabbits, which penguin-hunters in the 1870s introduced to the island as an alternate food source, and which have exploded in numbers over the last 15 years, eating native grasses, destroying vegetation, damaging nesting areas, and causing soil erosion.

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Last year’s attempt at eradication was aborted due to bad weather; however, the limited effort still succeeded to keep rabbits away from some areas, and allow native vegetation to grow back.

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• Furries An Inside Story on Youtube
• 23,000 Bunnies Dead in Easter Sunday Massacre
• Alexis Dunbar, Florida Woman, Finds 7-Foot Alligator In Her Bathroom
• Encyclopedia Dramatica Is Gone — Why This Isn’t Good

WikiFur article of the week:

• “Furgonomics”

Topics Discussed (copied directly from Google Moderator):

• “How do you think that Furry and being furry affects one’s creativity in writing, music, art, etc.? How has it affected you all individually?” (Inkfox)
• “Finding furry. What’s the most common way? What about the fandom is the first attractive thing that makes people look into it more and do research so they can discover it?”(Paradox)
• “Why are people still trying to obfuscate the truth of furry porn? Everyone knows you click the red banner pics on FA, role playing for us is nearly all sexual, and our culture will always be associated with free love/ open relationships and sex. (Rayes)
• “If you’d never discovered the culture that is the furry fandom, do you believe that you would still act in a furry/animalistic way even though there was no-one to compare with? What other culture/belief would you turn to to express yourself instead?” (Jak Shim)

Emails (Sender – Subject):

• Spaddez – “Lucid Dreams”
• Cobalt Sieg – “Greetings!”
• Annu/Erin – “Heeeelp”
• Rain Huskers – “Changes AND Questions I NEED answered”
• Toxic Paw – “Fursuit”
• Anonymous – “Help for a confused leopard”
• Landon Ookami – Fayl-roe and Slow Shifts
• Isaiah – “Phantom Shift Help”
• Reign – “Rawr”
• H.Ramea – “It’s not a follow up… Yet.”

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• Furries An Inside Story on Youtube
• 23,000 Bunnies Dead in Easter Sunday Massacre
• Alexis Dunbar, Florida Woman, Finds 7-Foot Alligator In Her Bathroom
• Encyclopedia Dramatica Is Gone — Why This Isn’t Good

WikiFur article of the week:

• “Furgonomics”

Topics Discussed (copied directly from Google Moderator):

• “How do you think that Furry and being furry affects one’s creativity in writing, music, art, etc.? How has it affected you all individually?” (Inkfox)
• “Finding furry. What’s the most common way? What about the fandom is the first attractive thing that makes people look into it more and do research so they can discover it?”(Paradox)
• “Why are people still trying to obfuscate the truth of furry porn? Everyone knows you click the red banner pics on FA, role playing for us is nearly all sexual, and our culture will always be associated with free love/ open relationships and sex. (Rayes)
• “If you’d never discovered the culture that is the furry fandom, do you believe that you would still act in a furry/animalistic way even though there was no-one to compare with? What other culture/belief would you turn to to express yourself instead?” (Jak Shim)

Emails (Sender – Subject):

• Spaddez – “Lucid Dreams”
• Cobalt Sieg – “Greetings!”
• Annu/Erin – “Heeeelp”
• Rain Huskers – “Changes AND Questions I NEED answered”
• Toxic Paw – “Fursuit”
• Anonymous – “Help for a confused leopard”
• Landon Ookami – Fayl-roe and Slow Shifts
• Isaiah – “Phantom Shift Help”
• Reign – “Rawr”
• H.Ramea – “It’s not a follow up… Yet.”

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• Furries An Inside Story on Youtube

http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/04/furries-youtube/

• 23,000 Bunnies Dead in Easter Sunday Massacre

http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/04/23000-bunnies-dead-easter-sunday-massacre/

• Alexis Dunbar, Florida Woman, Finds 7-Foot Alligator In Her Bathroom

http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/04/alexis-dunbar-florida-woman-finds-7-foot-alligator-bathroom-video/

• Encyclopedia Dramatica Is Gone — Why This Isn’t Good

http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/04/encyclopedia-dramatica-good-2/

WikiFur article of the week:

• “Furgonomics”

 

Topics Discussed (copied directly from Google Moderator):

• “How do you think that Furry and being furry affects one’s creativity in writing, music, art, etc.? How has it affected you all individually?” (Inkfox)
• “Finding furry. What’s the most common way? What about the fandom is the first attractive thing that makes people look into it more and do research so they can discover it?”(Paradox)
• “Why are people still trying to obfuscate the truth of furry porn? Everyone knows you click the red banner pics on FA, role playing for us is nearly all sexual, and our culture will always be associated with free love/ open relationships and sex. (Rayes)
• “If you’d never discovered the culture that is the furry fandom, do you believe that you would still act in a furry/animalistic way even though there was no-one to compare with? What other culture/belief would you turn to to express yourself instead?” (Jak Shim)

 

Emails (Sender – Subject):

• Spaddez – “Lucid Dreams”
• Cobalt Sieg – “Greetings!”
• Annu/Erin – “Heeeelp”
• Rain Huskers – “Changes AND Questions I NEED answered”
• Toxic Paw – “Fursuit”
• Anonymous – “Help for a confused leopard”
• Landon Ookami – Fayl-roe and Slow Shifts
• Isaiah – “Phantom Shift Help”
• Reign – “Rawr”
• H.Ramea – “It’s not a follow up… Yet.”

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A reckless gang of animal friends find themselves in a lot of trouble, riding across the desert chased by a gang of giant chickens.

This animated short film came out of the Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe, based in London and they would love to get your feedback on this never-before-seen short. Do you think it has the potential to become a series on Cartoon Network? Be sure to comment on their YouTube page.

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• Do you think or percieve that feral art is becoming more popular?

• What do you think about feral art and what are your opinions on it?

• do you have any problems or complaints or fears against or about Feral furries/art?

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Perhaps he was thirsty, or it was because he never got enough calcium as a child, or maybe he had a thing for dressing like a farm animal.

Whatever the reason Stafford sheriff’s authorities say a man donned a cow costume and not walked, but crawled into a Walmart store on Garrisonville Road (Va. 610) in North Stafford at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday.

Authorities say he found a shopping cart and then pushed it to the milk isle.

Now on two feet, security guards inside the store say the upright cow was caught on video tape placing 26 gallons of milk –– about $92 worth of the moo-cow juice –– into a the shopping cart, and then rolled it out of the store.

A manager called 911 to report the larceny that was caught on video tape.

At one point someone reported a man in a cow suit was trying to give away the milk to customers, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.

This totally makes sense.

Imagine, if you will, a world—a world where the term "hyper artist" refers not to the subject matter of their oeuvre, but to the morphology of the artist themselves.

I suspect the art world would have been a very different place.

My advanced apologies to those who are familiar with the original Namuth photograph, and subsequently find they are unable to fap to this. I suppose that makes this image some bizarre variant on Rule 34.

In other news, I do believe I am now officially on the highway to Hell.

Author: Istanbul

This episode is all about cheap robots, and gypsy werewolves, and Wal-Mart! Except that it’s not about any of those things. Instead, this one is composed of follow-up e-mails!

We’re back from our two-week hiatus (due to a botched recording, then the moving of Fuzzy Logic HQ), and we’ll discuss creepy furs, awkwardness stemming from different social groups, manipulative creeps, and a mother who has officially Gone Too Far!

Don’t forget, e-mails go to fuzzy.logic.podcast@gmail.com – we’re here to help you with any issues you may be having, offer advice, or generally discuss things between purple, squeaks, and fluffy!

Episode 4 – Cheap Robot Gypsy Werewolves from Wal-Mart

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Domestic dogs, cats, hamsters or budgerigars should be rebranded as “companion animals” while owners should be known as “human carers”, they insist.
Even terms such as wildlife are dismissed as insulting to the animals concerned – who should instead be known as “free-living”, the academics including an Oxford professor suggest.
The call comes from the editors of then Journal of Animal Ethics, a new academic publication devoted to the issue.
It is edited by the Revd Professor Andrew Linzey, a theologian and director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, who once received an honorary degree from the Archbishop of Canterbury for his work promoting the rights of “God’s sentient creatures”.
In its first editorial, the journal – jointly published by Prof Linzey’s centre and the University of Illinois in the US – condemns the use of terms such as ”critters” and “beasts”.

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This episode is all about cheap robots, and gypsy werewolves, and Wal-Mart! Except that it’s not about any of those things. Instead, this one is composed of follow-up e-mails!

We’re back from our two-week hiatus (due to a botched recording, then the moving of Fuzzy Logic HQ), and we’ll discuss creepy furs, awkwardness stemming from different social groups, manipulative creeps, and a mother who has officially Gone Too Far!

Don’t forget, e-mails go to fuzzy.logic.podcast@gmail.com – we’re here to help you with any issues you may be having, offer advice, or generally discuss things between purple, squeaks, and fluffy!

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Episode 4 – Cheap Robot Gypsy Werewolves from Wal-Mart - This episode is all about cheap robots, and gypsy werewolves, and Wal-Mart! Except that it’s not about any of those things. Instead, this one is composed of follow-up e-mails! We’re back from our two-week hiatus ([...]

With a move to a new hotel and a fresh web design, Antheria announces they are open for registration.  The convention will be September 30 – October 2, 2011 in Redondo Beach, California.  The convention is moving to the Crowne Plazza Redondo Beach.

 

Antheria is chaired by 2 Gryphon and Jibba Foxcoon.  Their announced Guest of Honor is comic artist Mike Kazaleh.

The event will feature events and panels and dances at the hotel, as well as events on the boardwalk.  They are offering one non-attending membership and 3 levels of attending membership.  ”Citizen” registration is $35 till June 1 and $40 there after.  ”Scribe” membership offers a special dinner included in the package and is $60 till June 1 and $65 there after.  Their top membership package is their “Pharaoh” package includes all the perks in the “Scribe” package as well as a special yacht trip and onboard meal for the Pharaoh members.  Pharaoh membership is $100.

Membership for minors and single day memberships are available.

For complete information, be sure to check out their web site and follow them on twitter!

Antheria on the Web

@Antheria on Twitter

 

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This week on KnotCast, its Savrin and Rekkie with a token female! Fuzz and Shiva have both fallen ill, so its a different sort of dynamic this week. It’s open topic, so we’re all over the map on emails, and we even sneak in a segment on vidyagaems at the very end. Fuzz wasn’t here to stop us, hahahaahahahaa. Rekkie was on hand to keep Savrin from talking ponies too much though. Aw.

This weeks music is ‘Hogtied’ by Brandon Strader and Rexy

Use our coupon code ‘knot’ at AdamEve.com for a great deal.

Episode 138 – Poptart Cats (AAC; 28.3 MB)
Episode 138 – Poptart Cats (MP3; 67.7 MB)

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The contents of this Podcast may have adult language and adult themes. The content is not produced by Furry News Network, but is posted for your convenience.

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This week on KnotCast, its Savrin and Rekkie with a token female! Fuzz and Shiva have both fallen ill, so its a different sort of dynamic this week. It's open topic, so we're all over the map on emails, and we even sneak in a segment on vidyagaems at the very end. Fuzz wasn't here to stop us, hahahaahahahaa. Rekkie was on hand to keep Savrin from talking ponies too much though. Aw. This weeks music is 'Hogtied' by Brandon Strader and Rexy http://ocremix.org/album/29/sonic-the-hedgehog-the-sound-of-speed Use our coupon code 'knot' at AdamEve.com for a great deal. Episode 138 - Poptart Cats