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• Green polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors
The sight of green polar bears has prompted many questions from visitors concerned about whether the animals are sick or carrying mold, zoo official Masami Kurobe said Sunday.
• Gov't questions safety of plastic in baby bottles
The group — which includes scientists from the National Institutes of Health and other agencies — said bisphenol's risks to humans cannot be ruled out, but acknowledged its concerns are based on the findings of studies on animals.
• Embryonic stem cells still needed, panel says
But some regulation is needed of these new sources of stem cells, especially if they are spliced into animals for experiments, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences panel said.
• New Dangerous Dog Ordinance Heads To City Council
Potentially dangerous" animals are defined as those which inflict injury that does not require medical treatment, or an animal that chases a person or injures another animal.
• Lebanon's orphaned pets to fly to U.S.
A volunteer for the organization Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals pets a dog at a farm east of Beirut on Saturday. Some 300 homeless dogs and cats, many left behind by owners who fled Lebanon during the Hezbollah-Israel war, will be ...