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    : I came accross this story. It's amazing at how animals touch us with their innocent affections.

    I adore Chihuahuas! So for all those who think Chihuahuas are good for nothing rats .. read on....



    Chihuahua plays surrogate mom to chipmunk


    A dog named Buffy has nursed a little rodent for a week

    CRYSTAL LUONG
    Statesman Journal
    August 5, 2004

    When Buffy the Chihuahua lost a puppy during a C-section July 29, the doctor sent her home with a replacement for consolation — a chipmunk weighing less than an ounce.

    Marty the chipmunk has adapted well to Buffy’s nursing, surprising even his caretaker.

    “He won’t know he’s a chipmunk when his eyes open,� said Imogene Wills, 70, the dog’s owner.

    The baby chipmunk, species not yet identified, was found in the parking lot of a nearby Safeway store. He was brought to the Companion Pet Clinic in Keizer the same morning as Buffy’s operation.

    “It’s unusual to see a chipmunk in the city limits,� said Dr. Mark Stoenner, clinic veterinarian.

    When the clinic’s receptionist, Marty’s namesake, showed the struggling chipmunk to Wills, she knew that Buffy, her long-hair, Deer head Chihuahua, could nurse him.

    “I thought mother’s milk is better than frozen goat’s milk,� Wills said. “Buffy is so protective. She thinks it’s a puppy.�

    It is not rare to see one species take to another, especially during whelping, because giving birth is the best time for adaptive nursing, Stoenner said.

    Although Buffy and Marty are compatible now, Marty is not out of the woods yet.

    It will be a few more weeks before Marty’s eyes open, and if he makes it, he most likely will not be able to be released into the wild, Stoenner said. But the vet thinks that if anybody can ensure that Marty survives, Wills is the one.

    “She’s a hard-core gal,� Stoenner said. “She doesn’t give up.�

    The Chihuahua-chipmunk relationship has been among the most unusual in Stoenner’s 12-year career.

    “It’s kind of neat,� he said. “You like to think there’s good going on, and this supports that.�

    Buffy, who will be 4 next month, gave birth to one surviving female puppy Thursday.

    But Wills, who has other Chihuahuas, thinks one chipmunk will be enough.
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    AWWWWWW!!!!!!

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    Hehe.. Cute!

    On Animal Planet last night they had a show "Amazing Animal Videos"... A Cat had a litter of kittens, and a dog had a litter of puppies. The dog ended up rejecting her pups and would not nurse them. So, the Cat took it upon herself to take care of the puppies and nurse them, as well as her own kittens. It was the most adorable thing.

    They had a segment on the chihuahua too.

    Gotta love the maternal instincts.

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    Sweetest thing ever. I love things like this.

    Another reason why animals can sometimes be better than humans.

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    I was watching that show on animal planet last night too!!!! :cheesy:

    I love animal planet! I sit in bed with the family dog. My fiance will come in the room and see me crying and threaten to turn Animal Planet off if I don't stop being mushy! I know - I'm a dork!
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    Awww


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    You wanna hear tear-jerking.....I saw an "Animal Rescue" where some pit bulls had been locked up and left to die in an abandoned apartment. The officers broke in to find a skeletal white pit bull lying on the floor. Even though the dog was so starved he was beyond saving, he wagged his tail while the officers carried him out to the van. The NYC officers also save pit puppies who are used as "rag dolls" to teach bigger pits how to fight.
    IMHO, the way someone treats an animal shows their true worth.

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    Oh Yep, I saw that one too.

    Even though I get saddened and pissed off both at the same time, I watch "Animal Cops" every weeknight. There's so many cases that infuriate me, pretty much all of them.


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    I saw this on the news and thought it was the cutest thing I've seen in a while.I wish humans were more accepting of others like this.
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    I love animals and probably go overboard alittle bit... cause I'm definantely not the kind of person who tells me pet to get off the bed or couch! But I've run into a lot of people that aren't just mean to their pets but down right dirty - this really makes me f**king mad! Makes me want to tie them up one a leash and kick them around for awhile... grrrr I know animals are different from humans but they aren't fuzzy pieces of cement!
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    One of my ex-gfs used to beat the shit outta her dog. The one time i really saw her do it was also the one time i ever got rough with her.

    The dog's name was Samantha and she walked with a limp that I was, after I really figured out the extent of it, SURE my ex had caused (i'll get to how in a minute).

    The dog was being a brat, running around and she kicked Samantha in the head so hard she KNOCKED THE DOG OUT. I thought the thing was dead! With a few choice words i grabbed her and pretty roughly threw her on the couch to get her away from the dog, and went to make sure the poor dog wasn't dead. After that, i saw Sam's limp in a whole new goddamn light.

    Samantha didn't stay there long after that. She, uh, "vanished" out of the backyard one night about a week after that fucked up incident (She was forced to sleep outside EVERY night).

    But Samantha found her way to a good home, i have an, er, excellent source on that. (At least that's my story and i'm sticking to it. "no dognapping here, officer")

    That is one of the major reasons that crazy chick is my ex.

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    Cool, 'Mad!! T-mkr, you're not a dork, just an aniimal lover, like lots of us. I usually can't take watching animal cops, tho I admire what they do. (animal cops, not the jerks who abuse, they should have the exact thing done to them, or worse) I've seen a lot on Planet's Funniest how totally different animals mother each other, play, etc. Wonderful stuff.


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    Mad Im sorry to hear that. Thats disgusting. Im not saying I expect girls to be nicer to animals, but damn. Thats horrible.

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    Well, on the bright side (to cheer you up on it, Lexi) sam wasn't that old when that happened, i think less than a YEAR ( ), and she's reached the end of her life by now. But i know for a fact that the rest of her doggie life was a lot brighter. I had quite a lot of contact with her in her new home.

    And she died the way any other Dog dies, rather than by anything, uh, unnatural.

    So it ended well.

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    One day my favorite cat disappeared several years ago about week before I was moving to a new house. I found out over a year later that a neighbor discovered that another neighbor was actually trapping cats in his backyard, then dumping them off by a river about a mile away.

    Neighbor number one went over to neighbor number two and punched him in the nose.

    Of course, I'll never know what happened to the cat...but will always hold this neighbor in high regard.
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    Yeah, when i was a kid we had a future serial killer living down the street that did some serious shit to animals that i won't get into (tender hearts are preasent, and as i said this was serious shit). Little fucker got Sweets, my cat. Eventually the neighborhood kids ganged up on him andgave him a few more reasons to be angry and hateful (by beating the living shit out of him).

    He ended up really fucking up and getting caught and some old lady called the cops on him. I remember standing out in my front yard watchinmg his drunk father try to beat up the DCF people and cops who were there to get the kid. They both ended up going in separate cars. Never saw the little bastard again after that.

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    Madcap that's horrible!!! That stupid stupid girl! I hope someone beats her someday

    This girl at work was telling me how some friends of hers about a year ago cut the head off of a cat and lit it on fire! I guess she's still friends with them now. The thought of what her friends did made me cringe - let alone to think that she actually saw it happen. I certainly wouldn't want to associate with any of my friends if I found out they did something like this!
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    Quote Originally Posted by tRoUbLeMaKeR link=board=1;threadid=12163;start=msg156835#msg156 835 date=1092601619
    This girl at work was telling me how some friends of hers about a year ago cut the head off of a cat and lit it on fire! I guess she's still friends with them now. The thought of what her friends did made me cringe - let alone to think that she actually saw it happen. I certainly wouldn't want to associate with any of my friends if I found out they did something like this!
    A few years ago, when i was living a little south of where i do now, a couple of guys got caught by the cops and MADE THE NEWS when they lit a puppy on fire. Talk about wearing a bag over your head (They were 18 and 19, so their faces were shown on TV).

    Sucks that cruelty to animals is so low on the criminal totem pole, though.

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    That is so f*cked up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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