Animals
Leave It To Beavers: A South Jersey Refuge Expands
November 27, 2012
The aquatic rodents get a warm welcome at this South Jersey refuge....
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More towns adopt humane practices for controlling feral cats....
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With no natural predators, coyotes are on the rise in New Jersey—and looking for easy prey....
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Rabid: Are You Crazy About Your Dog Or Just Crazy?
November 12, 2012
Humorist and novelist Pamela Redmond Satran considers the spectrum of canine-obsessed craziness. ...
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Horse Sense: Riding Therapy Proves To Be A Salutary Recreation
October 15, 2012
For people with neurological disorders, therapy on horseback can provide the stimulation needed to improve motor skills, speech and more....
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Horse Farms And History: A Ride Through Somerset and Morris Counties
September 11, 2012
Cruising the back roads of Somerset and Morris counties....
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Butterflies Are Free (for the Counting)
June 11, 2012
During their annual census, enthusiasts take a hike to keep tabs on their favorite insects. ...
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Cape May’s Birdman
May 7, 2012
If it’s Monday morning, Pete Dunne is sharing his love for avian life with a lucky group of bird watchers....
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Dirt Dogs
November 15, 2011
No snow? No problem. These Jersey mushers run their sled races on the sand....
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Reef Madness? (No, It’s Art)
May 9, 2011
A Bay Head-based marine biologist and artist creates a 40-foot-long concrete and steel horseshoe crab for the state Department of Environmental Protection's artificial reef program. ...
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His Balm Barks
October 11, 2010
Dana Jennings, an assistant editor at the New York Times, has written a new book—Bijou: What a Difference a Dog Makes: Big Lessons on Life, Love, and Healing from a Small Pooch. ...
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Birds of a Feather
August 16, 2010
A father and son create realistic decoys for hunters In a sawdust-filled workshop housed in an old barn in Burlington County....
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New Leash on Life
February 10, 2010
Underdog to Wonderdog, an extreme makeover series for doghouses, is filmed in New Jersey and features Piscataway native David Leon....
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Pig Heaven
October 21, 2009
The Mangalitsa pig has bounced back from near extinction to be prized by foodies for its beefy flavor and luscious fat. The only place Mangalitsas are being raised East of the Mississippi is, you guessed it, New Jersey....
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Bring on the Hounds
June 8, 2009
The ancient sport of lure coursing has a modern-day allure for New Jersey dog owners....
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Wonder Dogs
April 13, 2009
The woman was walking at a measured pace along a Morristown sidewalk, a guide dog moving with her, tethered by a harness in her left hand....
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“Cute dog!” a runner said as he passed my dog and me on our evening walk. I’ll give him that. Emily is cute, a 14-pound Jack Russell terrier mix. ...
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A Bigger Toolbox
November 21, 2008
Alternative and holistic healing gives veterinarians new tools to help keep pets in the pink....
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Mansion of Meows
November 10, 2008
jonathan rosenberg made millions in the first dotcom boom and cashed out to build a heaven-on-earth for seriously ill cats. ...
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Judith Bokman founded the Standardbred Retirement Foundation to save retired harness racing horses from the slaughterhouse. ...
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