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Blind California sea lion coming to Hogle Zoo

Last updated Friday, April 20, 2012 - 1:59pm

LOS ANGELES -- It took a few months to treat a blind sea lion found injured on a Southern California Beach. It took two years to find Big Guy a home.

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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2010 file photo, conservative media publisher and activist Andrew Breitbart is seen during an interview with the Associated Press at his home in Los Angeles. Breitbart, who was behind investigations that led to the resignations of former Rep. Anthony Weiner and former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, died Thursday, March 1, 2012 in Los Angeles. He was 43. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Conservative media activist Breitbart dies at 43

Philip Elliott, Sue Manning The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 11:06am

LOS ANGELES -- Conservative media publisher and activist Andrew Breitbart, who was behind investigations that led to the resignations of former Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York and former U.S. Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, has died in Los Angeles. He was 43.

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Controversial greyhound races in steep decline

Sue Manning, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 4:25pm

LOS ANGELES -- For years, fans of greyhound races have faced off against animal welfare activists who say the dogs are kept muzzled in small cages, fed inferior food, injected with steroids and frequently injured at the track. Dog breeders, owners and racing lobbyists counter that the dogs are well-tended and love to run.

Despite their disagreement on conditions for the dogs, there is no disputing this: Greyhound racing is in a steep decline. Racing fans blame the economy and competition from instant gambling like slot machines. Activists say it's time to end the races altogether.

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(The Associated Press) This Jan. 19 photo courtesy of the ASPCA shows Dr. Tina Wismer with her dog Wrigley, a Pointer, in Monticello, Ill. Wismer is the senior director of veterinary outreach and education at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' poison control call center in Urbana, Ill.

Pets poisoned by your pills, group says

Sue Manning The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 10:38pm

LOS ANGELES -- Human medications including dropped pills sickened more pets in the United States last year than any other toxin.

It's the third year in a row that human medications top the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' list of top 10 toxins, released Friday.

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