Kibbles & Bits®

Man bites dog. Really.

"A blind man who allegedly bit his guide dog has been charged with animal cruelty. David Todd is accused of sinking his teeth into the animal's head in a busy street, Scottish police said Thursday."

Squirrels Take on Academia. Even they know the score at our country's colleges and univesities.

"[University of Pennsylvania] freshman Samantha Kleinman was strolling down Locust Walk one day in November when she was suddenly hit by something small and furry. "I was attacked by a squirrel," Kleinman said. "The squirrel had jumped out of the trash can and was holding onto my jacket pocket, so I was pretty much standing there shaking it off and freaking out."

They've even pentrated to the heartland.

"On parts of [the University of Kansas] campus yesterday morning, people found themselves in the dark. A squirrel got into the transformer at 1714 W. 19th St. and started a fire at the bottom of it…"

'Course, maybe those rodents were just PETA plants protestin' this…

"A bizarre ceremony was held in High Wycombe as students paid their last respects to a dead squirrel. The funeral…was organised by June Kingsbury, an MA student studying ceramics and glass. Part of Mrs Kingsbury's work is to cast animals killed by the side of the road… She said: "I use the actual bodies of animals to cast ceramics and glass because it emphasises the fragility of life."

…which leads as naturally as a fe-lyin' to the sound of a can opener to this:

"Animal rights activists are disgusted by a new candy from Kraft Foods Inc. that's shaped like critters run over by cars - complete with tire treads. The fruity-flavored Trolli Road Kill Gummi Candy - in shapes of partly flattened snakes, chickens and squirrels - fosters cruelty toward animals, according to the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals."

Wonder if PETA thinks people are gonna' be drivin' up and down country roads, chawin' on Road Kill Gummis, swervin' back and forth so they can abuse the local snake and rodent population, and celebratin' a daily double score if they squash a snake that just swallowed a rat?

Oh, and speakin' of rodents…here's somethin' we all need…glowin' rodents (with picture). At least we'll be able to see 'em when we chase 'em.

posted by Harrison at 12:50 AM