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Animal House (domestic ferret article) by Harriet Winslow Tuesday, Nov 2,1999 Washington Post
Fur flies over radical animal rights tactics by Mark Murphy Sunday, November 7, 1999
Film-Maker 'Branded In Attack' Sunday November 7, 2:36 AM
(Another article on the same ALF attack by Fox News)
Pets suffering through Net craze: Illegal animal sales (anti-exotic article) Jane Kay EXAMINER ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER Nov. 5, 1999
He went hand-to-hand with a grizzly -- and won BY CRAIG MEDRED Anchorage Daily News
Columbia council bans exotic pets South Carolina Friday, November 5, 1999
LR's latest fugitive is Australian wallaby ARIEL R. FRANK ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
Families find fun under the big top November 4, 1999 BY NEIL STEINBERG SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST
Zoo animals find fun in leftover pumpkins By BRIAN GAAR Tribune-Herald staff writer
Zoo Ejects Unruly Elephant Gang 7:54 a.m. ET (1305 GMT) November 1, 1999
Hippo kills French zoo director PESSAC, France (AP)
160 animals die in aquarium fire; survivors slither away OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP)
This high school really is a zoo Copyright © 1999 Nando Media Copyright © 1999 Scripps Howard News Service
ANIMAL WELFARE CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST THE DALLAS ZOO - USDA
Emotional court battle pits city against aging chimp - LINDA DEUTSCH - WEST COVINA, Calif. (AP)
USDA PROPOSES TO AMEND THE VIRUS-SERUM-TOXIN ACT
Future trend in pets? Rodents, reptiles by Adam Lynn - The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review - Monday, October 11, 1999
Ferret Helps Fix High-Tech Problem - Saturday, October 02, 1999 3:28 PM EDT
Owner claims 9-foot python - By BRIAN GAAR Tribune-Herald staff writer
Do pet skunks make scents? By Suman Bandrapalli, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Tuesday, October 5, 1999
Get exotic pets away from kids, neighbors tell board Tuesday, October 5, 1999 By Jodi Burck The Grand Rapids Press
Bullskin residents still questioning safety of lion cub's cage David Hartz For The Daily Courier Sept. 30, 1999
7 CHARGES DROPPED IN MOUNTAIN LION CASE COUPLE STILL ACCUSED OF LACKING U.S. PERMIT By Stanley Ziemba Tribune Staff Writer September 30, 199
Michigan Humane Society Helps Introduce Bills to Ban Ownership of Exotic Animals LANSING, Mich., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/
Family fights ordinance By MICHAEL CASEY Staff Writer September 30, 1999
Increase in exotic animals puts SPCA in bind
By J.R. Gonzales Daily Cougar Staff Tuesday, September 28, 1999
Famous Illusionists On 3-D Trace The Fortunes Of Siegfield And Roy New IMAX Film Depicts Entertainers
In the Matter of the Complaint of Domestic European Ferret Fanciers and Breeders Association of Minnesota
against WCCO-TV, Channel 4 (Minnesota News Council)
Wildlife shelter needs funding (Dennis Hryciuk, Journal Staff Writer - The Edmonton Journal)
Better background checks on animal dealers urged (September 27, 1999 By JEFF MILLER, Courier & Press Washington bureau)
What’s a zoo to do with extra animals? Journalist documents how private dealers make surplus creatures ‘disappear’ (By JEFF MILLER, Courier & Press Washington bureau)
Savoring the Merits of Ferrets: Perky pets can be a nuisance if the owner is untrained (Sunday, September 26, 1999 BY RAY RIVERA THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE)
Exotic bird owners hit by 'steal to order' raids By Michael Paterson Exotic Direct
Lyndon vet trying to place homeless iguana By Associated Press, 09/24/99 01:20
(Siegfried&Roy) Illusionists get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Los Angeles Associated Press)
STATE CONFUSED LION ISSUE, LAWYER SAYS DUO WAS UNSURE OF ANIMAL LAWS By Stanley Ziemba Tribune Staff Writer September 23, 1999
Bear killed after zoos refuse to take him (KALISPELL, Mont. (AP))
Man sues sheriff for killing escaped lioness The Associated Press 09/23/99 12:11 AM Eastern
Monkey business sends police searching Beth Fisher LAS VEGAS, Sept. 22
Oklahoma City Council hears input on exotic animal law 09/22/1999 By Jack Money and Steve Lackmeyer Staff Writers
Leapin' lizards! Walpole pets scale heights of TV stardom by Paul Sullivan Monday, September 20, 1999
Displaced, injured animals could lose 2nd chance By Wayne Snow, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ottawa County township sues to force removal of leopard September 19, 1999 ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Oklahoma City Council Exotic pets due debate 09/20/1999
The ABCs Of Exotic Pet Care - NEW YORK Wednesday, September 15,1999 - 02:29 AM ET
Pets could save NHS £1bn a year Research suggests pets have a therapeutic effect
Creature comforter LORIE JEWELL of The Tampa Tribune

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