The news that a judge had trimmed the amount put into trust to care for the dog of the late billionaire Leona Helmsley from $12 million to paltry $2 million was immediately overshadowed by a little tidbit that immediately got every big non-profit animal-advocacy group in the country salivating in their conference rooms: The bulk of the Helmsley estate is [...]...

We visited the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park in Grand Cayman yesterday in the hope of seeing iguanas and finding out more about their status on the island, especially after the horrific attack that killed seven of them in May. As we entered the park, the booth attendant asked if we had brought bottled water. "We [...]...

This should be a post about a new antibiotic, but it's not. Do you know why? Because my power has been off for the last three hours. That's right; Pacific Gas and Electric either doesn't know or doesn't care that I lost all yesterday to some vicious food-borne pathogen and did not have three hours to [...]...

Debbie Willey of California is the winner of the pet-travel package that was our June giveaway, with a retail value of $1,000. Debbie, if you see this, you'll get an e-mail from us today. Tonight I'll switch over the contest to our information for the month of July. On Aug. 1, we'll be drawing one winner [...]...

Yes, I am alive, and I have confirmed by phone that Christie is, too. Christie has a post coming up on a new antibiotic, and Kim has an update on the massacre of blue iguanas in the Cayman Islands. I've got a few odds and ends to wrap up in a post, probably tomorrow, but first, I [...]...