A few animal links to round out the day

• A dog breeder in the Northern California town of Boulder Creek was arrested on felony and misdemeanor animal abuse charges after authorities found at least 40 dogs along with dog skulls, a severed dog head hanging from a tree and severed dog paws on his property.
• A 97-year-old Missouri woman, right, said her cat's yowling saved her from a house fire.
• Actress Kim Basinger is asking U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop plans to send two tigers to Iraq's Baghdad Zoo, saying in a letter that the animals "cannot be properly protected from the country's military conflict."

--Tony Barboza

Photo:  Peter Franklin / Kansas City Star

Comments

[Brien Comerford]

Kim Basinger has been a longstanding animal welfare advocate as is her former husband, Alec Baldwin. She's correct that a zoo in Iraq would be a very dangerous place for animals.