China’s export of contaminated vegetable protein resulted in one of the largest pet food recalls in US history (March 2007).

Last tuesday, China’s watchdog AQSIQ (General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) published their findings. The results so far: 180 plants were closed, 37 firms lost their licence and 11 cases have been forwarded to court. Director Han Yi addressed a press conference and said: “These are not isolated cases”.

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Popular Internet Meme “Lolcats” Has Gone to the Dogs
For Immediate Release

August 21 : If Rehoboth Beach, Delaware based Internet publishing and development firm Resdaz Media LLC. has it’s way, the Lolcats will be on their way to the litter box and the dogs will have their day. Resdaz Media founders David X. Smith and Ralph E. Smith have recently launched a new picture blog website entitled LolDawgz - What Dogs are Thinking. The site’s primary reason for creating the site was to offer dog owners an alternative to the ever increasing number of lol-themed websites featuring cat pictures only. Lolcats, with their feline whiskers turned up at the canine world, think they are the only animals that can be cute and funny. The Resdaz Team thought it was only appropriate to show the kitty culture that their four legged domestic counterparts are actually funnier and can be far humourous than any hairball coughing, furniture scratching, self centered Lolcat. David Smith, a dog owner and enthusiast has even featured his own dog, a wire haired Dachshund named Sgt. Schultz on the LolDawgz website. The most popular image macro being the blog’s first post with a picture of Sgt. Schultz dressed in a reindeer costume and a caption “Deer Santee Klauz, I pulls ur slay 2nite”.

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I am a big advocate of naps. Naps are good…no…they’re great! Everyone should take naps. I like to stretch out in the big room and nap in the sun…

I like to snooze on one of my beds with my blanket…

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