Did you ever believe that dogs can surf? Almost 2000 spectators gathered at Imperial Beach in San Diego on the 29th of June to watch 60 dogs battle it out at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog Competition.

To cap it all, the dogs were complete with accessories like Sun Glasses, and life vest! The competition was won by the Jack Russel Terrier Zoey.

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Some great things around the internet this week:

Wicked Local does a little musical experiment involving his dogs. Watch the clip and judge for yourself which music makes his pets happy.This undercover investigation revealed some horrible treatment of downed cows. The video is a bit much to take honestly, it’s always shocking that people can be capable of such awful acts, but the article is very important.Best Friends can finally talk Read the rest of this entry »

Animal news and fun from around the web.

Terry Irwin is launching a whale study mission to debunk the myth about needing to kill whales to study them.Animal Planet is teaming up with Petfinder.com to have a reality show. This show will help match pets with families, and help spread the word about rescue.Animal Planet has a cute blog called the Daily Cuddle. As you can imagine from the title, it features an adorable animal photo everyday.Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society wrote an interesing article about a hoax website. Thank goodness the site is a hoax, but it does expose a very real, and sad, problem.Therapy dogs are being deployed to Iraq. The Poodle and Dog Blog has the full scoop.This website, PETA Kills Animals, has a lot of interesting information. I had heard a report that they were charged with killing and dumping strays in garbage bins behind bigger businesses, but it looks like they are up to a lot more than just that. It’s worth checking out.Some of the victims in the Micheal Vick case have a happy ending. 22 of 47 dogs arrived at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary on the 4th of January. You can read the full story on their website, and find out how you can help them with their great work.More news from Best Friends; they have teamed up with the National Geographic Channel to make a TV serires called Dogtown. It’s all about the work they do at the sanctuary, and will hopefully give their organization more exposure and help them help more animals.

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