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The New York Times reports that the population of tropical rose-ringed parakeets in Britain, up from 1,500 ten years ago from escaped or deliberately released pets, has grown to an estimated 30,000 today, “turning a once-exotic bird into a notorious pest that awakens children, monopolizes garden bird feeders, and might even threaten British crops.”

The problem is acute in the suburbs of London, with one retiree reporting consumption of the contents of an entire bird feeder in one day.

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Yar, Teal and Fuzz discuss pirates! We cover episode 3 of this season, The Curse of the Black Spot.

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Scott Henderson, 22, from Blackburn, UK who worked as Blackburn Rovers’ Roar the Lion mascot has been charged with sexual offences against children.

Henderson was one of several volunteers who dressed up in the Roar costume for Ewood Park games.

He is accused of sex acts with children he met through Facebook.  This included chat and webcam activity.  He is also accused of having video clips of child pornography.

He has been in jail since mid October and was bailed out this week.

He has 10 charges pending against him.

They included:

• Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child aged 15 in September last year
• Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child aged 14 between March and April last year
• Inciting a boy aged 14 to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity between March and April last year
• Inciting a boy aged 15 to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity between March and April last year
• Six counts of making indecent photographs of a child between January and May 2010 ranging from SAP levels one, two and four

Henderson is scheduled to appear in Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on May 31.

Before he was arrented, he often performed in costume for children’s parties.  Once the arrest happened, he was immediately let go. The Blackburn Rovers spokesperson confirmed that Henderson no longer had any association with the club.

The Roar the Lion part had been filled by a number of people on a rotating basis. Following the allegations, Rovers retired the mascot and has launched a competition to design a new one.

Via The Telegraph

 

May seem like a dumb question but I'm generally curious as to the community opinion on this controversial topic.

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The Pennsylvania woman who alleged that she was fondled by Donald Duck during a visit to Epcot Center in Florida has settled her lawsuit against Disney, federal court records show.

April Magolon’s complaint, filed last August against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, was formally dismissed today by Judge John Padova in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. The judicial order came a day after lawyers for the parties reported that the matter had been settled. Magolon’s attorney, Michael Pansini, sought dismissal of the lawsuit “with prejudice,” meaning that the action could not be refiled.

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Solutions to representing yourself as an animal.
I am interested in the many costume based ways to present yourself as
an animal.
So let me list the ones I have seen.
Fursuit, T-Shirt, Badge, knit-cap, Lion King stage craft versions,
Cats stage craft versions, ears and tail pieces, ears alone, my own

Early this year, the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco made the following announcement: “The Cartoon Art Museum presents ‘From Bloom County to Mars: The Imagination of Berkeley Breathed’, an exhibition of original artwork featuring one of the most popular cartoonists of the past quarter-century! To commemorate this exhibition, the Cartoon Art Museum, in conjunction with IDW, publisher of Breathed’s Bloom County: The Complete Collection, will publish a limited edition, full color, 96-page catalog featuring original artwork from Bloom County, Outland, A Wish for Wings That Work, Goodnight Opus, and other childrens’ books and feature film proposals from Breathed, including Mars Needs Moms!, soon to be released as an animated feature film from Walt Disney Studios. In addition to full-color reproductions of original artwork, the catalog will feature exclusive content including essays by Bill Amend, creator of FoxTrot; Keith Knight, creator of The K Chronicles; Amy Lago, Comics Editor of the Washington Post Writers Group; and Cartoon Art Museum Curator Andrew Farago; as well as a lengthy interview with Breathed conducted by cartoonist and author Shaenon K. Garrity“. Now, this limited-run publication is being offered by IDW, starting this July. You may need to pre-order a copy, so visit their web site to find out more.

 

image c. 2011 Berke Breathed

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So...production quality is like 0. sigh Please don't do this to yourself people.

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Author: GreenReaper

Flying first class may help you avoid luggage charges, but it doesn’t mean you can pack endangered animals in there, as the BBC News reports.

A man flying from Bangkok to Dubai was arrested by undercover police after trying to check in suitcases containing rare juvenile animals: two leopards, two panthers, an Asiatic black bear and two macaque monkeys, all sedated and packed in carefully-crafted containers.

Freeland Foundation director Steven Galster observed the arrest:

It was a very sophisticated smuggling operation. We’ve never seen one like this before. The guy had a virtual zoo in his suitcases.

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This week will MELT YOUR FACE with TMI! You have been warned! Savrin, Shiva, Fuzz, Rekkie, and Bucktown Tiger come with a wall of emails full of detail. It’s crazy. And awesome.

This weeks song is Rep Your Fandom, an unreleased track from Bucktowns upcoming new album, debuting at Oklacon!

Also, Bucktown is going to be a GoH at both Oklacon and MFM this year. Neat.

Borders Express in New London, CT has actual furry books in stock! Check them out if thats your part of the US

Gaylaxicon – Kyell Gold and SofaWolf are among the GoHs at next years Gaylaxicon in Minnesota. Check it out.

Rekkies word of advice this week – Don’t stab anyone in the taint with your dick.

And don’t forget our coupon code ‘knot’ at www.AdamEve.com for a great deal.

Episode 140 – Your Bedroom Specialities (AAC; 24.2 MB)
Episode 140 – Your Bedroom Specialities (MP3; 60.2 MB)

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Inglip Summoned.

News:

• Let’s Stop Confusing Rights And Prejudice

• Creating a Proper Facebook Page for your Fursona

• Facebook Deleting ‘Non-Human’ Profiles

• Swedish police hunt for bank robber dressed as an animal

 

WikiFur article of the week:

• “Convention”

 

Topics Discussed (copied directly from Google Moderator):

• “The effects of media (eg. books, movies, art) viewed just before sleep on dreams. Lucid and otherwise.”(BC)
• “TSing the good, the bad, and the ugly. And why it’s so popular?”
• “The My Little Pony fad…I just had to… But seriously, why is it so popular?”
• “Why do most furries decide to name their fursona’s the hardest to spell/pronounce names they could think of?”
• “Inglip has told me to enslave furries :/ how do i comply?”

 

Emails (Sender – Subject):

• Thursday Rain – “A new face and a requested reply”
• Hyäne – “…”
• Nick – “Might I be a tiger?”
• Landon O – “I can tell you were confused”
• Miles the Inkfox – “Parkour for furs”
• Killer – “Lucid dreams”
• Icy Kitty – “Well Hi there!”
• Anonymous – (no subject)
• Doki Doki – “Help… Please?”
• Rift – “because im a potato!”
• WOLFIE – “follow furry needs alittle help”
• G’reth – “FUCK!!! What they ment by hell on earth!”
• JonTheFox – “My Girlfriend”

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This week will MELT YOUR FACE with TMI! You have been warned! Savrin, Shiva, Fuzz, Rekkie, and Bucktown Tiger come with a wall of emails full of detail. It's crazy. And awesome. This weeks song is Rep Your Fandom, an unreleased track from Bucktowns upcoming new album, debuting at Oklacon! Also, Bucktown is going to be a GoH at both Oklacon and MFM this year. Neat. Borders Express in New London, CT has actual furry books in stock! Check them out if thats your part of the US Gaylaxicon - Kyell Gold and SofaWolf are among the GoHs at next years Gaylaxicon in Minnesota. Check it out. http://www.gaylaxicon2012.org/ Rekkies word of advice this week - Don't stab anyone in the taint with your dick. And don't forget our coupon code 'knot' at www.AdamEve.com for a great deal. Episode 140 - Your Bedroom Specialities

Hi,
I was curious about how many of the Skiltaire party attendees are also
webcomic creators.
If you are, could you post a URL to your comic?
Because I think I have been rubbing elbows, figuratively (and
considering how crowded things tend to be, maybe literally) with some
of the people whose art I strongly like.

Kidscreen is reporting that Luken Communications, the owner of broadcast channel Retro TV (which currently airs much of the Filmation cartoon library), is partnering with Classic Media to create a new retro-style cartoon network called PB&J. According to the press release:
The 24-hour network, set to launch in the US this summer, will feature Classic Media titles from the 1950s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Those include The Archie’s, Mr. Magoo, The Lone Ranger, Gumby and Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. PBJ will be available to broadcasters, cable and satellite providers.

Dorobo men cut and butcher an already dead wildebeest before taking it away.

And now something for fans of the massive on-line role-playing game World of Warcraft — and also fans of werewolves. DC Comics is collecting the five-issue miniseries World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen into a single hardcover graphic novel, coming this September. This is from the publisher’s notes: “A series of grisly, animalistic murders have rocked the walled town of Gilneas. A famous detective sets out to discover the perpetrators and finds far more than he bargained for. To find the truth, he must delve through years of twisted history – both the history of his family and Gilneas itself.” The original series was written by Micky Neilson and James Waugh, and illustrated in full-color by Ludo Lullabi and Tony Washington.

 

image c. 2011 DC Comics