June 2003
Australian Army to Cull 15,000 Kangaroos
Posted by Cordite on Fri 27 Jun 2003 - 10:15The RSPCA is threatening legal action over a decision by the Defence Department to drastically reduce the kangaroo population at Puckapunyal military training base north of Melbourne.
The base - and the kangaroos living there - are enclosed by an electric fence. Officials have determined that the 36,000 kangaroos have an inadequate food supply and must be culled to prevent starvation. A minimum of 15,000 and as many as 30,000 'roos are to be killed by the end of August. More than 20,000 Eastern Greys were shot at the base last year.
Animal activists acknowledge the need to prevent suffering but are opposed to such massive reductions and point out that the fence is the real problem.
Dog walks upright
Posted by Allicorn on Fri 27 Jun 2003 - 10:17KFOR in Oklahoma City has this amazing report (with pics and video) on Faith, a dog born with undeveloped forelegs who's learned to walk upright on her hind legs.
FurBid off-line
Posted by Aatheus on Mon 30 Jun 2003 - 09:15Hello everyfur
Our co-locator has lost their T1 for the moment due to moving to a new location. As such, we have lost our access. It is not apparent yet when the T1 will be moved to the new location. Thank you QWest.
As such, FurBid is effectively off-line until further notice. All auctions that close after Friday June 27 at 00:00 PDT are considered null and void, due to difficulty in extending auctions. We're working to get access restored as soon as possible, including possibly finding another colo. Anyfur who'd like to make offers/suggestons, feel free to. Aatheus@transfur.com.
Further news as events warrant.
--Aatheus
Foxes like golf balls...
Posted by Ironbadger on Mon 30 Jun 2003 - 09:19Ursa Major Awards discussions
Posted by Fred on Mon 30 Jun 2003 - 09:21Are you interested in promoting quality in the fandom?
Is there an artist, a writer, a comic book, a movie, a cartoon show or a fanzine you feel deserving of recognition?
Then the Ursa Major Awards are for you!
FurBid has temporary hosting
Posted by Aatheus on Mon 30 Jun 2003 - 11:23Hi folks
FurBid is temporarily back online on a new server, courtesy of Dragonmagic. Critical bidding functions are working, but some features, like the message board, are still being worked on. I hope to restore full functionality within the week. By then, we should know if our colo's outage is terminal, and whether there are acceptable alternatives.
Oh yes... all auctions closing 6/28 to 6/30 have been extended four days to allow ISPs to play DNS catch-up. If you can't access the site yet, chances are your ISP hasn't updated its DNS cache for furbid.ws yet. Give it a few hours.
--Aatheus
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