This isn't much of a surprise, but Furry Vengance probably isn't worth a trip to the theater:

It would be so easy just to dismiss "Furry Vengeance" as the cinema swill it is, considering the horrible acting, lack of direction and writing that's about as intelligent as scribbles on a bathroom wall.

So easy.

San Diego News Network suggests "[the critter's] jerky moves were digitalized at an animation shop in Abu Dhabi," while Rotten Tomatoes currently gives it a 2% "fresh" rating.

The first Furry Convention Leadership Roundtable was held this weekend in Lincolnshire, Illinois. According to Duncan da Husky, all U.S. and Canadian furry conventions with over 100 attendees were invited to send up to three representatives of their choice.

The event is modeled after SMOFcon, a science-fiction runner's con named after the so-called "Secret Masters Of Fandom" who attend; unlike that event, the FCLR is currently invite-only.

Discussions covered feedback surveys, hotel negotiations, working with the media, membership suspensions, A/V setups, technology, budgeting and fiscal management, age-related issues, marketing/branding and convention horror stories.

A researcher at the University of East Anglia thinks animals should not just be seen as "fair game" for filmmakers, but should be granted similar privacy rights as humans.

Dr. Mills says animals sometimes withdraw from "public" areas, and appear to want privacy:

When confronted with such 'secretive' behaviour the response of the wildlife documentary is to read it as a challenge to be overcome with the technologies of television. [...] The question constantly posed by wildlife documentaries is how animals should be filmed: they never ask whether animals should be filmed at all.

The story came a day before the release of an amateur documentary from a group attending Midwest FurFest in 2008 and 2009, including covert footage of furs in their natural habitat.

ConFuzzled staff and international attendees have their fingers crossed as UK air traffic control plot no-fly zones for Thursday, Friday and the weekend. [ConFuzzled LJ]

The latest news suggests clear skies for the UK from 7AM onwards, including Manchester. However, foreign visitors also have to worry about their trip back on Sunday or Monday.

Civil Aviation Authority Chief Executive Andrew Hains outlined the problem:

The situation for UK airspace, particularly over the North and Scotland, remains unprecedented. [...] Scientists are tracking the cloud's movements constantly but its location changes frequently, depending on the strength of eruptions and prevailing winds. When the ash level exceeds that agreed as safe by the industry we have to restrict flights accordingly.

SEMO's Capaha Arrow interviews two local furs: Island (owner of Balubeere) and Lupercus.

Balubeere was spotted by student reporters while debating Brother Jed, a local preacher who comes to the university to – in Island's words – "tell everyone they're going to hell."

Watch: Blaubeere invades the cafeteria, argues with his owner and sings for his creator.