- August 20, 2007 • 5:55 pm PDT
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In the UK, half the dogs and cats are overweight. So, if pet health bears any similarity to trends and music and fashion, half of New York pets should be overweight about 11 months from now.

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today's top stories from our friends at pitchfork

The weekend is here. Don't forget to play.

An accessory for the dog owner who wants to look like they're killing their dog.

The last weeks of summer are finally upon us: distract yourself from this fact with some light-hearted dog stories.

Four years after police found a horrific dog-fighting ring at Vick's home in Virginia, the property is becoming a rehab center for abused dogs.
The Wooster Collective talks to C215 about his new piece in Paris and how his art can improve a...
Greek researchers have found that taking a 30 minute nap three times a week can greatly reduce the risk of heart-related death in working men....
CitizenShay submitted this picture for Project 006.He says: "Great design. Look how he can tuck in the front paws and back legs under his body...

Two cats from Wisconsin found to have H1N1 virus, the first case reported since 2010.
The British version of the Mac vs. PC ads. Most of them are exactly the same, so what the British ones lack in originality they make up for in...

Every day in New York City, young cyclists-fueled by gender battles, competitiveness, and fun-race each other to work. Welcome to cat 6 racing.
We're a little late on this one but it seems apropos in light of the Castro news. Last week, British Olympic chiefs forced athletes to sign an...
Over in the UK, The Guardian is doing something potentially revolutionary: they're asking their readers to help them comb through the hundreds of...
In this adorable 3-minute documentary, filmmaker Mike Figgis captures a group of really sharp British students discussing an inscrutable...

A song supporting Britan's veterans is two minutes of silence. Help it get to the top of the charts.

Israel probably isn't putting killer sharks off the coast of Egypt, but governments around the world have had amazing animal projects for decades.
British Airways plans to construct a fuel plant that will convert landfill waste into millions of gallons of jet fuel, which could reduce net...

Thousands of U.K. copies of Jonathan Franzen's Freedom were mistakenly printed with an error-filled draft of the book.

One month after thousands protested government cuts, the British government spends millions to celebrate the royals.
Honda has an entire site to sell the dog friendliness of their cars. It's got the straightforward name HondaDog, and it's all in Japanese,...
Go people. In another example of stunning bravado from members of the human race, some cheeky Britons have taken it upon themselves to publicly...
