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“The parrots were stuffed inside like sardines, 40 to 50 to a cage.”

A farmhand rescued his co-worker from a crocodile in northern Australia but accidentally shot the man in the process, police said yesterday. via Toronto Sun

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“I had a lady call whose friend was just in tears over this thing”

An Akron, Mich., woman said she received a barrage of phone messages after her advertisement selling a horse was mistakenly categorized as food. via Political Gateway

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“It's been enough to turn your stomach”

AKRON, Mich. - Kristen DeGroat just wanted to sell her horse to another animal lover, but her ad ended up under "Good Things to Eat" in the classified sections of two newspapers. via The Times

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“I've owned horses since I was a child. The worst part of all of it, if it had been any other section, it would have just been a mistake.”

Kristen DeGroat wants to make one thing clear: Her horse is not on the menu. Because of a goof at The Saginaw News, a classified ad for her 3-year-old mare, Foxy, ran under the header "Good Things to Eat" ... via MLive.com

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A consortium of universities and research organizations in the Great Lakes region will develop a new approach to analyzing and managing Saginaw Bay's ecosystem. via WWMT-TV Kalamazoo

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Coiene and Timothy Tait earned a combined salary of $76,368 operating Huron County's Equalization Department, but resigned in July after county officials accused the pair of engaging in outside employment ... via Bay City Times

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The government recall earlier this year of dozens of brands of pet foods was - to Richard T. Erickson - so much gravy. via Bay City Times

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“I didn't even know about the book until parent-teacher conferences”

Nancy Perez-Atkari knew her breast cancer would have an effect on her young daughter. via WOOD-TV Grand Rapids

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