Pedigree dogs plagued by disease. This, to be fair, does depend somewhat on the breeder. For example, when my father got his dog it had to be a pedigree (of course *rolls eyes*) and the breeder had certificates to show that their dogs were free of hip dysplasia, which is a notorious problem with Labs and Goldens. Breeders aren't daft and pretty much know what they're doing, so if you get one who thinks it pays to be ethical you should be relatively ok.

Puppy farmers, on the other hand, should be suspended from the annoyingly loud industrial-style air conditioning pipes in this office and flogged with... hmm... those empty coat hangers and drying umbrellas over there. Yeah, ok, I'll think up something more creative when my brain's switched on.

Another clip.

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An ailing brain with imagination undimmed

You're Britain's second best-selling author, also called the most shoplifted, and the papers have never heard of you except when they want to stir up fake rows with JKR. Then you get a little brain disease, and suddenly...

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The secrets of the brain. Surgery. AWESOME. The brain is so beautiful.

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Brain's counting skill 'built-in'

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Police dog saves thief from river

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Antidepressants link to poor driving. Yet another reason I don't bother. (Others being that I wear contact lenses and am dyspraxic, and consider those to be two real dangers to the public should I ever get behind the wheel of a death machine.)

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Firefighters in dramatic double pet rescue!!!

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Yew cuttings used for chemotherapy drugs

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Woot, victory! Check out the ending quote from someone who sounds like a despicable person: The Supreme Court's desire to promote the homosexual lifestyle at the risk of infringing upon the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion is what the public needs to learn about

Advocates for Faith and 'Freedom' huh? How about the freedom to impose your blind, irrational superstitions on others instead of resigning when it becomes clear you won't (not can't) do the job you're paid to do? Is that a good use of your constitutional rights? Yeah!

Because OMG, a lesbian somewhere is having a child! This prevents me eating bits of Jesus on Sundays and forces me to convert to Druze!!!!!!! Dear Xolotl, these wankers make me so angry.

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Dramatic pictures of a woman artificially 'aged' to show what sunbeds do to you.

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Worldwide battle for water (yeah, no kidding)

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Monks' drinks business to develop

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I'd advocate corporal punishment for this creep, but what'd be the point? Make 'im wear a pink shalwar for a week...

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Islamic authorities in the Nigerian city of Bauchi have reportedly launched a crackdown on sex workers identified by the Red Cross in a census. But don't worry, they say they're only arresting them and inspecting them for HIV. Or something. Yep.

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Picnics without plastic. I'd still point out that disposable anything isn't ideal. Making paper (etc) plates still uses resources. Personally I have no objection to people buying solidly-made plastic dishes (or any other tough, hygienic and safe material, of course), bringing them home and reusing them.

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I only wish the penguin had been given a hereditary peerage.

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Huskies and Japanese lunchbreak

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Ohh, well done BBC, just heard of ReCAPTCHA there...

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Haredim in Jerusalem

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Legal battle over Watchmen film

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Best.