Animals in the (weird) news

The Princess regrets that her regular blog programming does not appear today. She can offer no good excuse for this, other than that she has no boss to provide encouragement, in the form of threats, to produce a post. BUT, she has at least provided some links to stories that may offer her readers some amusement. The Princess will return next week, provided she is not overcome with exhaustion from pulling weeds.

In Finland your stuffed animals can take a vacation. The catch? You have to stay home. Sometimes it's good to know that not all the goofy ideas in the world come from America. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64B2Q920100512

On the other hand, if your living, breathing pooch hasn't exactly been a saint, you can try to help him improve his chances of getting to Heaven:

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/05/05/20100505church-service-for-dogs.html

This may be my solution to yard work. But will the homeowner's association approve?

http://newslite.tv/2010/05/13/wallabies-sold-as-ecofriendly.html#more