Perhaps in an effort to make fish cuter, pet owners in China have been buying inked fish, personalized with tattoos.

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1. via ANIMAL
2. “It is reported that the tattooed fish has been priced at about 20 yuan initially; but it is priced at 100 yuan now – price also depends on whether you buy a fish with a standard inscription or a bio-customized one with your personal markings. It still attracts many citizens to purchase. Pets have become more popular in China in recent years with the country’s increasing prosperity.”

Behind the scenes footage of baby chicks being ground up en masse at the world's largest egg-laying breed hatchery is being circulated by an animal rights organization. Since there's no use for male chickens at an egg factory, they all die. This video will probably ruin your day.

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1. Heated Debate on Reddit
2. Chicks Being Ground Up Alive via Huffington Post

Check out this tricked out Enterprise, class D (for dog), with bud light warp engines (see that NASA, it's the future). Going boldly…. to the ASPCA

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A whole gallery of poodles styled like other animals. Madness!

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At the Bangkok Zoo, people stopped visiting the elephants, because they were more interested in the pandas. So zookeepers did the only logical thing. By which I mean the dumbest, weirdest thing. Here's how that turned out.

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Creative sheepherding. I guess this is a less offensive way of using livestock for nighttime fun.

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Picture from a dog show.

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Um, maybe PETA has a point. Are you really allowed to carry a dog like that?

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It was only a matter of time before dogs jumped on the 'Single Ladies' parody bandwagon. Anyway, Noodles can jam. Check it out.

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1. You should also probably listen to this song.

CULTURE BUZZ: A site devoted to thousands of photos of a Florida woman’s pet squirrel, in costume. Kelly Foxton took in the baby squirrel in 2003, and after a year of gaining its trust, began training the squirrel to pose in patriotic photos. The resulting web site is…fascinating.

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1. Sugar Bush Squirrel, The Superstar Squirrel
2. The Full, Chilling Story Behind Sugar Bush Squirrel
3. This Squirrel May Induce Drinking
4. Rescued From Certain Death to Lead a Life of Living Hell
5. “Grab ya nuts and follow me…”

SPORTS BUZZ: The name of the horse that was euthanized at the Kentucky Derby after breaking two ankles while crossing the finish line in second place. Politicos are drawing parallels between Hillary Clinton’s tragic horse pick and the Presidential race.

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1. Eight Belles’ Final Agonizing Minutes
2. While Human Athletes Can Choose to Destroy Themselves, Their Animal Counterparts Can’t
3. YouTube - Eight Belles is euthanized at 134th Kentucky Derby
4. Did Hillary Kill Eight Belles?
5. Video: Eight Belles’ Traner Defends Jockey’s Conduct
6. PETA Wants Jockey of Euthanized Horse Suspended, Horse Racing to Be Safer
7. Eight Belles’ Jockey Gabriel Saez Should Be Euthanized Himself
8. Horse Racing Isn’t Animal Abuse
9. The Symbolism Behind Hillary’s Horse Getting Euthanized?