Sunday, November 28, 2010

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British family lives with 80 exotic creatures

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Animal mad Alan and Heather Hewitt share their home with an amazing menagerie of 80 exotic creatures. Rooms in the detached house are packed with 20 snakes, 15 reptiles, 25 mammals - plus assorted birds and invertebrates.

The couple run a sanctuary for rescued weird pets and now have a collection comprising 35 different species. They include two monitor lizards, six bearded dragons, four boa constrictors, two pythons, two giant tortoises, a cane toad, four tarantula spiders, various rodents, an African grey parrot, two meerkats, two racoons and a skunk.

They also find room for children, Abigail, 17, Grace, 15, and Edward, ten, in Morley, near Leeds. Alan, 44, said: "Living with 80 animals is a tremendous experience. "Many end up here due to neglect and people not knowing how to look after them. Or they've outgrown the owner, who becomes frightened.

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"We get animals from the police, RSPCA and the public. We have to separate prey and predator. And I'm always on my guard. I'm forever being bitten by tarantulas and snakes or stung by scorpions." The �20,000-a-year cost of the Morley Exotic Animal Rescue is met by fundraising and they are applying for charitable status.

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Dog bowl sells at auction for $27,450

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A California auction house said a sale featuring designer dog bowls was topped by a $27,450 doggie dish created by Los Angeles artist Ed Ruscha.

Bonhams auction house said the sale, on Tuesday, in Los Angeles and San Francisco, featured Ruscha's "Untitled (Fido) 2010" as the top bid-getter.

David Hockney's bowl sold for $6,710, a bowl by artist Kenny Scharf sold for $4,575, a dish made by Ross Bleckner sold for $2,074 and a Chuck Arnoldi work sold for $1,220.

The dog bowls were sold to benefit PAWS/LA, a non-profit aimed at benefiting low-income and elderly pet owners.

You can see the other dog bowls here. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/11/27450-for-a-dog-dish-well-maybe-if-its-designed-by-artist-ed-ruscha.html

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