McDonalds Fined for Serving Dog Feet Sandwiches

Via the Associated Press: Burger chain McDonalds (NYSE: MCD) has been fined five million dollars for serving, at three Texas locations, fourteen sandwiches that contained the severed feet of dogs. The dogs' feet were recognizable and still had fur. They were not cooked.

One woman, who preferred to remain anonymous, told the Associated Press that she actually bit into the dog foot in her sandwich. "I was really hungry," she said, "and I wanted to eat my burger as soon as I got it. So I tried, and there it was."

McDonalds commented "Mistakes happen sometimes. We're really sorry. It won't happen again."

The FBI is investigating the source of the dog feet and the reason behind what McDonalds believes is sabotage.

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Pomeranians Nearly Extinct

A Pomeranian blight has made its way around the world, from country to country and continent to continent, and now the breed is nearly extinct.

The blight began in March, deep in Tajikstan, where the breed is held in very high esteem and where some outlying rural tribes of people even worship the tiny dogs.

The illness starts with a cough, and then all the dog's fur falls off. The dog turns blue and shrivels to half its size, and then dies. The time between onset and death is approximately half an hour.

Other breeds of dog are not susceptible to the blight.