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  California cows are leaving the state and that won’t help global warming

  The Mercury News - Brooke Staggs

  In the parlance of climate change, the phenomenon is known as “leakage.” Last month, Northview Dairy in Ontario sold nearly 3,000 cows to a farmer …

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  Dogs in grocery stores, restaurants have Palo Alto woman peeved

  The Mercury News - Joan Morris

  DEAR JOAN: An increasing number of dog parents are allowing their dogs inside restaurants and grocery stores. This past week, my husband and I stayed …

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  Work continues on Highway 17 animal undercrossing

  The Mercury News - Pk Hattis

  SANTA CRUZ – Crews are six months into construction on an expansive Highway 17 undercrossing project meant to provide safe passage to human and …

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  Ban on wild cow milking — plus spurs and bucking straps — could threaten Alameda County’s rodeos

  The Mercury News - Shomik Mukherjee

  CASTRO VALLEY — Separated from her offspring, a terrified mother cow darts into an arena chased by a rodeo cowboy on horseback – a pursuit that …

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  California wildlife officials urge residents to watch out for rattlesnakes

  The Mercury News - Kyra Gottesman

  OROVILLE — The last thing Bonnie Malone expected to see on her porch’s welcome mat when she opened the kitchen door was a coiled rattlesnake. “I …

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  DFW says take snake precautions

  The Mercury News - Kyra Gottesman

  OROVILLE — The last thing Bonnie Malone expected to see on her porch’s welcome mat when she opened the kitchen door was a coiled rattlesnake. “I …