On March 31, Willie Myrick was playing outside with his pet Chihuahua when a man grabbed him and forced him into his car, police told local news outlets.

警方告诉当地新闻媒体称，3月31日，威利·迈里克在外面与他的宠物吉娃娃玩耍时，一名男子绑架了他并带到车上。

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In south Texas its frightening name resurfaces in the news every few months — especially after another neighborhood pet or farm animal mysteriously dies.

在美国德克萨斯州德南部，特别是当邻居家的宠物或农场动物神秘死亡后，每个数月，令人毛骨悚然的名字就会出现在新闻上。

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News about plastic compounds in pet foods and toothpaste from China caught headlines in 2007.

2007年关于来自中国的宠物食品和牙膏含有塑料化合物的消息占据了新闻的头条。

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It turns out people who identify as Democrats or liberals are substantially more likely to say they consider Facebook and other social networks like Twitter and LinkedIn an important resource for keeping up with political news and promoting their pet causes.

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Accounts of the deadly attacks last fall in Mumbai, India, the May 2008 earthquake in China and last week's plane crash show what used to be just a virtual gathering place to communicate pet peeves or plans for the weekend has evolved into a go-to spot for eyewitness news -- sometimes even before mainstream media has had time to crack the story.

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Alan Beck , director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine and a principal investigator in the study, says they placed Aibo, a robotic dog made by Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people ), in the homes of isolated senior citizens to determine whether the robotic pet can improve quality of life.

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