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Some Human Laws Now Being Extended to Pets

Some Human Laws Now Being Extended to Pets:  With pets now being viewed less as property and more like part of the family, legal experts say laws are changing to extend some of the legal rights humans possess to their pets.  Yea, well if that’s really the case, would mind telling my neighbor’s dog that he now has the right to remain silent?

Groups Argue Lead Ammo Should Be Regulated:  Environmental organizations are petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate lead in ammunition as a toxic substance, pointing out that eating something that was shot with a lead bullet can lead to crippled motor coordination, severe digestive problems as well as blindness and death.  In light of this, police are advising anyone who may shoot a burglar with lead bullets to refrain from eating them afterwards.

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Plastic Surgeon Pays Hit Man With Silver Bars:  An Amarillo plastic surgeon allegedly paid a hit man with three silver bars worth $3000 to murder another doctor who had been dating his ex-girlfriend.  Three silver bars?  Who the hell did he hire to do the hit - the Lone Ranger?

Man-Made Cow’s Milk May Soon Hit The Market:  A new man-made milk which is made in the lab from yeast and plant sources, which will have the same proteins, fats, sugars, vitamins, minerals and have a virtually indistinguishable taste from cows' milk, is expected to hit grocery shelves in 2016.  All I can say to the people who’ve created this is “whey to go!”

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Wealth Gap Growing Between Old and Young:  A recent study found a big spike in the wealth gap between old and young in the U.S., with households headed by those over 65 being 47 times wealthier than those led by people under the age of 35.  Guess that’s what they mean when they talk about “old money.”

Ohio Town Insists Veteran Get Rid of His Therapy Ducks:  An Army veteran in West Lafayette, Ohio is in trouble with city officials who are demanding he get rid of the 14 ducks he has been raising on his property as a form of therapy after sustaining a back injury in Iraq in 2005.  Some wonder if this might possibly make LeBron change his mind about Ohio and decide to go somewhere a little more hospitable to ducks.  City officials demand to know why he doesn’t just ride motorcycles and shoot guns like most normal Vets?  They insist that any doctor who told him to get ducks for therapy has to be a quack.

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