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Beer battle in Ohio marks War of 1812 anniversary

TOLEDO

A northwest Ohio brewing company is creating its own version of the War of 1812 in a battle between two beers from that period, with one representing American style and the other English style.

Maumee Bay Brewing Co. is offering its Old Siege Lifter Honey Brown and a King’s Shilling Pale Ale at its pub in Toledo’s Oliver House and at special tastings.

Oliver House general manager Neal Kovacik told The Blade the nearby historical site at Fort Meigs battlefield contacted the brewery about creatively recognizing the war’s 200th anniversary.

He said brewers tried to use ingredients and brewing techniques similar to those used in the early 1800s in hopes of replicating the taste.

He said that so far, the beer war for popularity is a toss-up.

Shar Pei in Russia nurses 2 endangered tiger cubs

MOSCOW

Two Siberian tiger cubs abandoned in Russia by their mother have found an unusual wet nurse — a wrinkled, sand- colored Shar Pei dog named Cleopatra, a zoo worker said last week.

The cubs were born in late May in a zoo at the Oktyabrsky health resort in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Zoo assistant director Viktoria Kudlayeva said the dog immediately gave the cubs all her attention.

“She accepted them right away,” Kudlayeva said in a telephone interview. “She’s cleaning them and breast-feeding them as if they were her own. And they also sleep together.”

The cubs — named Clyopa, after their adopted mother, and Plyusha — also are being fed goat’s milk.

Kudlayeva said that the cubs pose no danger to the dog even though they already are showing their claws and hissing.

Arkansas vet seeks home for goose named 50 Cent

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark.

The goose 50 Cent is on the mend.

Named for the rapper who survived nine gunshot wounds, 50 Cent the waterfowl needs a new home. The goose was brought into a northern Arkansas animal hospital with a damaged wing.

Veterinarian Rob Conner says an X-ray revealed the goose had been shot seven times with a pellet gun. Conner operated on the bird’s wing, inserting a metal rod and plastic tube to help the bird heal.

Conner tells The Baxter Bulletin that workers initially wanted to name the goose Tupac, after the late rapper, but that they settled on 50 Cent because he recovered from his shooting.

Authorities don’t know who shot 50 Cent the goose. Conner says he’s hopeful someone will adopt the animal.

Associated Press