Internet powerhouse and auction site eBay Inc. has scrapped plans for members to allow live pets to be sold on its Web site after being deluged by thousands of angry letters from users. The internet site has previously prevented users to sell live animals except fish and snails, and company officials on Monday report they were putting a halt to plans creating a separate classifieds category that would feature free ads from animal shelters and paid ads from breeders.

Internet powerhouse and auction site eBay Inc. has scrapped plans for members to allow live pets to be sold on its Web site after being deluged by thousands of angry letters from users. The internet site has previously prevented users to sell live animals except fish and snails, and company officials on Monday report they were putting a halt to plans creating a separate classifieds category that would feature free ads from animal shelters and paid ads from breeders.

Authorities say the 11-year-old son of a special education teacher brought a loaded gun to the elementary school where he was a student and his mother worked. . . on two separate occasions!Linnea C. Holdren, 43, is suspended from her position and charged with two felony counts of child endangerment for allegedly giving the boy the . 22-caliber pistol.

A Maltese court has ruled that "nappies" can no longer be used to catch horse dung. In 2002, rules were issued requiring owners to place bags behind the horses to prevent excrement from hitting the streets, reports Reuters