STAFFORD, Va. — Some people thought it was a bird-brained idea when Lorraine Moore invented what are essentially diapers for birds. “We got a lot of nasty feedback on the internet,” she said. “They ...

Forget dot-com entrepreneurism. Think diapers. Bird diapers. Walking into Mark and Lorraine Moore's military base apartment in Quantico, it's easy to see that things are a little different here. First ...

Orders are steadily increasing for a decidedly low-tech invention by a military couple in Quantico. It’s a bird diaper called FlightSuit, designed to allow pet owners to uncage their birds without ...

June 4 -- From bird diapers that let your bird fly freely without dropping any surprises, to umbrellas that keep your pooch dry on a rainy walk, there are dozens of new products to pamper your pet.

I know that these FlightSuit diapers are for bird lovers who want their precious pets to fly freely without creating a mess, but I have a broader initiative in mind. I’m tired of birds pooping on my ...

Wednesday, in my birding column in the StarTribune (Variety section, Home and Garden, page 3) I wrote about chickens as birds, not dinner. I visited with the local woman who runs a chicken rescue and ...

Mark and Lorraine Moore, a career Navy couple, were being transferred again, this time 2,600 miles away to Virginia. And this time they had two parakeets, two cockatiels, a conure and a cockatoo to ...

There's free range and then there's free rein — around your house. When Julie Baker's backyard birds started spending more time inside, it was tough to keep them clean. So she got innovative. She ...

Forget dot-com entrepreneurism. Think diapers. Bird diapers. Walking into Mark and Lorraine Moore's military base apartment in Quantico, it's easy to see that things are a little different here. First ...

Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation volunteers are about to host their annual open house/baby shower in Anderson before spending April through September caring for orphaned and injured animals.