Tangled webs: Morning Zoo October 20 2011

Yesterday, we brought you the Fat Cats of Occupy Wall Street; today, it's Matt Stopera's slideshow of the protest dogs of New York's downtown. (Buzzfeed)

You may not care to mix pooches and politics, in which case you can pose your pup next to a pumpkin instead. (Watch out for out-of-control alliteration, though.) (PetSugar)

Or make this adorbs spider costume. If you put it on a white dog, presto! Instant black-widow action. (Martha Stewart)

Cats want you to get up early -- but only if it's earlier than you want to get up. If you get up earlier than they get up, they don't want your stupid food thank you and goodbye. Simon Tofield finds this baffling also. (Simon's Cat)

Almost time to move your plants inside for the winter -- but which ones will make your pets sick? Here's a list of non-toxic plants, but note that these plants have not been reported as having deleterious effects; you should still hang 'em high just to be on the safe side. Not sure what your pet ate, or whether it's poisonous? Call the ASPCA's poison-control hotline; the number is at the bottom. (Veterinary Partner)

Think your dog's a star? Photographer Andrew Grant is holding a casting call this Sunday, October 23 -- click the link for more info on that and on Grant's work. (Bark.Sniff.Play at Modern Dog Magazine)

And last but not least, your adoptable pet du jour is Tovi, a rare female orange tabby cat. She's three years old and quizzical. Give her a click today. (ASPCA)