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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - July 20 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:33AMAttack at dog park appalling As a pet owner I must say I am appalled at the complete lack of responsibilty some people show for their animals. I have recently acquired a new adoptee from the SPCA and on my third trip to the dog park with him, he was attacked by a pitbull (or cross breed).[...]
  • Dacula couple charged with cruelty to animals Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:51AMA Dacula couple has been charged with cruelty to animals after officials said they found three malnourished dogs inside a home with “urine and feces spread throughout.”
  • Breed specific dog ordinances – difficult to justify, enforce Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:06AMCADILLAC – Despite the dog's endearing moniker as “man's best friend,” some are not very friendly. In fact, some are violent, unpredictable and may be capable of inflicting massive physical damage to humans and other canines, as well.
  • Clearlake Police logs: Monday, July 11 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:02AMOccurred at Cache Creek Mobile Home Park on Dam Rd. , Cl. REQ AREA CK FOR AN UNK DESC VEH THAT DROVE THROUGH THE PARK, RP CONCERNED DUE TO RECENT 594'S. Disposition: Gone On Arrival.
  • Dog dies in hot car, owner speaks out Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:45PMThere are constant warnings about leaving your kids in the car in the summer heat, but did you know leaving your pets in the car is just as dangerous.
  • Animal shelters celebrate adoption website's 15th anniversary Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:19PMEight area shelters and rescues filled part of the Carolina Forest Wal-Mart parking lot Saturday. The groups say their goal was two fold. First, adopt out 100 dogs and cats. The other is to prevent animal cruelty.
  • Woman shoots at puppy, kills husband instead Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:06PMPolice say Miss. woman opened fire on pit bull threatening her children, accidentally killing her husband
  • Pit bull shot, killed after multiple attacks Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:25AMA pit bull was shot and killed Saturday after it attacked two people in one day - including a Montclair police officer.
  • Boy savaged by dogs 'in good spirits' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:08PMA six-year-old boy who was mauled by two dogs in Ruatoria yesterday afternoon is "in good spirits" this morning, a family member says.The son of a police officer, Brooking Poi, a "happy-go-lucky little boy", is in Gisborne Hospital...
  • 7. Dogs that killed Irish tourist put to sleep Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:52PMGEORGE TOWN: The two killer canines which mauled an Irish tourist to death in January, have been put to sleep here after a two-month court battle.
  • U. of Ark. board of trustees pick new president Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:42PMThe University of Arkansas board of trustees has chosen a new president for the university system.
  • 84-year-old mauled by pit bull, her dogs killed Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:42PMAuthorities say an 84-year-old Fordyce woman was attacked by a pitbull in her own home early Thursday morning.
  • Fired trooper reinstated to post Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:41PMA trooper who was fired after he crashed into a woman and killed her is fighting Thursday to get his job back.
  • No charges will be filed in baby's death; dog euthanized Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:12PMPolice say no charges will be filed after a six-month-old boy died after being bitten by a dog in Chesterfield last month. They also reported that the dog has been euthanized.
  • Who did this to these dogs? Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:05PMUTICA, July 12, 2011 -- Police said that when they found a black female pitbull mix, she looked malnourished, extremely thin and injured. Then, they found another dog that looked exactly the same.
  • Public's help needed after extremely abused dogs found in East Utica Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:19PMUTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Utica Police are looking for the public's help in finding who may be responsible for extreme animal abuse to two six month old dogs found in the city.
  • Do you know the owners of these pooches? Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:08AMThe Riverhead Town Animal Shelter is searching for the owners of two dogs found in Calverton earlier this month. A shih zhu/lhasa apsu mix, estimated to be about three-years-old and a pitbull mix, estimated to be about six months old, were found on Donna Drive July 1. Neither dog had idnetification tags or microchips. They [...]
  • Two dogs in Irish tourist's death to be put down, two released to owner Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:43AMGEORGE TOWN: Organic farm owner Joseph Teoh and his wife will get keep two of their four pitbull-type dogs.
  • Family pet gets trained to become service dog Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 4:52PMWe all like to think of our family pets just as that, part of the family. But for local veteran Kimberly Cunningham, her "man's best friend" goes even further than that.
  • Enumclaw police reports July 1-7 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:22PMATTEMPTED THEFT: Police were called to an Enumclaw business at 12:43 a.m. July 7 after three teenage males were caught trying to steal property. They were uncooperative when told to leave. The property in question was recovered, but the teens could not be located.
  • Hundreds pray for dog that killed a child Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:45PM"Polar" is being kept at the Chesterfield Animal Shelter after biting a 6 month-old boy in the neck. The child died. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA (WTVR) - Thursday night at the Chesterfield County Animal Shelter, more than a dozen people and theirdogs gathered to protest the death of an American Bulldog/Pitbull mix named "Polar".
  • Enumclaw police reports July 1-6 Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:38PMTRANSFORMER?: A loud explosion was heard just after 6 a.m. July 6 in the vicinity of Harding Street. A caller to the police suggested it was a problem with a Puget Sound Energy transformer, as there was a power outage in the area. A police dispatcher notified PSE.
  • Pitbull savages guide dog Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:23PMA savaging by a pitbull has left Perry the guide dog nursing his wounds and his owner worried whether he will be able to work again.The 8-year-old golden labrador was walking with his blind owner, Anne Ferguson, and her husband,...
  • Charges likely over guide dog attack Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:23PMHamilton police say they'll lay charges against the owner of a Staffordshire-cross bull terrier which attacked a guide dog yesterday.8-year-old golden labrador Perry was walking with his blind owner, Anne Ferguson, and her husband,...
  • Salem dog dies in backyard pit bull attack Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:36AMSALEM, Ore. (AP) -- A 50-pound pit bull dog attacked and killed a small dog in an unfenced back yard Wednesday evening in Salem. Police say the small dog's owner suffered a bite wound on her hand, trying to save her pet in the 9:30 p.m. attack. She said the pit bull ran into her back yard in the 500 block of Tryon Avenue NE, bit the small dog on the head and began shaking it. The pit bull was ...
  • Summertime is busiest, costliest season for animal control officers Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:39AMBy Lisa Singleton-Rickman Staff Writer Tommy Morson jokes when people ask him what it's like to be solely responsible for the animal population of Colbert County.
  • Enumclaw police reports July 1-5 Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:47PMDAMAGE DONE: Police took a report July 5 of damage done to a vehicle by a "cherry bomb" device. It appeared the explosive had not detonated until landing on the vehicle. Information was taken for insurance purposes.
  • 2 Dogs Rescued From Malibu Cliff Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:18PMIf you took an early lunch and flipped on KTLA, you watched as rescue workers saved two dogs wandering about a precipice in the Malibu hills. [ more › ]
  • Dogs Rescued From Malibu Cliff Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:18PMVIDEO: Watch The Rescue MALIBU, Calif. (KTLA) -- Two dogs were rescued from a cliff in Malibu just before noon on Wednesday.
  • Barking up a storm at the Scugog museum Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:34AMSCUGOG -- The Scugog Shores Museum will go to the dogs later this month. The Scugog Island historical site will once again host the wildly-popular Dog Days of Scugog event on July 16 and 17...
  • Enumclaw police reports July 1-4 Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 3:31PMPEDESTRIANS STRUCK: At 9:42 p.m. July 4, a vehicle struck multiple pedestrians near the intersection of Mountain View Drive and Farman Street. Medical crews counted eight patients total; three were taken to St. Elizabeth and one was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
  • Rio Linda Woman’s Stolen Pit Bull Returned Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:50AMA Rio Linda woman was reunited with her dog today after thieves stole the animal from her home.
  • Woman Charged After Pitbulls Die In Hot Car In Joliet Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:27AMTwo pitbulls died in a hot car Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of a store in southwest suburban Joliet.
  • Police blotter — July 3 Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 7:24PMSamplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: Around noon June 23 an officer took a report of theft at the police department in the 300 block of Connelly Street. A man said he left for work at 8...
  • No charges filed against pitbull owner Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:01PMA 19-year-old woman who owns two pitbulls that escaped her minivan and attacked children in a neighborhood park on June 21 will not be charged.
  • Beware the Fireworks Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:08AMTips for keeping your pets safe on July 4th.
  • Citizens who helped save boy from pitbull honored Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:16PMThe city of Savannah offered a special thank you to some Good Samaritans  who helped rescue children from a pitbull attack.
  • Man accused of drowning cat in bathroom sink Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:05PMUTICA, June 30, 2011 -- A Utica man faces felony charges after police said he killed his mother's kitten by drowning it in the bathroom sink.
  • Pitbull attacks spurs talk of dog ban Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:58AMELLENVILLE -- Officials in an upstate New York village are looking for ways to curb aggressive behavior by dogs after several attacks by pit bulls against pets and people.
  • Two women arrested in San Diego in pitbull attack on elderly neighbor Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:19AMThe owners of two pit bull dogs that mauled at 75-year-old woman in San Diego were arrested Wednesday night on felony charges of owning dogs that inflicted serious injury. Carla Cornelio, 19, and Alba Cornelio, 39, were arrested in connection...
  • Seattle changes dangerous-dog ordinance Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 9:17PMThe city of Seattle has tweaked a city ordinance that could make it easier for animal-control officers to euthanize or banish dogs deemed dangerous, according to KOMO News. Now if a dog causes one broken bone, a sizable cut or wound -- even nerve damage -- that will be enough to banish the animal from the city or have it put to sleep, KOMO reported.
  • Barking Mad Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:09PMSix years ago, the Baltimore city animal shelter was , by all accounts, a nightmare. A tiny staff of city employees with no particular interest in animals manned the place. Funding was extremely tight. Underfed, sick, and wounded animals lay on unsealed concrete floors soaked with urine, mostly waiting to die. The shelter had a 98 percent euthanasia rate. Cindy Wright, then an investigative ...
  • Scugog museum goes to the dogs again Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 2:12PMSCUGOG ISLAND -- The dog days of summer will soon return, bringing along with them the Dog Days of Scugog. Slated to be held July 16 and 17 at the Scugog Shores Museum, the wildly-popular Dog Days...
  • Woman Behind Bars After Dog Found In Heat Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:26PMcandace.mccowan@wreg.com
  • Things to do in Tampa Bay for the week of June 27 Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 5:10PMBy Kelly Smith, Times Staff Writer Sunday, June 26, 2011 Divas Do Garland: Local divas, from Angela Bond to Jayne Trinette, will belt out a glam tribute to the iconic Judy Garland, including Zing! Went the Strings Of My Heart and Get Happy . Show is 7:30 tonight at freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg. $10. (727) 498-5205. Afrojack: The Dutch DJ calls his electronic music blend "bleepy dance-pop ...
  • Island County Sheriff's Office | Island Scanner Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 3:09AMAt 8:25 a.m., a caller reported that a mother duck was hit by a pickup truck while walking her ducklings on Highway 20 near Monkey Hill Road. At 10:12 a.m., a representative from an online gaming company out of the United Kingdom reported that a North Whidbey resident threatened suicide during an online chat. At 3:58 p.m., a resident of Highway 20 reported that a "puggle" was running loose and ...
  • Pet licensing controversy at City Hall 0 Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 4:27PMWhen Luan Egan lived in east Toronto, her neighbours often brought lost or stray dogs to her doorstep.
  • Columbus Dog Attack Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 5:28PMCOLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - "Came from their yard, over here to my mother's yard and attacked the dog. They were playing tug a war with the puppy." Mary McDonald vividly recalls how her young dog was attacked Friday morning.
  • Loose dogs attack woman walking pets Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 4:54PMSAN DIEGO -- A pit bull and a boxer escaped from their owner's yard and attacked a woman as she walked threedogs in a Grant Hill-area neighborhood Friday, leaving her with a minor facial injury.
  • Hanover man charged in last year's dog attack Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 12:34PMThe Hanover man whose pit bulls attacked a boy last summer has been charged with five criminal counts, including aggravated assault and physical tampering of evidence.