Bloody Saturday at White Rock (Dog Park)
A bloody confrontation Saturday at the White Rock Dog Park in Dallas left a woman’s face slashed, a man charged with aggravated assault and carrying a switchblade, and pit bulls, as usual, bearing the...
View ArticleAnother Maryland SWAT team kills a dog
Mike Hasenei says a police raid on his home left him with a sprained wrist, a bullet hole in his bed and a dead dog. “They shot three times. Two hit the dog, one hit the bed,” Hasenei told the Howard...
View ArticleNew stamps will feature once homeless pets
On April 30, the Postal Service will issue a 44–cent, Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet stamp series. With the 10 stamp designs — five cats and five dogs — the U.S. Postal Service hopes to raise...
View ArticleSurvivor: One-eyed dog keeps looking forward
In December 2008, Robert Kennedy spotted a blue towel in the weeds of Murphey Candler Park in DeKalb County, outside of Atlanta. Upon closer inspection, he found a dog underneath it, one whose head...
View ArticleBlind Sinkhole Sam needs a home
The Arizona Humane Society is seeking a home for a blind dog who fell into a 20-foot sinkhole. Now dubbed “Sinkhole Sam,” the dog was rescued from the hole in March after children heard his cries....
View ArticlePolice to 13-year-old boy: “Get your dog or we’re gonna shoot him”
“A good shoot” is how police in Pembroke Pines, Florida, are describing the shooting of Baxter, an Australian shepherd officers opened fire on outside his owner’s home. The 6-year-old Australian...
View ArticleThree sons cross country for dad’s dog
A dog that survived a South Dakota car crash that killed her owner has been picked up by her master’s three sons, who drove from North Carolina to reclaim the 12-year-old Australian shepherd. Lester,...
View ArticleHorror of horrors: The car wash
No animals, or babies, were harmed in the making of these videos. The top one shows a one-year-old Siberian husky-Australian shepherd mix named Haiku going through his first car wash. The second one...
View ArticleReward fund grows in dragged dog case
A $9,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who dragged, beat and shot an Australian shepherd earlier this month in North Carolina....
View ArticleRambunctious dog keeps cheetah calm
When her mother found eight babies too much to handle, a cheetah named Adaeze was cut off — both from her mother’s milk and from being able to bond with her siblings. Adaeze and two of her male...
View ArticleAfter 10 years, Marvin is back
Three months after they had to put their dog Snickers down due to kidney problems a Charlotte family got a call from their local animal control office. “Are you missing a dog?” the voice on the phone...
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