Camden proposes tougher dog rules: Will fine owners leaving waste behind 
Camden Herald - Mar 30 11:04 PM
CAMDEN Proposed changes to the town s dog ordinance will require dog owners to pick up their dog s waste on any property other than their own, and will increase fines for those convicted of any violation of the ordinance.Save

Dog found with chain embedded in its neck 
The Oxford Press - Mar 30 10:58 AM
SOMERVILLE A 2-year-old dog had emergency surgery Wednesday after a woman found the animal with a chain embedded in its neck, officials said.Save

Dog Has Surgery To Remove Chain Embedded In Neck 
WLWT ChannelCincinnati.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 29 3:42 PM
A Summerville man has been charged with animal cruelty after his dog had to have a chain collar surgically removed from her throat.Save

Beloved Dog Found After Being Stolen In Burglary 
CBS 2 Chicago - Mar 31 5:53 AM
A beloved dog has been found, nine days after being stolen by burglars from a home in Bolingbrook.Save

POITRAS: Hero: The story of a courageous dog 
The Daily Free Press - Mar 30 8:22 AM
Last Friday, a Maryland woman named Debbie Parkhurst says her dog saved her life by performing the Heimlich maneuver as she choked on a piece of apple. Parkhurst claims that Toby, her 2-year-old dog, “pulled her to the ground and began jumping on her chest.Save

Specialty Hot Dog Seller Faces Foie Gras Fine 
WFTV 9 Orlando - Mar 30 11:08 AM
Chicago’s ban on the luxury food catches a hot dog cart guy.Save

Firefighters revive dog caught in blaze at home 
Rockford Register Star - Mar 31 12:06 AM
ROCKFORD A quick-acting 14-year-old boy most likely saved a dog’s life and kept a house from being devoured in flames Friday.Save

S.L. County Probes Dog Poisonings 
RedNova - Mar 31 11:12 AM
Salt Lake County Animal Services officials are investigating several reports of attempted dog poisonings spread between Salt Lake City and Herriman.Save

Dogs Maul 11-Year-Old Boy; Owners Arrested 
Local 6 Orlando - Mar 29 1:39 PM
The owners of three dogs that attacked and mauled an 11-year-old boy in Central Florida last week are arrested on negligence charges.Save

20 Dogs, 15 Cats Killed In New York House Fire 
CBS 4 Miami - Mar 29 5:50 AM
At least 35 cats and dogs died in a house fire, while a slew of other animals, including possums, crows and a 7-foot-long python, were rescued.Save

Dogs being rehabbed after rescue from North Dakota puppy mill 
Post-Bulletin - Mar 30 6:09 PM
dog has its day, and for Annie, her day was last Saturday. That’s the day she came to Rochester. Annie and 82 other golden retrievers were removed from a puppy mill last week.Save

Students Witness Officer Shoot Feral Dogs 
Eyewitness News 3 Hartford - Mar 30 3:18 PM
The fatal shootings of two dogs in front of an elementary school have parents fuming.Save

Ice Dogs hurt title hopes with round-robin defeat 
The Appleton Post-Crescent - Mar 31 2:31 AM
FOND DU LAC The Fox Cities Ice Dogs season is at stake today and they only partially control their destiny.Save

Dogs recovered after intruder breaks into WR animal shelter 
Macon Telegraph - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Someone broke into the Warner Robins Animal Shelter early Friday morning and opened most of the dog cages, police said.Save

Fire kills dozens of dogs and cats 
The Washington Times - Mar 29 2:39 PM
A house fire on New York’s Long Island killed at least 35 dogs and cats but several other pets survived, police said.Save

Videotaped Beating Dogs Chicago Police
Baltimore Sun – CHICAGO // The city’s police department has long been fighting the perception of lawlessness on the force, even before Al Capone had so many officers in his pocket. Now, one of its best crime-fighting tools is subjecting it to ridicule around the

Game on for team devastated by bus crash
CNN – Joseph in Cincinnati, with fans spreading out blankets and lawn chairs 10-deep along the fences and grilling hot dogs and burgers. A huge cheer erupted when pitcher Tim Kay, who was not badly hurt, struck out the first batter. There also were reminders

Southampton house fire kills 35 dogs, cats
Newsday – A house fire in Southampton Wednesday night killed at least 35 cats and dogs owned by the woman living there, Southampton Town Police said. All of the animals in the house at 1569 Noyac Road — 20 dogs and 15 cats — died of smoke inhalation, though

Who can resist a movie pooch like this?
USA Today – LOS ANGELES Perhaps they grew tired of penguins getting all their press. Or ninja turtles stealing their thunder. Whatever the reason, dogs are back and storming theaters over the coming months. Year of the Dog . Molly Shannon plays a

FDA Doesn’t Find Rat Poison in Pet Food
Hampton Roads Daily Press – It wasn’t immediately clear whether the melamine was the culprit in the deaths of more than a dozen cats and dogs and the illnesses of hundreds more, said Stephen F. Sundlof, director of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine. In a news conference

Happy ending unlikely for horses that escaped DeKalb slaughter
Chicago Tribune – If would-be rescuers still want to help other horses, they should contact horse shelters that operate just like rescue organizations serving dogs and cats, O’Keefe suggested. “There are plenty of horses in Illinois that need homes.” The Hooved Animal

Veterinarians and Owners Report Hundreds, If Not Thousands, of Pet Deaths From Tainted Food 
RedNova - Mar 29 2:22 PM
ST. LOUIS, Mo. _ On March 11, Reba stopped eating. Five days later, the black Labrador dog was dead. The next day, March 17, Reba’s owner, retired high school teacher Dennis Mullins of Ballwin, Mo., read in the newspaper of a massive nationwide recall of pet food.Save

Kirkland tourney will be serious fun 
Seattle Times - Mar 24 1:09 AM
Danny Low of Kirkland is throwing a Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament at 2 p.m. today at the Kirkland Boys & Girls Club. As a 17-year-old senior…Save

GOP can’t keep fingers out of communities’ pockets 
NorthFulton.com - Mar 27 1:32 PM
BILL O’REILLY High on compassion, short on sense creates chaos It seemed like a good idea at the time, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, which allowed Californians to use marijuana with a doctor’s permission to alleviate pain.Save

Another winner for Kuklenski 
Ironwood Daily Globe - Mar 26 2:43 PM
LADYSMITH, Wis. — An Ironwood native’s beagle earned more American Kennel Club points than any other beagle in the United States and Canada in 2006. Green Bay Wiley, owned by Joe Kuklenski, who now lives in Ladysmith, Wis., won the “most outstanding hound award.”Save

Pastor gives up wallet, now offers his help 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Mar 20 8:25 PM
After he was robbed of his wallet, Pastor Andy Oren sat down and wrote a letter to the crook, reaching out to the man’s…Save

Talks/Lectures Meals Special Events Health 
RedNova - Mar 28 8:30 AM
Datebook MENNONITES: Conrad Kanagy, an associate professor of sociology at Elizabethtown College, will present a profile of the Mennonite Church at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in the college’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies.Save

Whoa! What is this, dog food? 
Charleston Daily Mail - Mar 29 1:12 PM
A “friend” once called a pot of chili I made a pile of dog food. Oh, if he could see me now. The fact that I like to cook, have a dog and happen to be married to a veterinarian apparently qualifies me to, uh, make dog food.Save

- washingtonpost.com 
Washington Post - Mar 29 1:13 AM
Happy Birthday, C.H.I.P.! C.H.I.P., KidsPost’s mascot dog, turns 3 today. That’s 21 in dog years, as you probably know, but we still think of C.H.I.P. as a little pup.Save

More News 
Gazette.Net - Mar 29 10:05 AM
A brightly colored quilt for each bed in each home made lovingly by complete strangers.Save

No Pet Left Behind 
New York Times - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
Several luxury condominiums and private residence clubs now offer luxury pet services and amenities that rival those meant for humans.Save

Shelter malady the end for 23 dogs 
Scottsbluff Star-Herald - Mar 29 9:22 AM
Photo by Roger Holsinger Panhandle Humane Society board members Denise Roussel (left) and Dr. Darcy Schlothauer speak to reporters on Wednesday about the positive test results the shelter received for quarantined dogs. Twenty-three dogs had to be euthanized after they contracted distemper.Save

Humane Society braces for busy puppy season 
Battle Creek Enquirer - Mar 29 1:38 AM
Depending on your point of view, the spring and ‘puppy season’ at the Humane Society can be a real mouthful, or armful, as Humane Society Staffer Kerstin Gaunter recently found out. These and many other puppies will soon be available for adoption at the Humane Society of South Central Michigan’s sanctuary and shelter, 2500 Watkins Road in suburban Battle Creek. For information call (269) 963-1796.Save

Puppy shot in leg last week is expected to live 
Tucson Citizen - Mar 27 12:13 PM
A puppy that had its front left leg amputated Monday night after being shot last week is expected to live, said Marsh Myers, a spokesman for the Animal Cruelty Taskforce of Southern Arizona.Save

DC in Pictures 
The San Francisco Examiner - Mar 28 3:02 PM
News happens everywhere, all the time. These Examiner readers share the local news from their view. Whats yours?Save