Six puppies 'bludgeoned with a hammer'
From Australian News .Net - Newspapers on the Net
A QUEENSLAND couple allegedly bludgeoned six puppies to death with a hammer. The RSPCA said yesterday it was investigating the gruesome deaths of the six four-week-old cattle dog cross pups after ch...
Read More...Feb 28th, 2006
Drunk woman allegedly stabs her dog
From azcentral.com | thebuzz
EDMONTON - A woman described by police as delusional and drunk attacked her pet German shepherd, stabbing it twice with a large butcher knife.
Read More...Feb 28th, 2006
Crushed Puppy Yields Child Abuse Charges
From ABC News: US
19-Year-Old and Parents Charged After Investigation Into Pekingese Death
Read More...Feb 28th, 2006
Six puppies 'bludgeoned to death'
From Australian News .Net - Newspapers on the Net
A COUPLE has allegedly bludgeoned six puppies to death with a hammer amid a spate of animal cruelty cases in central Queensland. An outraged RSPCA today said it was investigating the gruesome deaths...
Read More...Feb 28th, 2006
Loyal dog signals trouble for injured driver
From azcentral.com | thebuzz
EDMONTON - A faithful dog which refused to budge from its owner's crashed car is being partly credited for helping save the 37-year-old driver.
Read More...Feb 27th, 2006
Unlikely dog tale tops U.S. best-seller list
From Reuters: Oddly Enough
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The tale of a rambunctious puppy is proving its staying power in the dog-eat-dog world of U.S. best-sellers.
Read More...Feb 27th, 2006
Bomb sniffer dog in line for animal VC
From Telegraph News | UK News
Sadie, a black Labrador that saved the lives of dozens of soldiers in Afghanistan by sniffing out a bomb, could be in line for the Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.
Read More...Feb 27th, 2006
Canine cops help police solve crimes
From HeraldTimesOnline.com
FORT WAYNE - In the days after Alejandra Gutierrez disappeared, swarms of police trekked through her neighborhood scouring the sno...
Read More...Feb 26th, 2006
Dog helps smokers quit
From Moreover Technologies - Offbeat news - of 515 returned
A company has employed a dog to help their staff quit smoking. Staff at Relay Recruitment in Bradford have been told to take cocker spaniel Rupert for a walk instead of have a cigarette break.
Read More...Feb 24th, 2006
Fla. Bill Would Give Dogs a Place at Table (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Odd News
AP - Some Florida cities would like to throw a dog a bone — or maybe a burger and some fries. Dogs would be able to sit with humans at outdoor restaurant tables in some communities under a measure advancing in the Florida Legislature.
Read More...Feb 24th, 2006
Tail docking ban backed by MSPs
From BBC News | Scotland | UK Edition
Animal welfare reforms which will lead to a total ban on the docking of dogs' tails are backed at Holyrood.
Read More...Feb 24th, 2006
Dog survives 90ft cliff fall
From Moreover Technologies - Offbeat news - of 512 returned
A dog plunged 90 feet over a clifftop and was found two hours later with just a bump on the head. Margaret Wilson feared the worst when her nine-year-old golden retriever Thomas went through bushes and fell down the sheer drop.
Read More...Feb 23rd, 2006
Dentist gives pet dog a gold tooth
From Moreover Technologies - Offbeat news - of 512 returned
A Bosnian dentist has given his pet dog a gold tooth as a reward for his loyalty.
Read More...Feb 23rd, 2006
Rottweiler bit my arm right down to the bone
From News (http://www.Morecambetoday.co.uk)
A WOMAN badly bitten by a Rottweiler is still suffering from shock after being knocked from her bike and attacked by the dog.By MICHELLE BROOKES and GREG LAMBERT (22/02/2006 10:53:52)
Read More...Feb 22nd, 2006
City's first cadaver-sniffing canine was 'one of the guys'
From Pennsylvania News
PHILADELPHIA - He was a highly decorated and proud member of the Philadelphia Police Department - with a black-and-rust furry coat that made him an unforgettable sight.
Read More...Feb 22nd, 2006
Girl weds dog to ward off evil eye in eastern India
From HeraldTimesOnline.com
NEW DELHI (AP) - A 7-year-old girl wed a stray dog as part of a ritual to ward off the 'evil eye' on her and her family in e...
Read More...Feb 22nd, 2006
San Francisco to test turning dog waste into power (Reuters)
From Yahoo! News: Odd News
Reuters - San Francisco, a leader in urbanrecycling, is preparing to enlist its canine population for afirst in the United States: converting dog poop into energy.
Read More...Feb 22nd, 2006
New powers to tackle illegal dog fighting
From Scottish Executive News Online - Latest
Proposals to make it an offence to make, show or distribute film of animal fighting in UK.
Read More...Feb 21st, 2006
Sled dog film tops US box office
From BBC News | Entertainment | World Edition
Disney sled dog movie Eight Below makes its debut at the top of the North American box office chart.
Read More...Feb 21st, 2006
Dog died 'horrendous' death
From The Scotsman - UK
The remains of a dog that had been tied to a tree and burned alive have been found next to Handsworth Golf Club in Birmingham.
Read More...Feb 21st, 2006
State cull of Romania's stray dogs is 'inhumane'
From Telegraph News | International News
The stray dogs of Bucharest are being rounded up in their hundreds after one stray bit an elderly Japanese tourist, who bled to death.
Read More...Feb 19th, 2006
Missing show dog bolted from airport workers at high speed
From azcentral.com | thebuzz
NEW YORK - The award-winning whippet who escaped from her travel cage at Kennedy Airport bolted across tarmac at 25 mph as workers chased her on foot and in three cars, her breeder said Friday.
Read More...Feb 17th, 2006
Dog crate used to help inmate break out
From azcentral.com | thebuzz
LANSING, Kan. - A dog trainer who did volunteer work at a prison ran off with a convicted killer after helping him escape in a dog crate loaded into the back of her van, authorities say.
Read More...Feb 17th, 2006
Search for Wayward Whippet Called Off
From ABC News: US
Authorities Call Off Search for Wayward Whippet; Dog Escaped as Cage Loaded Onto Plane at JFK
Read More...Feb 17th, 2006
Teenager in court after dog death
From BBC News | England | UK Edition
A teenager appears in court charged with outraging public decency in connection with the death of a dog in Huddersfield.
Read More...Feb 17th, 2006
Police dog falls to his death during search
From azcentral.com | thebuzz
HOUSTON - An explosives-sniffing police dog is dead after falling more than 50 feet during a security sweep to prepare for the NBA All-Star Game.
Read More...Feb 16th, 2006
Mucky pup! Wardens bag first fouler
From Kirkcaldy News (http://www.fifenow.co.uk)
THE first fixed penalty for dog fouling in Kinghorn was served last week. (16/02/2006 10:29:26)
Read More...Feb 16th, 2006
Copter hunt for missing show dog
From CNN.com - U.S.
A canine contender from this week's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is missing after escaping from a travel cage at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, authorities said.
Read More...Feb 16th, 2006
Mother distraught after pets shot on walk with her sons
From News (http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk)
Robert SutcliffeTHE owner of two Dalmatian dogs broke down and wept yesterday after they were shot while being taken for a walk by her sons. (15/02/2006 09:39:18)
Read More...Feb 15th, 2006
Peter the great!
From Northampton News (http://www.northamptontoday.co.uk)
A RESCUED dog has been hailed as Northampton's very own Lassie after it tracked down a disabled border collie who had gone missing from the vicarage. (15/02/2006 11:04:59)
Read More...Feb 15th, 2006
Bull Terrier edges out crowd favorites at Westminster dog show
From Moreover Technologies - London news - of 2098 returned
The Madison Square Garden crowd went wild for the golden retriever and the old English sheepdog. But in the end, best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog show went to a breed that hasn't won since 1918: a Colored Bull Terrier.
Read More...Feb 15th, 2006
Family ordered to dig up dead dog for rabies test
From HeraldTimesOnline.com
CHESTERTON - A Chihuahua hit by a car bit its owner and the car's driver despite its injuries before dying hours later.Animal co...
Read More...Feb 15th, 2006
Owners: Dog treats killed our pets
From CNN.com - U.S.
(CNN) -- At least 13 dogs have died after being fed the top-selling pet treat in the country, owners and veterinarians have told CNN.
Read More...Feb 15th, 2006
Dog is still man's best friend - even after death
From Telegraph News | UK News
As a nation of animal lovers, Britons show dogged devotion to deceased pets, marking their passing with special events including full funerals, poetry readings or the playing of a favourite song.
Read More...Feb 15th, 2006
Happy Birthday Dear Fido, Fluffy and Polly
From Reuters: Oddly Enough
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - They already have their own designer clothes, health insurance and therapists. Now more and more American pets are enjoying their own birthday parties.
Read More...Feb 14th, 2006
Dog helps find record drugs haul
From BBC News | UK | World Edition
A sniffer dog called Buzz helps detectives seize the largest haul of drugs ever found in Shetland.
Read More...Feb 14th, 2006
Westminster remembers Katrina's lost dogs
From Moreover Technologies - London news - of 2104 returned
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Read More...Feb 14th, 2006
Dogs Delay Airplane Landings
From All Headline News - offbeat news and headlines
Sun, 12 Feb 2006 23:59:01 GMT
Read More...Feb 13th, 2006
Police say dog sniffed out cocaine in woman's pants
From HeraldTimesOnline.com
PAOLI - Two French Lick residents were arrested Tuesday after police said they found cocaine in a woman's pants.According to pol...
Read More...Feb 13th, 2006
Tsunami aid worker's best friend
From Telegraph News | UK News
A puppy orphaned in the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand and rehomed in Britain after a six-month wait was said to be 'perfectly acclimatised' to suburban family life.
Read More...Feb 13th, 2006
I'm closer to my dogs than to my man, says Bardot
From Telegraph News | International News
Brigitte Bardot, the 71-year-old former film star criticised for supporting France's extreme Right, has admitted becoming a virtual recluse who shuns society and prefers her dogs to her husband.
Read More...Feb 12th, 2006
Sick woman escapes jail over 120 animals kept in squalor
From News (http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk)
Mark BranaganA mother who with her daughter kept 120 cats and dogs in 'appalling squalor' at her Yorkshire bungalow escaped jail yesterday but was banned from keeping animals for 10 years. (11/02/2006 08:55:29)
Read More...Feb 11th, 2006
Man is arrested over dog attack at school
From News (http://www.leedstoday.net)
Mum hurt in rescue of boy, 4 (11/02/2006 11:25:30)
Read More...Feb 11th, 2006
Japanese said 'feeding whale meat to dogs'
From Moreover Technologies - Offbeat news - of 313 returned
LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's stock of whale meat from hunting for scientific research is so large that the country has begun selling it as dog food, a leading marine conservation organisation said on Friday.
Read More...Feb 11th, 2006
Journal Nature Requests S. Korean University Reaffirm Authenticity of Hwang's Cloned Dog
From Moreover Technologies - Korea news - of 6625 returned
Associated Press Writer SEOUL, South Korea South Korea's top university said Friday the scientific journal Nature has requested it reaffirm the authenticity of a cloned dog produced by disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk.
Read More...Feb 11th, 2006
Big paws to fill: Bedford police have new officer pup
From HeraldTimesOnline.com
BEDFORD - A week and a half after Bedford's longtime police dog, Ingus, died, a new pup was picked as his successor.North,...
Read More...Feb 10th, 2006
SICK POISONER KILLS BELOVED FAMILY PET!
From Cupar News (http://www.fifenow.co.uk)
A SICK poisoning campaign against a Ladybank family has resulted in the death of their beloved dog (10/02/2006 09:09:57)
Read More...Feb 10th, 2006
Police dog sniffs out cocaine hidden in woman's pants
From HeraldTimesOnline.com
PAOLI - Two French Lick residents were arrested Tuesday after a police dog alerted them to the smell of cocaine, whic...
Read More...Feb 9th, 2006
Runway dogs delay plane landings (Reuters)
From Yahoo! News: Odd News
Reuters - Two passenger planes of Macedonia'snational carrier MAT were stacked above Skopje airport until apack of stray dogs could be cleared from the runway to let themland safely, officials said on Thursday.
Read More...Feb 9th, 2006
Want to take Fido to work?
From HeraldTimesOnline.com
It just got a little easier to find an employer who'll let Spot come to work with you. SimplyHired.com, the job search engine, has...
Read More...Feb 9th, 2006
Dogs sniff out clues in Alabama church fires
From Reuters: US Domestic News
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Scientists and fuel-sniffing dogs searched on Wednesday through the charred remains of Baptist churches torched in a spate of rural Alabama fires that the FBI said may be investigated as hate crimes.
Read More...Feb 9th, 2006
Force breeds its own canine recruits
From Local News (http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk)
Joanne GinleyHOME-GROWN pups will soon be helping West Yorkshire Police tackle intruders or catch drug dealers. (08/02/2006 09:56:37)
Read More...Feb 8th, 2006
Max the dog loves trams but has no ticket (Reuters)
From Yahoo! News: Odd News
Reuters - A Staffordshire bull terrier hoppedonto the number 6 tram in The Hague and travelled for 20minutes before passengers saw he was alone and called police tomake him get off.
Read More...Feb 8th, 2006
Dog, 22, on 10 cigs a day
From Moreover Technologies - Offbeat news - of 306 returned
The Austrian owner of a 22-year-old Dachshund says the secret of his dog's long life is cigarettes. Wolfgang Treitler, from Graz, says his dog General Edi has been munching his way through 10 cigarettes a day for years.
Read More...Feb 7th, 2006
B.B. King Offers Guitar As Reward for Dog
From ABC News: Entertainment
Legendary Bluesman B.B. King Offers Signed Guitar As Reward for Missing Maltese Dog
Read More...Feb 7th, 2006
Uni takes lead in dog IQ testing
From BBC News | Scotland | UK Edition
Scottish scientists are trying to prove intelligence is not just down to good breeding, at least for dogs.
Read More...Feb 7th, 2006
Doggie Howser? Woman says dog helped detect her cancer
From CNN.com
Everyone loves their dog, but Nancy Best really loves her dog. That's because Nancy's sure her dog Mia saved her life.
Read More...Feb 6th, 2006
Animals die in blaze at kennels
From BBC News | Scotland | UK Edition
Five dogs and two cats die in a fire at kennels in Dalkeith, Midlothian.
Read More...Feb 6th, 2006
Dogs attack two people
From Australian News .Net - Newspapers on the Net
A MAN and a woman have been attacked by dogs in two separate incidents in the same Perth suburb. Ambulance officers say they were called to help a man who had been attacked by three dogs in suburban...
Read More...Feb 5th, 2006
Man convicted of cruelty for killing girlfriend's dog
From HeraldTimesOnline.com
INDIANAPOLIS - A man faces prison time after a judge convicted him of stabbing his girlfriend's pit bull to death before tossing t...
Read More...Feb 5th, 2006
Puppy Seller to Get Probation
From theledger | local
A 55-year-old woman accused of running a puppy mill and altering veterinary certificates accepted a plea deal Friday for five years' probation. Colleen Ross pleaded no contest to possessing or uttering counterfeit animal health documents and failing to supply veterinary certificates. Her sentencing is set for March 10.
Read More...Feb 4th, 2006
Brigitte Bardot slams Romania for dog cull (Reuters)
From Yahoo! News: Entertainment
Reuters - Former French film star turned animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot slammed Romania on Saturday for culling stray dogs after a Japanese man was bitten to death in Bucharest.
Read More...Feb 4th, 2006
Dog bites toddler's head
From Australian News .Net - Newspapers on the Net
A TWO-year-old Brisbane girl has been attacked by her grandmother's dog on a property in Victoria. The girl was playing with a border collie last night when it bit her on the head leaving a 15cm-lon...
Read More...Feb 4th, 2006
Sea dog: Dog overboard found 3km offshore
From Australian News .Net - Newspapers on the Net
A FISHERMAN will be reunited with his dog, which was rescued today after it fell overboard 3km off the coast in Port Phillip bay. Victorian police today said the Coast Guard had sent a search and re...
Read More...Feb 4th, 2006
Dog Believed Tied to Bear Head's Discovery
From Feature Stories
HART TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A curious canine apparently was behind the mysterious appearance of a severed bear's head in an apple orchard, a state conservation officer said.
Read More...Feb 4th, 2006
Dog taught how to patrol and detect bombs
From Burlington Times News
The young German shepherd walked along the side of the room, sniffing at a row of aluminum folding chairs. He suddenly sat down, signaling that he had found a bomb.
Read More...Feb 3rd, 2006
City's dog-tethering rules are in effect
From HeraldTimesOnline.com
Bloomington officials are reminding animal owners that the new tethering rules in the amended city animal management ordinance hav...
Read More...Feb 3rd, 2006
Hundreds of dead pets -- some decapitated -- found in woods
From CNN.com
West Virginia authorities are investigating the discovery of hundreds of dead cats, dogs and other animals found in two wooded areas, the state Division of Natural Resources said Thursday.
Read More...Feb 3rd, 2006
Caught at last - the giant owl with a taste for dogs
From Telegraph News | UK News
A giant owl has been captured after terrorising a tranquil village in a spate of attacks on dogs.
Read More...Feb 3rd, 2006
Toddler mauled to death by pet dingo-cross
From Moreover Technologies - Australia news - of 11910 returned
A TODDLER has died after her pet dog crept into her room and mauled her in the middle of the night. The girl, aged 22 months, was found by her father about 4am yesterday and died in hospital three hours later, police said.
Read More...Feb 2nd, 2006
DEA says Colombians hid heroin in puppies
From Reuters: US Domestic News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colombian drug dealers smuggled heroin into the United States by surgically implanting the powerful drug into puppies, the Drug Enforcement Administration said on Wednesday.
Read More...Feb 2nd, 2006
Kenya Rejects Donation Of Dog Food For Its Starving Children
From All Headline News - offbeat news and headlines
Wed, 1 Feb 2006 15:00:01 GMT
Read More...Feb 2nd, 2006
Arrests made in drug-smuggling inside dogs
From MSNBC.com: U.S. News
The Drug Enforcement Administration arrested 22 Colombian nationals for smuggling heroin into the United States via various methods, including surgically implanting the drug into puppies, officials said Wednesday.
Read More...Feb 2nd, 2006
N.Y.-Bound Puppies Used As Drug Couriers
From ABC News: US
New York-Bound Puppies Used As Drug Couriers, Federal Authorities Say
Read More...Feb 2nd, 2006
Narcs nab drug-smuggling puppies
From CNN.com - U.S.
A two-year investigation into a Colombian heroin ring netted more than 65 pounds of drugs, resulted in the arrests of more than 20 people and saved the lives of some drug-smuggling Labrador retrievers, the Drug Enforcement Agency said Wednesday.
Read More...Feb 2nd, 2006
DEA: Pups' bellies cut open, heroin placed inside
From CNN.com
In what could be a new low for drug smugglers, puppies have been found with bags of heroin stitched inside their bellies. A two-year investigation into a Colombian heroin ring netted more than 65 pounds of drugs, resulted in the arrests of more than 20 people and saved the lives of some drug-smuggling Labrador retrievers, the Drug Enforcement Agency said Wednesday. Puppy smugglers are another take on the human 'mule,' or 'swallower' -- someone who ingests packets of drugs and transports them in their stomachs. The puppies, however, had little say in the matter.
Read More...Feb 2nd, 2006
Kenya offended at dog food aid offer (Reuters)
From Yahoo! News: Odd News
Reuters - Kenya dismissed as 'culturally insulting' Tuesday an offer of powdered dog food to feed starving children reportedly made by the founder of a canine biscuit company in New Zealand.
Read More...Feb 1st, 2006
Dogs may be cause of diphtheria
From BBC News | England | UK Edition
The Health Protection Agency is investigating the possibility an elderly woman who died from a rare disease caught it from dogs. the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has said.
Read More...Feb 1st, 2006
Woman 'left boy with dogs'
From Australian News .Net - Newspapers on the Net
A SEVEN-year-old boy has been found left alone in a Sydney home with more than 20 dogs, some of which were malnourished. The boy was found inside the home, in Ingleburn in Sydney's west, about 3.30p...
Read More...Feb 1st, 2006
Television Dog Trainer Saves Couple's Romance
From All Headline News - offbeat news and headlines
Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:00:02 GMT
Read More...Feb 1st, 2006
Drug-sniffing dog bites student during school visit
From HeraldTimesOnline.com
NEW ALBANY - A police dog brought into a classroom for a demonstration of its drug-sniffing skills bit a sixth-grader in the face ...
Read More...Feb 1st, 2006
Kenyans are 'insulted' by dog food offer
From Telegraph News | International News
A New Zealand businesswoman has provoked outrage in Kenya by promising to ship 42 tons of dog food mix to feed starving children.
Read More...Feb 1st, 2006
