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The Dog Days Of Summer TV

AP | SUE MANNING | Posted 05.29.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Summer television used to mean reruns. This year it's gone to the dogs. Several new shows star dogs and their owners in need of h...

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Dogfighting, Puppy Mill Victims Get Second Chance At Pet Rehab

AP | SUE MANNING | Posted 04.24.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Snarf was underweight with a heart murmur and a possible ulcer when he was rescued from a Kentucky puppy mill. He had hookworm, fleas a...

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Bonnie Christian

The Worst Holiday Gift?

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Christian | Posted 12.23.2011

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"It's just not the kind of dog we would have chosen." "The house training was just too much." "We never wanted an animal." Those are just a few of the...

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Why You Really Shouldn't Buy That Doggie In The Window

AP | By SUE MANNING | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Pet Store Puppy, Pet Store Puppies, Green Holiday, Puppies as Gifts, Aspca, Animals, Los Angeles, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Pet Shop Puppy, Humane Society of the United States, Video, Puppy Mills, Pet Shop Puppies, Small Business News and Trends, Boycott Pet Stores, Best Friends Animal Society, Holiday Puppies, Green News

LOS ANGELES -- More puppies are sold at pet stores during the holiday season than any other time of year. Now the American Society for the Prevention ...

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Spend A Little, Give A Lot

Posted 11.21.2011

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There's no better way to spread the joy of the holiday season than to give to those in need. But as the seasonal charity solicitations being to tug at...

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Baltimore Athletes Get Behind First Anti-Animal Abuse Law

Ed Sayres | Posted 11.30.2011

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Ed Sayres

Last November, I wrote about a new law in Baltimore that created the first anti-animal abuse commission of its kind. This law and the commission it created are the legacy of a dog who became known as Phoenix.

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Progress in the Fight to Save NYC's Homeless Animals

Ed Sayres | Posted 10.24.2011

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Ed Sayres

One of the major obstacles to our efforts to save the city's homeless animals is that the city cuts the budget of the city's shelter system virtually every year.

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Say "No" to Puppies Sold in Pet Stores and on the Internet

Ed Sayres | Posted 10.04.2011

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Ed Sayres

As you admire the adorable puppies in the window of your local pet store, do you ever wonder where they come from? If you have no idea, you are not alone.

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Wild Horse Roundup Set To Begin In NW Colorado

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MEEKER, Colo. — Helicopters began rounding up wild horses Monday in northwestern Colorado over the objections of animal advocacy groups. The U....

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Wild Horse Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit

AP | JUDITH KOHLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Animal advocacy groups have sought an injunction to stop a roundup of wild horses in northwestern Colorado that's scheduled to begin Mo...

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Baltimore Mayor Signs Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission into Law

Ed Sayres | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Sayres

Today, the Baltimore Mayor's Office signed into law the Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission, a board that will work to help the city of Baltimore pr...

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Haiti Rescue Dog Gets National Honor

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — A once-abandoned dog that helped save lives after the Haiti earthquake and a three-legged cat that inspired a series of children's...

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Astoria Characters: The Dogs' Best Friend

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nancy Ruhling

At the top of the stairs, Dexter the pit bull is waiting exactly where Wendy DeSarno told him to sit when she went to answer the door.

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Governor Pat Quinn Adds Teeth to State Law Against Illinois Dogfighting

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor Pat Quinn, Tim Rickey, Chicago Sun-Times, University of California, Senator Bill Brady, Senator Kimberly Lightford, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Steve Malanga, The Humane Society of Missouri, Alejandro Campos-Rivera, Elgin Deputy Police Chief Jeff Swoboda, Illinois Dogfihts, Illinois Dogfighting, Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, Karen Yarbrough, Chicago News
David Ormsby

Pat Quinn signed a bill a few days ago that added teeth to state law to deter organized dogfights by imposing harsher criminal penalties on dog sadists and fight organizers.

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3-Legged Dog, Prince, Wins In Animal Shelter Contest

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A three-legged pitbull mix that played in a game of doggie baseball has won "Best in Show" at a talent competition held by one of New...

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WATCH: Chihuahuas Flown From SF To NYC To Find Homes

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — More than a dozen Chihuahuas from San Francisco are flying in style to new homes in New York. The 15 animals are flying in the ...

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