dog care News Archive

'Hog-dog suspect asks county to pay: Submits bill for almost $200,000 (News & Reporter)
One of the five people charged in Chester County in a hog-dog investigation told County Council, she has been holding animals for Chester County Animal Control, and wants some kind of reimbursement for her trouble.

'Highly contagious dog flu spreads at kennels, racetracks / Unrelated to human or bird strains, virus may have mutated (San Francisco Chronicle)
A new, highly contagious and sometimes deadly canine flu is spreading in kennels and dog tracks around the country, veterinarians said Wednesday. The virus -- which scientists say mutated from an influenza strain that affects horses -- has killed...

'Highly contagious dog flu spreads at kennels, racetracks Unrelated to human or bird strains, virus may have mutated (San Francisco Chronicle)
A new, highly contagious and sometimes deadly canine flu is spreading in kennels and dog tracks around the country, veterinarians said Wednesday.

'A New Deadly, Contagious Dog Flu Virus Is Detected in 7 States (New York Times)
A new, highly contagious and sometimes deadly canine flu is spreading in kennels and at dog tracks around the country, veterinarians said yesterday.

'Animal hospital opens doors to dog victims of Katrina (Gazette.Net)
Twelve dogs abandoned in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina will make new homes in Maryland thanks to a local dog rescue organization and the College Park Animal Hospital.

'City considering tougher vicious dog law (North County Times)
LAKE ELSINORE ---- In response to recent reports from a resident about a couple of violent dog attacks, city officials said Wednesday they are looking into whether city laws need some beefing up when it comes to dealing with aggressive animals.

'Nintendo DS "Best Friends" Nintendogs edition (Engadget)
Believe it or not, yesterday was officially the last dog day of summer, which means we at Engadget have already got to start thinking about what?s coming up for the holidays. And we wanna doggie this year, ok? But you know as well as we do we can be trusted with living animals?how are we supposed to take care of a puppy when we haven?t even gotten up from our chairs in like four days? Entrez vous

'A small dog's long journey home (Kansas City Star)
ALEDO, Texas - (KRT) - Cheryl Landry sobbed as she tied Napi to a pole on the hospital's roof and repeatedly told her little dog goodbye. She wrote two cellphone numbers on a white hospital band and secured it around the dog's neck.