Dog Care News Archive

30-Sep-2006

 

More cruelty charges filed against owner of dog found in trash bin (The News Journal)
A Bear woman arrested after her sick dog was found in a trash bin earlier this month was charged Wednesday in two other animal cruelty cases. SPCA Executive Director John E. Caldwell said cruelty investigators charged Cheryl A. Jackson, 57, of the 300 block of Kemper Drive, with two misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty for failing to provide animal care to her two terriers. If convicted of the

Stickeen: An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier (Sierra Club)
In 1880, John Muir made his second trip to Alaska. On this trip he explored Brady Glacier, which empties into Taylor Bay in what is now Glacier Bay National Park, with a friend's dog, Stickeen.

At playoff time, jokesters dog O's (Baltimore Sun)
Aguy walks into a bar carrying a little dog under his arm. The bartender says: "Hey, no dogs in here." Guy says: "This is a special playoffs dog. Just watch what he can do."

Dog who can't cry is saved from starving (The Vale Advertiser)
A DOG that cannot cry was rescued from starving to death by two teenage boys. The youths discovered the abandoned King Charles Spaniel - nicknamed Charlie - cowering under a bush during a downpour.

School funds used for dog come under question (McKinney Messenger)
It doesn?t seem like a prim-and-proper white poodle should cause such a fuss, but Lakeside Elementary?s school pet, Buddy, has some parents questioning the principal?s allocation of funds to the dog?s expenses.

Big Animals: Care Needed: Rural areas short on vets (Tulsa World)
Sometimes, after clocking another 80-hour week, veterinarian Jeff Hammond wishes he worked for wages instead. But at Hammond Veterinary Hospital in Marlow, Hammond is living his passion -- whether it's taking care of a family's dog, a prized horse or herd of cattle.

Tributes at dog drop death flats (Reading Chronicle)
HORRIFIED animal lovers left tributes and put up cash rewards to help catch the youths who dropped a dog 12 floors to its death. The story of the animal's terrifying last moments has shocked the community and grabbed national headlines after it appeared in your Express last week.

Dog adoption day Sunday in Bangor (Pocono Record)
Waggin' Tails Pet Rescue, a no-kill non profit rescue organization, will hold a dog adoption day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at The Washington Pet Shop in Capital Plaza, at 436 Blue Valley Drive, Bangor.

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