Get dogs microchipped for free (The Acorn) The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control will offer free microchips and lifetime registrations for dogs owned by residents of unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The Agoura animal shelter, which is located at29525 Agoura Road, will host a microchip clinic from 1 to 3 […]

Sea Dogs Urge Kids To Read Their Way To Opening Day (WCSH 6 Portland) If you have a child who loves baseball, especially the Portland Sea Dogs, there’s a great new way to encourage them to read. 50 books can earn them two tickets to the team’s first home game of the season.
Good dogs […]

Husky dogs and leaping cheetahs enliven Detroit auto fiesta (AFP via Yahoo! News) DETROIT, Michigan - From Husky dogs on ice to hip-hop violinists, via pouting models and celebrity chefs, the car industry has been true to its attention-grabbing form at the Detroit auto show.
Pfizers’s dirlotapide gets US FDA nod for obesity in […]

Pooch park dispute: Should dogs rule the roost? (The Salt Lake Tribune) At least twice a week, you can find Taz, Brenda and Boscoe romping around Parley’s Historic Nature Park. Ingrid Dieckmann’s dogs can roam 88 acres of land unleashed, and she and her 81-year-old mother, Katie, have a chance […]

Dangerous dogs seized by police (BBC News) Four dogs are seized by police in raids at two properties in West Yorkshire under the Dangerous Dogs Act.
Breeder accused of falsely selling dogs as AKC purebreds (St. Petersburg Times) A Clearwater woman is accused of getting top dollar for dogs she falsely claimed to be purebreds […]

Dogs trained to find water bodies (BBC News) Dogs from a north Wales rescue team are to receive training to find bodies submerged in water.
FDA OKs Pfizer drug for obese dogs (AP via Yahoo! News) The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it approved a Pfizer drug to help manage the weight of […]

Echo steps up fight for tougher laws on dangerous dogs after local tragedy (holdthefrontpage.co.uk) The Liverpool Echo has stepped up its fight for tougher laws on dangerous dogs following the death of a five-year-old Merseyside girl who was mauled by a dog.
3 dead dogs found to be poisoned (Salem Statesman Journal) Poison apparently caused […]

U.K. Police Hunt Down Dangerous Dogs After Girl Mauled to Death (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) — U.K. police seized eight pit bull terrier dogs after a five-year-old girl was mauled to death in the north of England. Ellie Lawrenson was attacked by a pit bull that belonged to her uncle in the early hours of […]

Two Rivers limits cats, dogs (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter) TWO RIVERS Two Rivers now has a limit on the number of dogs and cats per household.
N.J. college trains future guide dogs (AP via Yahoo! News) The youngest students at Rowan University enjoy all the aspects of campus life including […]

Donated oxygen masks help to save dogs from kennel fire (Rocky Mountain News) Two dogs survived a fire at a Wheat Ridge kennel Monday because the kennel’s owner had donated oxygen masks for pets to the fire department, officials said.
Law on dangerous dogs (Guardian Unlimited) The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 was introduced after a […]