China Orders Mass Slaughter of Dogs (ABC News)
China Orders Mass Slaughter of Dogs to Curb Rabies Outbreak; Action Upsets Animal Lovers

Katrina dogs in need of homes (CNews)
Doused in gas and set afire, a black lab puppy is looking for the right kind of home in southern Alberta. Eight-month-old Jiminy is one of 17 dogs getting relief from Sheri Pister and her Save Old Souls (SOS) Pet Rescue a year after Hurricane Katrina turned their lives upside down.

Up to 500,000 dogs in China face death amid rabies outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Up to half a million dogs in eastern China face extermination following the deaths of 16 people from rabies in the past eight months, state media have reported.

500,000 dogs must die in rabies scare (Times Online)
CHINA has announced its second mass slaughter of dogs within days and could kill hundreds of thousands of pets to try to control an outbreak of rabies.

China plans culling of 500,000 dogs after 16 rabies death (Gulf Times)
BEIJING: Up to half a million dogs in eastern China face extermination following the deaths of 16 people from rabies in the past eight months, state media reported yesterday.

China Orders Mass Slaughter of Dogs (San Francisco Chronicle)
For the second time in days, Chinese authorities have ordered a mass slaughter of dogs to curb a rabies outbreak _ drawing criticism from animal lovers but also support from many who say it’s the only way to contain a disease that kills more than 2,000…