City may require dogs be fixed, microchipped (Los Angeles Daily News)
SANTA CLARITA - The city is weighing a new law that would require pet owners to have their dogs spayed or neutered and implanted with microchips that hold identification data.

Tackle race divisions or Britain will go to dogs, warns Phillips (Evening Standard)
Britain could “go to the dogs” unless immediate action is taken to tackle growing ethnic segregation, the country’s race equality chief warned today.

Dogs, wolves have common background (Montana Standard)
A story about a canid is a guaranteed conversation starter in Montana. Whether the subject is wolves, coyotes, or domestic dogs, many Montanans have personal experiences to share and they usually find fascinated listeners.

Kashmir government poisons over 1,200 stray dogs (Yahoo! India News)
SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Authorities in Indian Kashmir have poisoned more than 1,200 dogs over the past two weeks after complaints that packs of strays were biting people and chasing vehicles.

Dogs may be like kids, but they still have sharp teeth (St. Petersburg Times)
Early edition: Have pet dogs become full-fledged family members? In Pasco County, a pit-bull attack puts the premise to the test.

Police use dogs, chopper in Lehigh Valley chase (The Morning Call)
Allentown teen arrested, but two others get away. Three people in a stolen sport utility vehicle led police on a chase through the Lehigh Valley late Saturday, with officers using helicopters and dogs to find the suspects.

Rescued dogs taxing humane society resources (Rapid City Journal)
The more than 150 dogs taken Nov. 21 from a home near Provo are doing well but are putting a strain on resources, a Humane Society of the Black Hills official said Saturday.