County rescues 70-plus dogs (St. Petersburg Times)
PALM RIVER - Hillsborough County animal services removed more than 70 sick and filthy dogs from an elderly couple’s home Wednesday. The couple may have had as many as 100 dogs on the property, breeding them without a permit, said animal services spokeswoman Marti Ryan.

Dozens of dogs removed from Benton home (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
NORTH ALBANY n About 70 small dogs and puppies were removed from a Benton County home Monday afternoon by Benton County Sheriff s Office deputies, and their owner, Carol Brower, is facing charges of second-degree animal neglect.

Beijing goes digital in crackdown on dogs (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters BEIJING, May 3 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have begun implanting digital identification chips in the capital’s dogs, state media reported on Thursday, months after the government launched a …

Animal control seizes dozens of dogs (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
TAMPA - More than a hundred dogs were packed like sardines into a home in Palm River , according to Hillsborough County Animal Services Spokeswoman Marti Ryan, before they were forcibly removed by animal control officers.

Microchip Reunites North County Family With Dogs (10 News San Diego)
A North County family is thankful for taking the time to microchip their dogs.

Complaints about deaths of dogs to be recorded (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
The Humane Society of Louisiana will hold a town hall meeting to air the complaints of Jefferson residents after 13 dogs died at the East Jefferson Animal Shelter in March. “It’s a way for people to get their voices heard,” said Executive Director Jeff Dorson.

Sea Dogs dismiss Baysox, 9-6 (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
PORTLAND - Andrew Dobies earned his first win at Hadlock Field, as the Sea Dogs claimed a 9-6 win over Bowie Wednesday. Portland has won 4 of 5 of its six-game homestand.