Dogs Plus Smog Bad for Asthmatic Kids (HealthCentral.com)
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) — Fido may not be an asthmatic child’s best friend, a new study suggests. A team at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine found that the presence of dogs in the home can worsen lung response to air pollution in children with asthma.

Shelby County Fire Kills 21 Dogs (FOX6 WBRC-TV Birmingham)
21 dogs were killed in a fire that destroyed a pet grooming facility called Adorable Cuts off County Road 17 in Maylene. FOX6 News Reporter Ashley Nix explains what happened.

Reservoir Dogs recalled in UK (Addict 3D)
Eidos’ Reservoir Dogs is one of several games under scrutiny for what some feel is unnecessary violence. The game is based on Quentin Tarantino’s bloody film of the same name, and puts gamers in the pressed suits of bank robbers who can torture policemen in various ways.

21 dogs die in Alabaster grooming salon fire (WPMI 15)
ALABASTER, Ala. (AP) - State fire marshals are investigating a fire at a pet grooming shop near Alabaster that killed 21 dogs, authorities said Wednesday.

Residents Concerned For Dogs` Welfare (KARK Little Rock)
They may be man`s best friend, but many people in North Little Rock say dogs are being treated like anything but and it needs to stop. Residents complain, dogs all over town are chained to trees for days and months at a time.

Bodies of man, dogs found in Cochrane home (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Cochrane RCMP discovered the badly decomposed body of a man and more than a dozen dead dogs Tuesday in a home where a woman continued to live.

More sick dogs renew poison fears (BBC News)
After dogs die in Cleethorpes from rat poison, government vets are called in when more animals are taken ill.

21 dogs die in Alabaster grooming salon fire (al.com)
ALABASTER, Ala. (AP) State fire marshals are investigating a fire at a pet grooming shop near Alabaster that killed 21 dogs, authorities said Wednesday.

21 dogs die in pet shop fire (WTVM 9)
ALABASTER, Ala. Shelby County authorities are trying to determine what sparked a deadly fire at a pet grooming shop last night, killing twenty-one dogs. One canine was saved.