K-9 unit needs dogs to fill vests (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
After a murder suspect shot Aryn the police dog in 2004, donations poured into a fund for Gwinnett County’s K-9 unit. The fund has since paid for thousands of dollars in police equipment. It has received about $35,000 since its creation in 1999. Now the police department doesn’t need bulletproof vests for its dogs so much as it needs dogs to fill bulletproof vests, the department’s K-9 unit

Council adopts ordinance on dangerous dogs (The Indianapolis Star)
Owners of dogs identified as dangerous will face stiffer penalties and tighter restrictions after the City-County Council unanimously passed an animal control ordinance Monday night.

Docs’ group, Humane Society protest med school use of live dogs (La Crosse Tribune)
MILWAUKEE To beagle or not to beagle? That’s the question pitting the Medical College of Wisconsin, which uses dogs in an instructional laboratory for first-year students, against a physicians’ group that calls the practice inhumane and unnecessary.

Her pet project: To save dogs (The Courier News)
ALGONQUIN — Joanne Magnuson does a lot more than cringe when she hears woeful tales of little dogs abused or neglected in puppy mills. If necessary, she will take in a few of the defenseless creatures until a permanent home can be found.

Some Want Medical College To Stop Using Dogs For Training (The Milwaukee Channel)
The practice of using dogs to help train medical students has been going on for years at the Medical College, but some doctors want it to stop.

Pure beef hot dogs, purely good (The Daily Gamecock)
“Pure beef” Who knows what the quotes imply, but viewing the menu at Sandy’s could make anyone wonder. Thorough examination of the menu reveals the quotation marks emphasize Sandy’s commitment to the quality of its hot dogs: “They are made especially for Sandy’s We believe our hot dogs are bigger, tastier and healthier than any hot dogs, anywhere.