Medina SPCA rescues 32 dogs (Akron Beacon Journal)
Thirty-two mixed-breed Shih Tzu dogs, many of them emaciated, dehydrated, urine-soaked and with hair matted so badly that flies were living on them, were removed from an Egypt Road home on Tuesday.

POLICE FIND 129 DOGS AT FAIRFIELD HOME (Connecticut Post)
FAIRFIELD Nearly 130 dogs, some reportedly near death, were removed from an Eastfield Drive home Thursday during a raid by police and animal control officers.

Humane Officers Remove 31 Dogs For Sale From Home (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News)
Medina County officials removed dozens of dogs from a home they said was filled with feces and urine.

Dozens Of Dogs, Skunk Rescued From Home (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News)
Authorities called the discovery of a possible puppy mill in a Lancaster home a clear case of animal neglect. Dozens of dogs and a skunk were found living in filth, NewsChannel5 partner ONN reported.

Constant Din Of Barking Causes Stress, Behavior Changes In Dogs In Shelters (Medical News Today)
If your neighbor’s barking dog drives you crazy, pity the employees of the nation’s animal shelters, where the noise produced by howling, barking and yapping dogs often exceeds that produced by a jackhammer.And pity the poor dogs. [click link for full article]

Census taker: Too many Pitts. dogs not cared for (Bridgeton News)
PITTSGROVE TWP. — The township committee discussed the problem of neglected dogs in the community at its meeting this week. Shirl Stubbs addressed the committee and said that there are many dogs that are not cared for in the township.

Forsyth linked to real-life “Dogs of War” plot (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
“The Dogs of War,” Frederick Forsyth’s 1974 bestseller about an attempt by mercenaries to topple the government of a mineral-rich African republic, was closer to fact than readers may realize.