Proposed dog law has its day: Federal definition of service dogs included in language (Delaware State News)
HARRINGTON No one bit at the chance to speak for or against a proposed ordinance that would exempt police and service dogs from an animal control ordinance, during a public hearing at Monday s Harrington City Council meeting.

Council has no record of dogs (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Whakatane District Council says it has no record of the dogs which attacked a woman who later died in Murupara yesterday.

‘We’ll kill all you white dogs’ (News 24 South Africa)
Two robbers told an elderly couple: “We’re still going to kill all you white dogs”, then throttled, bound and robbed them in their flat.

Good taste goes to the dogs (The San Angelo Standard-Times)
Anita Reisdorfer s four dogs are the quality control testers for her new business, People for Pets Pet Bakery & Animal Rescue.

Killer dogs not on register (Stuff)
A fatal dog attack on a Bay of Plenty woman is raising fears that tougher dog control laws are not working after it was found the dogs were not registered.

Small dogs share genetic trait (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Researchers have finally solved one of the great canine mysteries: Why are small dogs small?

Family grief turns to anger over killer dogs (The New Zealand Herald)
Two roaming dogs that savaged and killed a woman in the Bay of Plenty were not registered, authorities confirmed last night.

Don’t let dogs take the snail bait (Tri-Valley Herald)
Question: Why is snail bait bad for dogs? Dr. Utchen: First, realize that there are two main types of snail bait, and one is considered relatively safe for dogs.

Call to ban vicious dogs (TVNZ)
A man who survived being mauled by dogs six years ago says the death of a 56-year-old Rotorua woman at the weekend is good enough reason to ban vicious breeds.