SoCal county carriers bitten by 94 dogs (AP via Yahoo! News)
Orange County ranks second in the nation for the number of mail carriers bitten by dogs, according to the U.S. Postal Service.

Dogs’ Abu Ghraib role disputed (Baltimore Sun)
In trial testimony, general says he didn’t urge using animals in grillings Army Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller, becoming the highest-ranking commander to testify in court about abuses at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison, told a military trial yesterday that he never advocated the use of dogs in the interrogation of detainees.

Troops, rescue dogs search for bodies in flood hit areas (The Nation)
Rescue dogs and 1,000 soldiers searched for bodies Thursday in Uttaradit province. The Public Health Ministry reported 51 people dead and 87 missing from the flash floods which began Monday after several days of torrential rains.Another 267 people were injured in landslides.

Obese Australians raising fat cats and fat dogs (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Australia is a nation of pet lovers but it may be loving its animals to death with pet owners passing on rising levels of obesity by overfeeding their cats and dogs, the country’s main animal welfare body says.

General denies urging use of dogs in interrogations (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller, the highest ranking officer to testify in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, said on Wednesday he never suggested using military dogs in interrogations of Iraqi prisoners.

General denies suggesting use of dogs on Abu Ghraib detainees (Houston Chronicle)
Army Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller, becoming the highest-ranking commander to testify in court about abuses at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison, told a military trial Wednesday that he never advocated the use of dogs in the interrogation of detainees.

US general denies urging use of dogs in interrogations (Stuff)
FORT MEADE: US army Major General Geoffrey Miller, the highest ranking officer to testify in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, said today he never suggested using military dogs in interrogations of Iraqi prisoners.

Owners, pedestrians can avoid bites by understanding dogs (Northwest Herald)
This is National Dog Bite Prevention Week, and no group welcomes its arrival more than the men and women of the United States Postal Service. According to postal officials, 3,249 letter carriers were on the losing end of run-ins with dogs along their routes last year.