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National Chihuahua Racing Championships Are Go!

A national US pet retail store is holding it’s 5th (yes, 5th) national Chihuahua racing championships. PETCO is calling all pint-sized racers with larger-than-life personalities to get ready to race.
Seven regional competitions will be held in a race across the country from the West Coast to the East Coast over three weekends in August. The [...]

43% Of US Dog Owners Believe Their Pet Shares Their Style!

With the downturn in the economy and people seeking more comfort from their pets than ever according to a recent survey. The survey, carried out in association with the Associated Press, revealed that half (50%) of American pet owners truly consider their pets to be as much a part of the family as any other [...]

More Than 30,000 Dogs Culled

A rabies outbreak involving 10 human cases, has prompted authorities in China’s northwest Shaanxi Province to order a cull that has already seen as many as 30,000 dogs brutally slaughtered on the streets of Hanzhong and surrounding areas. This is one in 10 of the city’s dogs and numbers are rising. The authorities have blindly [...]

50 Volunteers Care For 216 Seized Dogs

Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff today thanked more than 50 volunteers who donated time and resources this week to help care for 216 dogs that were seized from a kennel facility in the state.
The raid permanently closed the Almost Heaven Kennels in Emmaus, Lehigh County using the recently improved Dog Law.
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Cruella de Ville Exists: Woman Killed, Skinned Pet Dog in Attempt to Make a Belt

Pair are charged for skinning pet dog: A woman from Muskogee, Oklahoma is charged with killing and skinning her pet dog in a attempt to make a belt out of the dog’s hide.
Krystal Lynn Lewis told authorities that she killed her Jack Russell Terrier, called Poplin because she could no longer afford to keep it. [...]

Heroic Dog is Cloned (5 Times)

Retired police officer James Symington, owner of the late search and rescue dog and 9-11 hero, Trakr, has received five cloned versions of his heroic dog after winning a competition held by BioArts International, a Northern California biotech company.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Shelter Kill Policy Condemned

Animal Protection Groups Condemn Schwarzenegger Plans To Reduce Animal Home Hold Requirements: The Los Angeles Times has reported that California’s animal rescue system is to be the victim of government funding cutbacks during the recession. If a recent proposal is approved, California’s strays could be euthanised in as little as 3 days, down from the [...]

Stray Dogs Befriends Orangutan

Stray dog and his best friend a Orangutan are set to star on Oprah: Roscoe the Blue Tick hound and Suryia the Orangutan are best friends and live together at the Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species, in South Carolina, USA.
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Pet Store Under Fire From Puppy Farm Campaigners

American pet store comes under fire from anti-puppy farm protestors: Elite Animals of West Hollywood has been besieged by protesters from the animal welfare movement for two weekends in a row. Animal rights activists claim Elite Animals is selling pet factory animals and defrauding consumers. On May 12 there was an extraordinary [...]

National Dog Bite Prevention Week Gets Underway

It’s estimated that 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs every year. Fortunately, most dog bites are preventable through appropriate pet selection, proper training, responsible approaches to animal control, and education of dog owners and potential victims.
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Court Rules Pet Owners Should Not Be Compensated For Emotional Loss

In a decision that will protect animal health and welfare by containing the costs of caring for animals, the Vermont Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court decision not to introduce non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering, into pet litigation. The Animal Health Institute joined numerous pet welfare and ownership organisations in submitting a [...]

CrossbreedDNA Test Now Available at More Than 800

He barks like a Chihuahua but looks like a Terrier! What is my dog? Just in time for National Pet Week (May 3 to 9), Wisdom Panel, the gold standard in mixed-breed genetic identification for dogs and the most veterinarian- recognized name in canine genetics(1), is now available in more than 800 U.S. PetSmart stores [...]

Former Pets End up Dead in Teaching Establishments

A new report, “Dying to Learn: Exposing the Supply of Dogs and Cats to Higher Education,” documents the hidden practices of higher education, proving that science lab students are using former pets at major colleges and universities. It traces the route that brings dogs like Cruella, a shepherd-mix from Michigan, to an unhappy end, a [...]

Obama Dog is “Kind of Crazy”

US First Lady Michelle Obama has described America’s First Dog as “kind ofcrazy”.
“He likes to play a lot. He’s kind of crazy, but he’s still a puppy. He loves to chew on people’s feet,” Michelle said.
She went on to explain how the family are adjusting to life with a new puppy.
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Author Outraged at Obama’s “Absurd” Broken Dog Promise

Dr. Jana Kohl, author of A Rare Breed of Love: The true story of Baby and the mission she inspired to help dogs everywhere — the book that features both Barack Obama and Ted Kennedy advocating pet adoption as a means to end puppy mills — has expressed outrage over the President not fulfilling his [...]

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