Once-Trapped Dog Now Lively
Despite a painful three-week encounter with a padded leghold trap and the amputation of her left front leg, one dog has a promising future, The Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette News reports.
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Top Animal-Related Stories of 2006
The most significant stories from 2006 involving dogs and other animals in the Long Island, N.Y. area, according to The Long Island Press.
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Family Learns the Hard Way About Online Puppy Scam
One woman thought she was getting a great deal when she saw an ad for a purebred Maltese puppy, but she was scammed, Peterborough (Ontario, Canada) This Week reports.
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Aldermen Tackle Dog Ordinance
A Board of Aldermen is trying to put the bite on vicious-dog owners by introducing an amendment to a Pit Bull ordinance, The Daily (Louisiana) Iberian reports.
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County Cracks Down on Dog Abusers
Less than two weeks after a new law banning the chaining of dogs took effect, 15 people in Santa Cruz County have been issued warnings and one man may face misdemeanor charges for animal neglect and abuse, The Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel reports.
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