Pit Bulls Aren’t Alone in City’s Dog Plan
Tupelo, Miss., leaders who once wanted to outlaw American Pit Bull Terriers to solve the community’s vicious-dog problem now say a breed-specific ordinance is unlikely and instead want a broad program involving the city and Tupelo-Lee Humane Society, The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports.
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Signs Should Fix Dog Issue
Residents says clear signage is the only restraint needed to bring the Pierce Island leash-law issue to heal, The Foster’s Daily Democrat in Dover, N.H., reports.
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Paws for a Cause
A dog park was carved out of an acre of Templin Beach Park in 2004, but no shelter was ever put up to keep the dogs’ owners out of the rain; now a pack of dog owners hope to change all that, The (Roseburg, Ore.) News-Review reports.
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Owner Heads to Court to Fight for Dog’s Life
A Florida woman says her dog, a Boxer named Max, has never bitten a person or injured another animal, but two code enforcement boards have concluded that Max is a dangerous dog based on sworn affidavits detailing aggressive, attacking behavior, The Ocala (Fla.) Star-Banner reports.
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Dogs Get Own Beach on Holiday Island
Dogs are to get a beach of their own on the sun-kissed Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Reuters reports.
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