Council Votes to Lift Ban in City Park
After more than an hour of public testimony and discussion at City Hall, councilors voted 6-0 to allow dogs to return to Geiser Pollman, Baker City, Oregon’s largest and most popular city-owned park, The Baker City (Ore.) Herald reports.
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Puppy Rescued from Sweltering Locked Car
A Chihuahua puppy made history when animal control officers under authority of a new law rescued him from a locked, parked car as the vehicle's interior temperature allegedly topped 100 degrees, The Whittier (Calif.) Daily News reports.
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Groomer Allegedly Cuts Dog’s Ear Off
A woman rushed her dog to the veterinarian to learn that the dog’s ear had been cut off by a dog groomer and super-glued back on, KIRO-TV in Seattle reports.
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Study: Detector Dogs Spur Smugglers to Mask Contraband
A federal study in Canada says smugglers may be switching tactics to take the bite out of their four-legged opponents – canny canines who sniff for illicit drugs, plants and currency, The Canadian Press reports.
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Fire Authority Canine Dies
A spinal injury leads to death for an arson-sniffing canine at Howell Area Fire Authority, The Ann Arbor (Mich.) News reports.
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