Students Rally for Canine Helper
Each student in a Michigan middle school plans to read 600 minutes in March and collect pledges to raise $15,000, which is close to the entire cost to train a working dog, The Livingston (Mich.) Daily Press and Argus reports.
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Boy Nets $20,000, Kudos with Lemonade Stand
An 8-year-old boy was recognized by the Suffolk County, N.Y., Legislature for raising more than $20,000 for Canine Companions for Independence through sales at his lemonade stand, (N.Y.) Newsday reports.
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Wanted: Homes for 64 Canines
Permanent, loving homes are being sought for dozens of dogs removed last week from the Safe Harbor Doberman and Min Pin Rescue Shelter, The New Philadelphia (Ohio) Times-Reporter reports.
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Minnesota Shelter Rescues 25 Labs
Twenty-five black and yellow Labrador Retrievers were rescued by the Humane Society in Golden Valley, after a Wisconsin breeder in failing health could no longer care for the dogs, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.
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Money Sought for Canine Dogged by Illness
An animal shelter in Hayward, Calif., is raising money to pay for medical care for Valentino, a resident Golden Retriever who’s been diagnosed with serious medical problems, InsideBayArea.com in Oakland, Calif., reports.
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