Teams of Sled Dogs Exposed as War Effort Contributors
The U.S. military trained 850 sled dogs and 150 pack dogs from 1942 to 1944 and planned to use them as part of an invasion into Norway, which was later called off, The Billings (Mont.) Gazette reports.
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Americans Increasingly Medicating Pets
Americans have begun to medicate their dogs, cats and sometimes other pets much as they medicate themselves, The Associated Press reports.
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Canines Find Homes in Canada
Rescued dogs from the Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, Animal Shelter are finding new homes in the unlikeliest of places, The Bastrop (La.) Daily Enterprise reports.
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Pooches Vie for Title of Ugliest Dog
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder was the message at the 12th annual Ugly Dog Contest at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego County, The North (San Diego) County Times reports.
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Lawmaker Proposes Tax on Dog Owners
A lawmaker in China has proposed a tax on urban dog-owners to curb growing numbers of the animals and to fight rabies, Xinhua news agency reports.
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