Posted: July 4, 2008, 5 a.m. EDT
See Spot Run. See Where He Went
This summer, a new generation of pocket-size gadgets — with names like FindWhere, Zoombak, GPS Snitch, and PocketFinder luggage device — offer a way to use the Global Positioning System to track the people, pets, and possessions they love, The New York Times reports.
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Arrest in Brutal Dog Attack on Staten Island Man
A 90-year-old Staten Island man had three of his limbs amputated after a brutal attack in his own yard by two neighboring pit bulls Tuesday, authorities said, Newsday reports.
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Milwaukee Pet Cemetery Where Sex Symbol Buried Dog Closes
Sex symbol Jayne Mansfield was looking for eternal rest for her Chihuahua Gallina when she buried her in a suburban Milwaukee pet cemetery in 1964. It turns out nothing lasts forever, The Associated Press reports.
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Plainfield Man Gets 60 Days for Stealing Puppy
A Plainfield man who stole a $1,500 Pomeranian puppy and blew marijuana smoke into its face until it passed out was sentenced Wednesday to 60 days in the DuPage County Jail, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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TSA Debuts Canine Searches
The Transportation Security Administration inaugurated a nationwide security program at Washington-Dulles International Airport on Wednesday, in which canine teams will sniff cargo containers bound for passenger-carrying aircraft, The Washington Times reports.
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