Posted: January 17, 2009, 5 a.m. EST
Kids, Canines Own ‘Hotel’
Guaranteed to provoke a sophisticated filmgoer's inner W.C. Fields, "Hotel for Dogs" may have a case of artistic mange, but it's commercially foolproof: The kids are cute, the dogs are cuter, the dogs outnumber the kids, and the adult world is defeated by truth, justice, and Don Cheadle, the Washington Post reports.
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Coast Guard Rescues Two Men, Dog From Delta Island
Two men and their dog got an unexpected helicopter ride, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard, after their boat ran aground in the Delta near Rio Vista, the Sacramento Bee reports.
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10 Dogs, Cats Adopted in First Hours of New Arlington Animal Shelter
Ten dogs and cats were adopted in the first two hours that the city’s new animal shelter was open Wednesday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
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Laguna Hills Report Recommends Pet License Outreach
Laguna Hills, Calif., has the lowest numbers of live dogs and cats that end up at a shelter, compared to other local cities, diminishing the need for a spay-neuter program, a city report said, the Orange County Register reports.
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Vermont Police: Poodle Left Inside Vehicle for 19 Days
Police say a Poodle mistakenly left for nearly three weeks inside a van in a Vermont airport parking garage has survived, The Associated Press reports.
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