Posted: April 3, 2009, 5 a.m. EDT
Pooch Gets High-Tech Prosthetic
A three-legged dog undergoes cutting-edge technique, has permanent prosthetic fused to his bone, CBS News (New York) reports.
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Six States Seek Ban on Gas Euthanasia of Shelter Animals
Six states are considering proposals to ban carbon monoxide gas chamber use in animal shelters as a means of euthanasia, in response to animal rights supporters who say the process is inhumane, USA Today reports.
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Horse and Rider Survive Dog Attack
An off-leash German Shepherd Dog chased the horse off the side of a trail and down an embankment, where she bucked the rider off, the Auburn (Calif.) Journal reports.
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Police Shoot, Kill Chimp at Northwest Missouri ‘Puppy Mill’
Three people were charged this week with animal abuse and neglect after authorities — responding to a call about an agitated chimpanzee — discovered more than 100 dogs in squalid conditions, The Associated Press reports.
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Australian Woman Killed Man Over Her Barking Dog
A woman was convicted this week of fatally stabbing a neighbor who complained about her barking dog in Australia's biggest city, The Associated Press reports.
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