Posted: September 10, 2009, 5 a.m. EDT
Ad Pledges Dog Food for Each Vick Tackle
Five sacks of dog food for every sack? Wednesday, Main Line Animal Rescue, in an ad in the Washington Post, put a pledge behind its distaste for Michael Vick. Each time the Eagles new backup quarterback is tackled during the Oct. 26 away game against the Redskins, five bags of dog food will be donated to a D.C. animal shelter, the Philadelphia Enquirer reports.
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Big Leap in Stray Dogs as Recession Bites
The number of stray and abandoned dogs in the United Kingdom jumped by 11 percent in the past year – the biggest surge in a decade – possibly because of the financial crisis, a British dog charity said Wednesday, CNN International reports.
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Paris Hilton Wants to Be Top Dog
Who in the celebrity world is top dog? Paris Hilton is eager to win first prize with her Chihuahua Tinkerbell. They need to beat out the likes of Queen Elizabeth and her Corgis, President Obama and his Portuguese Water Dog Bo and Britney Spears’ Yorkshire Terrier Bit Bit in the top celebrity dog contest, USA Today reports.
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Women Sue for Dog Reward in Cincinnati
A dispute over a reward for a missing Chihuahua has unleashed a lawsuit in Ohio. Two Cincinnati women sued the dog's owner and two others for refusing to pay an advertised $1,000 reward for the small dog named Wilfred. A defendant, Lynn Creech, says they won't pay because the dog her daughter owns was stolen, The Associated Press reports.
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