The DogChannel Newswire (09-30-09)

Lost Dog Gathers Clues to Find Its Family
Over the last 20 years, the Love Me Tender animal rescue in central Tennessee has rounded up more than 1,000 abandoned dogs. And although most are timid and untrusting, one Rottweiler named Ella was notably different, CBS News reports.
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Superbug MSRA Can Pass Between Pets and Humans
Maybe kissing your pet isn't such a good idea after all. Doctors have found the superbug MRSA making the jump from pets to humans and back to pets. MRSA is a form of bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotics, and can be passed between pet and owner in what experts are coining the "flip-flop effect," New York Daily News reports.
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Donated Food Helps Pets and Owners
Free bags of cat and dog food saved Gayla Pritchett from having to hand over Kiki, Mia, Spencer and Ladybug to an animal shelter. Out of work for nine months until last week, she couldn’t afford to feed her two cats and two Chihuahuas. Spay & Neuter Kansas City stepped in and fed the pets for her, The Kansas City Star reports.
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Dead Dog in Kennel Washes Ashore
Police are seeking information about a dead dog in a kennel that washed ashore on the north end of Lake Winnebago in Wis. Calumet County Sheriff's Sgt. Mark Wiegert said Tuesday that the dog was so decomposed officials could not determine its breed, but it appeared to have white fur with black spots, The Associated Press reports.
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