Posted: January 12, 2010, 2 a.m. EST
Activists, Officials Take on Pennsylvania's Abusive Kennels
Over the past four years, Megan Anderson — who works for Main Line Animal Rescue, a shelter outside of Philadelphia — has managed to coax some of Pennsylvania's largest commercial dog breeding kennels to part with their unwanted canines, Los Angeles Times reports.
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Frozen Dog Found in Trash in Iowa
An investigation is under way into the discovery of a frozen dog in a trash bin in Grimes over the weekend. Employees of J&D Computer Repair found the dog in a dog carrier in the Des Moines suburb on Saturday, The Associated Press reports.
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$9,000 Donated for Vancouver Shelter Dog Surgery
Donations will pay for surgery for a Vancouver shelter dog named Chopper with painful hind legs. The Vancouver Columbian reports readers donated $4,500 in about two days to match a $4,500 gift from the Thomas A. Plein Foundation of Appleton, Wis., The Associated Press reports.
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Stephen Huneck Dead, Famed for Prints of Dogs
Folk artist Stephen Huneck, whose whimsical paintings, sculptures and woodcut prints of dogs celebrated his love of animals and won him a worldwide fan base, committed suicide Jan. 7. He was 60, The Washington Post reports.
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