DeGeneres to Stop Dog Pleas
Ellen DeGeneres says she's done talking about her dog dilemma and is pleading for calm, saying on her show that the controversy surrounding an adopted dog has "gotten out of hand," the Associated Press reports.
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Outrage in Puerto Rico Over Pet Deaths
Angry pet owners and protesters demonstrated outside a town hall in a northern Puerto Rico city on Monday, as outrage grew over the killing of dozens of animals seized from residents of housing projects, The Washington Post reports.
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Girl Attacked by Dogs, Mother Allegedly Uses Recovery Funds to Buy Crack
After an 11-year-old girl was mauled by four dogs last month, her mother received $3,000 in donations that the sheriff says she used to buy drugs, WIS-TV (South Carolina) reports.
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Pit Bulls on Property Do Not Justify 'No-Knock' Search Warrants
The state Appeals Court of Massachusetts has ruled that police can’t use a general fear of pit bulls to enter a suspect’s home without knocking, The Boston Herald reports.
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Woman Offering Vacation for Safe Return of Her Dog
A New York woman whose Yorkshire Terrier went missing from her fenced-in yard last week is offering a vacation to Orlando, Fla., to whoever brings her dog back, WABC-TV (New York) reports.
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