Helmsley’s Dog Getting Death Threats
Leona Helmsley died last August and left her Maltese, Trouble, $12 million. The person in charge of Trouble’s care reported that the dog has received 20 to 30 death and kidnapping threats since receiving the inheritance, CBS News reports.
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Rescued Dog Saves Owner From Idaho Fire
Candace Jennings was sleeping on the couch when she was nudged awake by her dog, Anna, to find her mobile home engulfed in flames early Thanksgiving Day. The abused, stray dog Jennings had adopted from an animal shelter whined and howled until they ran outside, the Associated Press reports.
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Ricocheting Bullet Killed Dog Owner
A woman who was fatally shot Thursday while trying to coax her Shih Tzu from a yard was hit by a bullet that ricocheted off the ground and under a plastic fence before striking her shoulder. The neighbor whose yard the dog ran into has been arrested, the Indianapolis Star reports.
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Pet Store a Crime Scene Again
A second break-in in two weeks is reported at a California pet shop. This time, 10 puppies worth about $15,000 are gone, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Mayor Sues Sheriff Over Dog Shootings
The mayor of Hamburg, Iowa, has filed a lawsuit against Fremont County's sheriff over an incident in 2005 in which seven dogs were shot. The suit accuses the sheriff of malicious prosecution, abuse of process, slander, and negligent infliction of emotional distress, the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Daily Nonpareil reports.
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