Man Charged in Death of Police Dog After Bridge Leap
A man has been charged with the death of an Oceanside, Calif., police dog after he grabbed the dog and leaped off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge following a police chase Monday night, the San Diego-Union Tribune reports.
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Coast Guard Rescues Three People, Dog from Sailboat
A family and their dog, Skipper, were rescued Tuesday by a Coast Guard helicopter when their boat started taking on water, the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Crisis Dogs Help Workers Return to Mall in Omaha
After the deadly shopping mall shooting in Omaha, crisis-therapy trained dogs helped employees and other mourners cope with the tragedy when the mall re-opened, the Kansas City (Mo.) Star reports.
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Helmsley’s $12 Million Dog Feasts on Alpo
Leona Helmsley's dog – who was left a staggering $12 million by the woman dubbed “Queen of Mean” – has traded caviar for Alpo, the New York Daily News reports.
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A Divide as Wolves Rebound in a Changing West
Sheltered for many years by federal species protection laws, the gray wolves of the West are about to step out onto the high wire of life in the real world, when their status as endangered animals formally comes to an end early this year, The New York Times reports.
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