Dog and Cat’s Friendship Continues After Death
Oscar the dog and his best friend, Arthur the cat, were inseparable in life. So, when 17-year-old Arthur died, Oscar was left inconsolable. Their owners buried Arthur in the garden. But Oscar's love for his friend would not die – and during the night, he pulled the cat from his grave, carried him inside, laid him in the basket they used to share and gently cleaned him up, Metro (U.K.) reports.
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Dog Poop Shoe Prints Lead to Arrest
Josue Herrios-Coronilla, 18, drove his car on the wrong side of the road and crashed into the yard of man who owns four dogs. Police found crushed bushes, a damaged fence, an inoperable car — and a fresh shoe print in a pile of dog feces, the Associated Press reports.
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Kennel Employee Charged With Letting Dog Loose
The owner of an animal kennel in Magnolia, Texas, is accusing a former employee of intentionally letting loose a Golden Retriever after the employee was fired. The dog is still missing, the Conroe Courier (Texas) reports.
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Thieves Sought in Pet Store Dognapping
A purebred puppy worth $2,100 was stolen from a pet store in Massapequa, N.Y., by two thieves who may have smuggled the tiny dog out of the shop in a woman's handbag, Newsday reports.
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Ex-Cop Sentenced in Dog’s Death
A former police officer who admitted killing a dog was sentenced to two months in jail for animal cruelty. He pleaded guilty in November to killing his former girlfriend's dog after an argument, the Indianapolis Star reports.
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