Warming Trend Hits Sled Dog Race
Citing rapid urban growth and a warming climate, officials with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race said they were implementing permanent logistical changes that in recent years have become the norm for the March event, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Dog Ordinance Advances in Minneapolis
A proposal to expand the definition of dangerous or potentially dangerous animals in Minneapolis and to add restrictions on owners of such animals is headed to the City Council for a vote, the Star Tribune (Minneapolis) reports.
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Rescuing Toro: Dog Gets New Leash on Life
What started out as a tragic story now has a very happy ending. Toro, the dog who survived a vicious attack by a human that resulted in 13 stabs wounds in October, has a new family and a new home, the Petoskey (Mich.) News-Review reports.
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Judge Awards Dog to Original Owners
A Whatcom County, Wash., Superior Court Judge ruled that Ollie, a 10-year-old Siberian Husky mix, should stay with his original owners. After a three-day trial the judge denied a woman’s claim that she had a legal right to the dog who had been in her care off and on over the course of several years, the Bellingham (Wash.) Herald reports.
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Family’s Dog Stolen During Burglary
A Memphis, Tenn., family wants to find the people who stole their most prized possession. Burglars took their Yorkshire Terrier, Fluffy, when they broke into Russell and Peggy Rutherford's home, Eyewitness News Memphis reports.
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