Mending a ‘Broken’ Child? Try a Dog or a Horse
Peter Chaiko was adopted as a 9-year-old from an orphanage in Siberia. He was immediately a terror, scratching teachers and kicking the principal. Peter was placed in a cross between a school, a farm, and a zoo and is now thriving with help from his animal companions, the New York Times reports.
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Police Say Man Attempted to Poison Neighbor’s Dog
After discovering little green cubes, some covered with peanut butter, around his backyard, Blake Anderson suspected his neighbor was trying to kill his Labrador Retriever by baiting him with rat poison, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
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From Stew to Fashion Accessory: A Dog’s Life in China
Keeping pets is becoming all the rage among the affluent in China, even though some Chinese still consume dog and cat meat. Combined spending on pet food and pet care in China will be worth an estimated $870 million in 2008, according to Euromonitor International, Reuters reports.
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S.F. Dog-Mauling Conviction Back in Court
The case of a fatal San Francisco dog mauling was back in court Monday as defense lawyers try to return the proceedings to the now-retired judge who reduced Marjorie Knoller's conviction from murder to manslaughter for the death of an apartment house neighbor, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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‘Wheelie’ Good News for Retired Dog
A retired police drug sniffer dog regularly patrols his new rural beat with his own "off road" wheels supporting his unstable hips. English Springer Spaniel Max is a regular sight in the fields and sidewalks around his home near Cullompton, U.K., The Press Association reports.
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