Posted: May 10, 2008, 5 a.m. EDT
Pit Bull Attacks California Animal Control Officer
A 60-pound pit bull named Rocky mauled an animal control officer in Lakewood, leaving the officer with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Deploying K9 a Tough Call, Experts Say
Police dogs and their handlers spend lots of time together — at home, in training and on the street. They work hard and play hard, and stress is a constant companion. Over time, they develop a complex bond reflecting their unusual relationship as master and pet, partners and family members, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Australian Couple Flees Dog Abuse Trial
A 66-year-old man and his 73-year-old wife fled a court in Adelaide, South Australia, last week, after being found guilty of 11 counts of animal cruelty, the Daily Telegraph (United Kingdom) reports.
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Rattlesnakes Bite Curious Canines
An abundance of rattlesnakes is keeping rattlesnake wrangler Bo Slyapich and local veterinarians busy this spring, the Thousand Oaks (California) Acorn reports.
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Suit Claims Dogs Killed Show Goats
Two dogs allegedly devoured six of a Richmond woman's pregnant, prize-winning goats in January and now the dogs’ owner is facing a lawsuit, the Northwest Herald (Illinois) reports.
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