The DogChannel Newswire (06-02-08)

Tallahassee to Build Animal Crematorium
The final days of animals abandoned in Leon County aren't pretty. Recognizing that the procedure for dealing with euthanized animals is inhumane, environmentally unfriendly and inefficient, city commissioners approved spending about $150,000 for the construction of a pet crematorium at the animal shelter, the Tallahassee Democrat (Florida) reports.
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Minneapolis Nightlife: A Dog Walks Into a Bar
Talk about party animals – a rowdy crowd of sloppy-faced, touchy-feely revelers regularly takes over the Nomad World Pub, where every month or so, the pub literally goes to the dogs, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Dogs Stalk Family Pets in Australia
An Orange resident says she is “shattered” after her beloved family cat was killed by two vicious dogs in Olympic Drive. The dogs are believed to be on the loose in the area after mauling a second cat in the neighborhood a day later, Central Western Daily (Australia) reports.
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Nova Scotia Dog Owner May Get Settlement Cash
To look at Sissy, you’d never know that just over a year ago, the 6-year-old mixed breed almost died from eating a batch of tainted dog food. Now, her ginger fur is fluffy, her nose is cold and wet, and she almost looks to be smiling as owner Jackie Doucette scratches behind her ears, the Chronicle Herald (Canada) reports.
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