Canine Rights
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7.0K2Jury Awards $1.26 Million to Family of Dog Shot, Killed by Police
In the largest payout ever awarded in a wrongful dog death lawsuit, a jury awards $1.26 million to the family of a...
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45.2K19Half of Police Shots Fired Are Aimed At Dogs, Study Says
Why are dogs – our best friends, our companions, our children – such a threat that police shoot dogs every 98 minutes; when...
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4.7K3BREAKING: Taiwan Makes it Illegal to Eat Dogs & Cats
In a huge step toward improving the country’s animal protection laws, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan approved an amendment to their Animal Protection Act...
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6.8K5Devastated Dog Owner Faces Animal Cruelty Charges for Shooting, Burying Terminally Ill Dog at the Beach
A Virginia man is facing animal cruelty charges after shooting his dog and burying her body at a public beach. Now, he’s...
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7.0K16After 5 Weeks & DNA Testing, Capone Returns to his Family – with Stipulations
Capone, the senior Shepherd-mix owned by the Abbato family in Aurora, Colorado, has finally been allowed to return home to his family –...
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11.1K19DNA Test Proves Dog Held Hostage by Animal Control is NOT a Wolf Hybrid
Animal Control officials in Aurora, Colorado seized a senior dog and refused to return him to the family that has loved him...
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6.0K2Bomb Sniffing Dog-in-Training Shot Dead by Aucklund Police
Animal lovers around the world are outraged as news of the death of a 10-month old puppy at the hands of New...
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25.4K45EMTs Suspended After Providing Medical Care to Dog Injured in Auto Accident
Two Emergency Medical Technicians responding to a deadly auto accident were suspended from duty after the pair provided emergency medical care to...
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18.6K10Blind Woman, Service Dog Kicked Off American Airlines Flight
Sue Martin of Franklin, Maine is blind and depends on her service dog, Quan to navigate through life. While traveling to San Diego...
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Family’s Senior Dog Faces Euthanasia as Animal Control Says He’s a Wolf-Hybrid
Animal Control officials in Aurora, Colorado last month seized a senior dog and are refusing to return him to the family that...
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Police Using Taser, Catchpole to Capture Dog Proves More Training is Needed
Police in Roseville, Michigan are under investigation after video footage showed the officers using a taser and catchpole to capture a dog...
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Who Keeps the Dog in a Divorce?
It’s no secret that half of all marriages end in divorce, and that number seems to rise every year. Along with a...
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Man and His Service Dog Kicked Off of San Francisco Cable Car
In a video posted to Facebook by San Francisco resident and attorney Gina Tomaselli, a man with a pit bull laying calmly across...
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Dog Dies of Heat Stroke at Petco Grooming Salon
A family is devastated, a healthy Golden Retriever is dead, and a Petco grooming salon is to blame. When Allison Marks took...
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Infographic: Dognapped! Dog Theft and How to Prevent It
Dognapping is on the rise worldwide. Although every breed is a target, some breeds are more commonly stolen than others, for a...
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Dogs Left Out in the Cold Will Be Confiscated by St. Louis Police
Police, along with animal control and rescue groups in St. Louis, Missouri are taking extra steps to prevent dogs from being left out...
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New Ordinance Makes it Illegal to Leave Dogs Outdoors in Bad Weather
A new ordinance in Dane County, Wisconsin makes it illegal for a dog to be left outside, without appropriate shelter, for more...
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Delta Airlines Accused of Losing Dog at LAX
A Tampa man is devastated, lost, and looking for answers after learning that his dog, under the control of Delta Airlines, went missing...
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Dallas Nurse’s Dog, Bentley, Tests Negative for Ebola
When Spanish authorities seized and euthanized Excalibur, the 12-year old dog of a nurse who contracted the Ebola virus, concern over whether...
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Texas Nurse’s Dog Quarantined Over Ebola Fears
When a Dallas nurse, identified yesterday as 26-year old Nina Pham, became the first person to contract the Ebola virus from within...
