Dogs & Laws
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Professional Athletes Make Plea to End Dog Fighting: ‘It’s animal cruelty, plain and simple’
Seattle Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright, along with former Seahawks safety Jordan Babineaux, and MMA legend Matt Hume, are speaking out in a...
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18.7K1Florida Dog Gets Mugshot & Pawprints Taken After Refusing to Tell Officers Who She Was
When the Tarpon Springs Police Department was called to a residential neighborhood to pick up a lost dog, she refused to tell...
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(Another) K9 Officer Dies in Hot Patrol Car
Another police K9 was found dead of apparent heat exhaustion, in the back of a parked patrol car in Gainesville, Florida. Alachua...
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Police Rescue Dog Hanging from Truck in Walmart Parking Lot
Arkansas City, Kansas police responding to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart came to the rescue after an employee noticed a small dog...
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Another Police K9 Dies After Being Locked in Hot Car
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections initiated a fact-finding investigation when a drug-detection K-9 with the department died after being left in a hot...
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Good News! Vermont Law Allows Citizens to Save Dogs From Hot Cars
Good news for Vermont’s dogs! A new Vermont law that took effect July 1 will shield people from civil liability when they...
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Columbus Zoo Staff Rescue Dog From Hot Car in Parking Lot
Staff at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio, were forced to break into a vehicle in the zoo’s parking lot...
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Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Intentionally Scaring Dog With Fireworks
A Fulton County, Georgia man is facing animal cruelty charges after video posted to Facebook shows him intentionally terrifying his dog with...
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UPDATE! Officer Whose K9 Died in Hot Patrol Car Now Linked With Third K9 Death
A Cherokee County, Georgia police K-9 was found dead in a patrol car on June 10 after her handler, Cherokee County Lt. Dan...
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Kennel Owners Responsible for 23 Dog Deaths Will Serve 23 Days in Jail
It was two years ago last month when tragedy struck at the Green Acre boarding facility in Gilbert, Arizona. Twenty-three dogs, now known...
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Mailman Caught on Tape Pepper Spraying Dogs Through Fence
A northwest Houston mail carrier is under internal investigation after home surveillance captured video of him pepper spraying a family’s three small...
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Dog Sitter Accused of Animal Cruelty, Theft Hired Through Popular Online Service
When a Massachusetts firefighter planned to travel to Mexico for a week long vacation, he worried about how his senior dog would fare...
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Bystanders Smash Window to Rescue Dog from Hot Car
It was a sunny Sunday in Katy, Texas, with temperatures reaching into the low 90’s when concerned dog lovers gathered around a...
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Service Dog Dies Saving Florida Man From Alligator Attack
A South Florida man is devastated and angry after, he says, unsafe conditions at the marina where he resides led to the...
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UPDATE! Officer Whose K9 Died in Hot Patrol Car Now Linked With Second K9 Death
A Cherokee County, Georgia police K-9 was found dead in a patrol car on June 10 after her handler, Cherokee County Lt. Dan...
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Dozens of U.S. Military Working Dogs Dead in Alleged ‘Revenge Killing’ in Kuwait
An American securities company operating in Kuwait is under investigation after photos leaked to social media, along with allegations of a “revenge...
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Veteran and PTSD Service Dog Forced Out of North Carolina Dollar Tree
Joshua Schutt served in the U.S. Army as a specialist from 2001 to 2004 when he was medically discharged due to an...
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Royals Fans Rescue Puppy Left in Parked Car at Kauffman Stadium
A group of Kansas City Royals fans decided to leave Sunday’s game at Kauffman Stadium a little early. That decision, as it...
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After His Blissful Adoption Photo Goes Viral, Police Say Diggy Must Go
You may recall seeing the photo above making the rounds on social media. The photo, a selfie of musician Dan Tillery and his...
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Police K-9 Dies After Being Left in Hot Patrol Car
A Cherokee County, Georgia police K-9 was found dead in a patrol car Friday evening after being left alone in the vehicle...
