Dogs & Laws
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39.8K116Minnesota Deputy Caught on Tape Brutally Beating His K-9 Partner
A Minnesota sheriff’s deputy is facing criminal charges after surveillance video caught the man senselessly beating his K-9 partner, Boone. Brett Arthur...
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Good News! New Tennessee Law Allows Citizens to Save Dogs From Hot Cars
Tennessee lawmakers have expanded upon a law already in place that allows concerned citizens to break into a vehicle to save a...
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Stockton Police Dog Dies in Hot Patrol Car
Stockton, California police are devastated over the loss of Police K-9 Nitro in what is being called a tragic accident. “It is...
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Officer Responds to Vicious Pit Bull Call, Gets Hugs & Kisses Instead of Attacked
When Forth Worth Police received a call about an aggressive Pit Bull on the loose last night in the West Division of...
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Police K9 Dies After Being Left in Hot Patrol Car
A 3-year old police K-9 with the Gulf Shores Police Department in Alabama is dead after a tragedy that could easily have...
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Woman Faces Lawsuit After Saving Dog from Train Tracks
An heroic act by a compassionate dog lover in Lima, Peru may result in the good Samaritan facing a lawsuit for the...
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Cop Attempting to Shoot a Family Dog Accidentally Shoots 4-Year Old Girl
An Ohio police officer attempting to shoot a family dog missed and shot a 4-year old girl instead. An unnamed Columbus Police...
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New Florida Law Makes Faking a Service Dog a Criminal Offense
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a new law into place that, beginning July 1, 2015, will make faking a service dog a...
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Georgia Police Rescue Dogs in Hot Cars, Charge Owners With Animal Cruelty
Police is Roswell, Georgia are taking steps to prevent residents from leaving dogs in hot cars by charging owners with animal cruelty...
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Weigh In! Should It Be Legal to Break Into a Hot Car to Save a Distressed Dog?
Every year, especially in the hot summer months, dogs needlessly suffer and die, trapped inside parked cars. On a nice, 78-degree day,...
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Mississippi Cop Shoots, Kills Family Dog Tethered in His Own Backyard
Tyler Muzzi had just returned home after running out for lunch last Friday when he noticed a strange man wandering around his...
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Is Purina Offering ‘Hush Money’ to Silence Concerned Dog Owners?
Last February a lawsuit was filed against the Nestle Purina PetCare Company after California dog owner, Frank Lucido claimed that the popular dog...
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Sudden Dog Policy Change Has Apartment Residents Barking Mad
Jenny Safar thought she’d found the perfect home. The Toscana at Valley Ridge Apartments in Lewisville, Texas were advertised as pet friendly...
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Tragic Accident or Intentional Abuse? What Do You Think?
A bizarre and heartbreaking dog abuse case out of Jefferson, West Virginia has resulted in the death of one dog and police...
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Man Covers Front Yard in Chocolate Chips to Deter Dogs (Say What?)
A San Diego homeowner, fed up with dogs leaving waste in his front yard and pet owners not picking it up, dumped...
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Copy Cat Animal Abuse? Louisiana Puppy Found with Muzzle Taped Shut
Otis is a lovable, playful 10-week old Pit Bull puppy that somehow still enjoys people, despite the pain and abuse he’s suffered...
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Off-Duty Cop Shoots Neighbor’s ‘Aggressive’ Dog – But His Story Doesn’t Quite Add Up
An off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sergeant, C. Bradley Shivers, shot a neighbor’s dog on Friday after he says the dog wandered onto...
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Police Arrest Man Accused of Taping Caitlyn the Dog’s Muzzle Shut
North Charleston Police have made an arrest in the case of Caitlyn, a chocolate Staffie who was found last week in critical...
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Two Police K9s Die in Officer’s Hot Patrol Car
A Hialeah, Florida police officer is on paid administrative leave while an investigation into the death of two police K9s in his...
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Reward Offered in Case of Stray Dog Found With Muzzle Taped Shut
The North Charleston Animal Society of South Carolina is asking for your help in finding the person responsible for seriously and intentionally...
