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Racial Tension Over Martin Luther King Dog Park in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is considering putting an off-leash dog area in Martin Luther King Park, and it’s stirring up heavy emotions on both sides. It’s a memorial park and some believe having a dog park there is disrespectful to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Yet, the controversy is so typical of others lately – who decides what public spaces become sacred ground and what does that really mean for all of us?

Published on Saturday 4th of September 2010 08:21:50 AM

Video of Dog Swinging in Child's Swing

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This video is for the dog lovers out there. I have seen dogs do some pretty strange and interesting things, but when I saw the way this dog enjoyed swinging in a child's swing, I had to share it with you all.follow this link to see that, Dog that loves swinging on a child's swing

Published on Saturday 4th of September 2010 08:21:50 AM

Jogger Encircled, Attacked By Dogs

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MOCKSVILLE, N.C. -- A Mocksville man is recovering from several bite wounds and scratches after being attacked by three boxers while he was jogging Sunday evening... ...The dogs' owner, Ralph Kimery, told WXII's Jermont Terry that the dogs have never been vicious before. The dogs were unleashed in the back yard while his wife was outside, Kimery said. He said he had no idea why the dogs decided to attack, adding that the dogs frequently play with his grandchildren and haven't attacked on other days when Potts has run by.

Published on Saturday 4th of September 2010 08:21:50 AM

Baby bitten 100 times by pet dingo-cross ( Australia )

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A BABY girl mauled by her family's pet dingo-cross dog suffered more than 100 bite wounds, a doctor has told an inquest. Twenty-two-month-old Kara Compton's injuries were described by two senior nurses on Tuesday as the most horrific they've seen. Kara was in bed in her family's home at Bunyip, in Victoria's east, when the dog climbed onto her bed and mauled her. She was found by her father and taken by ambulance to Dandenong Hospital, but went into cardiac arrest and died.

Published on Saturday 4th of September 2010 08:21:50 AM

Boy, 14, paddles to dog's rescue in Liberty Bay [Washington]

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POULSBO — Neighbors are giving 14-year-old Kohl Serwold a hero's welcome after he rescued his dog from drowning last week. Kali, a 3-year-old Golden Retriever who often plays in the waters near the Serwold's Scandia home, swam nearly 400 yards into Liberty Bay chasing two seals last Thursday. Neighbors said the tide was high and the seals were circling the dog, drawing her farther from shore. Several of them called the dog back, but she kept swimming. Serwold was mowing the lawn when he noticed the canine swimming away. "It was farther than normal so I started calling her. She...

Published on Saturday 4th of September 2010 08:21:50 AM

Surrey woman charged after dog kills pet in Tatsfield

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A woman has been charged under the Dangerous Dogs Act after a dog killed a pet rabbit in Surrey.

Published on Saturday 4th of September 2010 08:21:50 AM

Dog who ate beehive wins unusual pet insurance award

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Labrador that ate a beehive containing pesticides and thousands of dead bees won an award on Monday that recognized the most unusual pet health insurance claim in the United States. Ellie, who fully recovered from her encounter with the beehive in southern California, beat a border collie that ran through a window to get at a mailman, and a terrier that bit a chainsaw. She won a bronze trophy in the shape of a ham, and basket of toys and doggie treats. The winner was announced on Monday by the Veterinary Pet Insurance Co (VPI)...

Published on Saturday 4th of September 2010 08:21:50 AM

Attorneys: State faces uphill battle in dog-shooting case(MD)

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While local animal lovers clamored and petitioned last week for county prosecutors to file additional charges against a federal police officer who shot and killed an off-leash Siberian husky earlier this month, seven criminal defense attorneys and former prosecutors openly questioned if the state would be able to secure convictions on the two misdemeanor animal cruelty and weapon charges already filed. "I certainly wouldn't want my dog shot, but if the man felt threatened ... (prosecutors) are going to have a real tough time proving anything beyond a reasonable doubt," said defense attorney Gill Cochran. And even if Sgt. Keith...

Published on Saturday 4th of September 2010 08:21:50 AM