Chapter 3: Will Knut get the boot?
Now fully grown and weighing 440 pounds, Knut bears (sorry) little resemblance to the button-eyed ball of white fluff that stole the hearts of Berlin, Germany and the world. And, as if he were some TV...
View Article“Dog Days of Summer” turns into bummer
So many of the life-size dog statues set up as part of a community art fundraising project in Lafayette, Indiana, have been stolen and damaged that organizers of the “Dog Days of Summer” exhibit are...
View ArticleIndia to free zoo and circus elephants
All elephants living in Indian zoos and circuses will be moved to wildlife parks and game sanctuaries where the animals can graze more freely, officials at Indian’s Central Zoo Authority announced...
View ArticleDragged dog “Buddy” removed from shelter
Buddy, the dragged dog in New Jersey – not to be confused with Buddy, the dog dragged to his death in Colorado — has been removed from the Burlington County Animal Shelter and taken to an undisclosed...
View ArticleFour dogs? In Wausau? Get outta town!
James and Melissa Lecker moved to the Wisconsin town of Wausau three months ago, along with their two children, two 13-year-old golden retrievers, their 1-year-old Yorkie, and a 3-year-old shih tzu. In...
View ArticlePoisoned terrier dug up from grave in France
Poisoned and buried alive, a Jack Russell terrier was unearthed in France by a man who saw the ground moving and ran to get a shovel. Firefighters rushed the dog — named Ethan — to an animal hospital,...
View ArticleTaking the arf out of the art: Barnes Foundation shows little fidelity to Fidèle
Uprooting the art collection of Albert Barnes is one thing. Disrespecting his dog — who wasn’t one to suffer fools, either — is quite another. We don’t know if Fidèle bit, but the millionaire’s dog,...
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