NY pet shops banned from selling dogs, cats, rabbits starting Sunday
What's the dog in the window? Thanks to a new law, pet stores across New York will be banned from selling dogs, cats and rabbits starting Sunday. So stores are eager to offer bargain prices in advance to clear out their furry stocks. “I didn't think I would buy a dog, but if I couldn't […]
5-year-old girl mauled and killed by dogs she lived with her entire life, police say
Police in California say a 5-year-old girl was attacked and killed by her family's dog, but she had grown up with the dog without incident. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Officers were called to the family's home on Palomino Avenue in Covina around noon Sunday. “I can't imagine doing that to my worst enemy. […]
Quiet zones, sandpits and paddling pools: the paw-some evolution of Australia’s state-of-the-art dog parks | Dogs
On a crisp Saturday near Melbourne's Yarra River, several people with their dogs arrived at Thomas Oval Dog Park to escape the heat. David Davis and her husband, Jen Tan, are here with their two dogs, Mika, a six-year-old Groudle, and Como, a five-year-old Cavoodle, and they spend time around the South Yarra meeting place. […]
Bodies of 2 dogs believed to have belonged to missing Oregon hiker Susan Lane-Fournier found
Authorities recovered the bodies of two dogs believed to belong to an Oregon woman who was found murdered after being missing for a week. Susan “Phoenix” Lane Fournier, 61, and her two Malinois-Malinois mixes were reported missing on Nov. 22. Authorities charged her husband, Michel Fournier, 71, with second-degree murder after her body was found […]
Estranged husband arrested for murder after missing hiker found dead along with dogs: ‘Afraid for her life’
The estranged husband of an Oregon woman was arrested and charged with murder after the bodies of a missing hiker and two dogs believed to be hers were discovered. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said the body of Susan Lane Fournier, 61, was discovered Friday morning after she went hiking in the Mount Hood area […]
Virginia Animal Shelter Volunteer Surprises Wife by Sponsoring Adoptions for 40 Dogs
A Virginia man made his dog-loving wife's 40th birthday special by spending $4,400 in adoption fees for 40 rescue dogs. Andrew and Jennifer Due of Chesapeake, recently. lost When the idea for the birthday was born, one of their dogs, Sierra, washington post Reported. The couple spends 30 hours a month volunteering at Chesapeake Animal […]
Novels about serial killers and loyal dogs voted Waterstones books of 2024 | Books
A novel about a serial killer and a children's book about a dog will be the books of 2024, according to a Waterstones bookseller. Asako Yuzuki's Butter, translated from Japanese by Polly Burton, was named Book of the Year, and Ross Montgomery's I Am Rebel was named Children's Book of the Year. Asako Yuzuki's butter. […]
The overwhelming science behind the benefit of dogs: Why we’re especially thankful for our dogs this Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, we reflect on all the things we are grateful for. We should definitely be grateful to our immediate family and relatives who give us so much support and love. We should also be thankful for our furry friends who are part of our family, as science has proven the important and countless benefits […]
Search for missing Oregon hiker and her dogs suspended over ‘weather conditions, likelihood of survivability’
Authorities have called off the search for a missing 61-year-old hiker and his two dogs in Oregon, citing “weather conditions and chances of survival.” The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office announced that an “active missing person investigation” for Susan Lane Fournier continues. Susan Lane Fournier went missing last week while hiking with her two Malinois-Malinois mix […]
Christopher DiGiovanna charged with keeping dogs in filthy Suffolk home
A Long Island man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of locking 11 dogs in a rat-infested house filled with urine and feces and drugging two of them with cocaine, authorities said. Christopher DiGiovanna, 42, faces nearly 20 charges after his Suffolk County home was searched by the county's SPCA and police after receiving a report […]