Man gets 25-year sentence for killing dog
A California man with a history of violence was sentenced Friday to more than 25 years in prison for beating his former girlfriend’s cocker spaniel to death with a hammer. The conviction was a third...
View ArticleShelter looks at Shiba Inu, sees coyote
A local humane society in Kentucky mistook a Shiba Inu for a coyote, and released the dog into the wild. The AKC-registered dog, a female named Copper, had been picked up by police and taken to the...
View ArticleRevealed: My once and future crib
I believe there is an interior decorator within all of us. I would like the one within me to leave now. That’s because he’s an annoying little twit who’s spending too much of my time and money in his...
View ArticleHome is where the art is: “Copperseverance”
“Copperseverance” Acrylic on canvas By John Woestendiek/2011 Price: $1,800 Depicting man’s dogged uphill climb – the abysses he must cross, the spillage that inevitably occurs, and above all the...
View ArticleDog on a hot Miami roof
A dog on a hot warehouse roof, spotted by a rider on a commuter train, has become a source of controversy in Miami, with some animal activists saying he needs to be rescued, and warehouse officials...
View ArticleJack Russell gobbles up $1.11 — all pennies
A Jack Russell terrier is worth $1.11 less, but feeling much better, after 111 pennies he gulped down were removed from his stomach. The 13-year-old dog, named Jack, underwent a two-hour operation at...
View ArticleMan in Thailand faces 37 years in prison after insulting the king’s beloved dog
A man in Thailand is facing up to 37 years in prison after he insulted the king’s dog — an adopted stray that his highness often uses as a symbol for how Thais should live their lives. King Bhumibol...
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