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Exotic Pet Bites Paris: Paris Hilton's pet kinkajou Baby Luv bit her on her left arm.

How the dog and bone brought bad news for City to Surf hopeful Field A black labrador crashed into the knee of two-time women's winner Hayley Field on a training run ...for the city to Surf race. The crash caused a stress fracture in her knee.

Iraq group uses "dog bomb" against US forces: Web

A distant shot in a video issued by the group appeared to show a dog sitting on the side of a road as a military vehicle approached, moments before a large explosion occurred

Iraqi Jihad has been known to use dead dogs to hide explosives. This apparently isn't new, it's mentioned in this Jihad Watch 2005 post as well as this Animal People news posting from June 2006.

Rabies threat spells end of dog days: Another article of coverage of the slaughter of dogs in China. "Pet ownership is now a way of life in China. The Government must come up with a rational and humane way of managing this phenomenon," The article mentions that similar slaughters are planned in India where efforts to control rabies in stray dogs are limited by limited availability of rabies vaccines.

Their barks will mean muzzles over their bites, says minister: NSW Minister for Local Government Kerry Hickey said that any dog which rangers deem to be posing a threat can be declared dangerous under proposed laws for the state cabinet. Presently dogs must attack or repeatedly threaten an individual before being declared dangerous. Once declared dangerous, the dog must be neutered or spayed, kenneled in a childproof kennel or crate, and muzzled and leashed at all times in public.

Man fights dog - for women's affections The Petcare Information and Advisory Service surveyed more than 2000 Austrlian women to rate the qualities they look for in a partner against a dog. Loyalty came out as the top quality for both men and dogs.

The enduring agony of a pit bull rampage: this is a three part series to be posted over the course of the week.

Saying farewell to Jumbo: Yorkville (IL) K-9 officer Jumbo died of natural causes on Monday the 7th August. He was Yorkville's first K-9. Jumbo was a black Belgian shephered, "sworn" in to duty in 1999. Having been born and raised in Belgium, he responded to orders only in Flemish.

Emotionally Disturbed Man Stabs Officer, Police Dog: In Ridge, NY a Suffolk county police officer and his K-9 partner Ike were stabbed with a box cutter by an emotionally disturbed man. Ike was stabbed in a paw.

60 puppies die in tractor-trailer fire: semi-trailer with 60 puppies as cargo caught fire on I-495. All 60 dogs were killed. A malfunctioning fan is being blamed for the fire.