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You can’t make this stuff up, people. News started coming out this morning about an elderly couple living in a triple-wide trailer (do they even MAKE those?) with between 700 and 800 small dogs and about 80 parrots. The dogs were mostly Chihuahuas, Chinese cresteds, Lhasa apsos, Pomeranians, and and terriers. Neighbors said that the […]

Oh. My. God.
I think I may never leave Pickles outside alone again after reading this article. The short version is that a 15-foot python stalked and then devoured a Chihuahua in Australia earlier this week, while the family’s 5- and 7-year-old watched in terror. I’ll spare you the photo, but for those who are interested, […]

A case out of the UK brings to mind an important and controversial question: Is it better to put your sick pet to sleep, or to let him die naturally at home?
Here are the salient points of the story:

A debate in the United Kingdom centers on whether negligence or kindness killed a 17-year old Great […]

Kudos to my friend Betsy who sent me this link under the heading "Every Parent’s Dream":

DEWITT, Ark. — A 5-year-old Arkansas County boy killed a black bear Sunday weighing more than 400 pounds.
Tre Merritt, a descendant of Davy Crockett, was hunting with his grandfather Mike Merritt when a black bear happened upon their stand.

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Former Atlanta Falcons superstar Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison after being found guilty of running a dogfighting ring and killing underperforming dogs. The maximum possible sentence was 5 years, and federal sentencing guidelines recommended a sentence of only 12-18 months. In addition to the sentence and sanctions levvied against Vick, he […]

After his co-defendants entered their guilty pleas and agreed to testify against Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback didn’t have a lot of options left.
On Monday, he pleaded guilty to dogfighting conspiracy charges. (He originally entered a plea of not guilty on July 26.) According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch,
The plea agreement calls for a prison […]

Well this came out of left field. Fox News reported Tuesday that Michael Vick has been accused of having ties to Al Quaeda and is being sued for $63 billion by a prisoner in a federal correctional facility in South Carolina who claims that Vick stole his dogs and then sold them for money to […]

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Michael Vick’s remaining co-defendants in his dog fighting case are pleading guilty and have agreed to testify against him in exchange for leniency in sentencing. Read the whole article.
More recent Vick news:

 Greatest Threat to Vick May Be Links to Gambling
Pressure On Vick Increases: Quarterback’s Attorneys Negotiate Potential Plea

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CNN.com reported that a man was recently mauled to death by as many as four dogs for whom he was reportedly the caretaker at the home of actor Ving Rhames. Four mastiffs were seized from the property. Rhames was not home at the time of the attack. Read more.
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Bullmastiff Chases Off Intruder, Saves Owner
At 10 p.m. Wednesday, a 38-year-old woman returned home from shopping. As she was taking items into her home, she was grabbed by a man who pushed her into her home and the two began to struggle, Kernersville police said.
The woman’s dog, a Bull Mastiff, chased the intruder away after […]