Dog saves mistress; bites flasher
Okay, you know about the Florida thief who got his manhood scrapped by a police dog (and for a pack of cigarettes, no less). In St. Albans, a really stupid flasher went after a woman with a dog, and well, all's well that ends well,(except for the flasher, who got more than he bargained for)...

The hole that brings dead dogs to life
What kind of water do they drink in Ellensburg, Washington. Locals report stories of a hole that revives dead dogs, emanates a 'black beam [light?]' and, as practical matter of life, served as the area's bottomless dump; supposedly, it measures more than 80,000 feet deep....

The World Cup: a venue to popularize dog meat cusine In May, local restaurants plan to offer dog meat delicacies to people around the stadiums at the World Cup finals. (Dog Meat juice instead of a coke ... yecch) While it remains an abhorrant notion to westerners, some hope to legitamize dog meat consumption. (ugh ... Americans may eat cows, pigs and chickens, but we hope to draw the line at man's best friend) ...

'Mason', the 'space' dog, eludes capture
There's a dog running around Panama with a jar stuck over its head; apparently, the black lab is an accomplished escape artist who has also chewed her way through the bottom of the jar (good for her). Somebody catch this labrador, please....

Pit Bulls duke it out in day care center
Unbelievable, but true; six pit bulls found fighting...

Is your dog the next big thing...
Consider Zelda, the cute bulldog, who brings in an income of $50 million a year and is estimated to rake in $100 million next year ...ZeldaWisdom.com

Shelter charges for surrendered pets
The SPCA in West Vancouver doesn't charge to take surrendered pets while the North Vancouver Humane Society shelter charges anywhere from $50 to $140 for each pet. Naturally, the SPCA shelter is experiencing an overflow.

The real question is: how do we stem the tide of discarded pets when people grow weary of them. Maybe all shelters should charge ...

Malamute innocent on drug charges; put down anyway...
Although it was clearly the owners who were responsible for allowing their dog to run loose, and it was their missing ecstacy that prompted one of them to claim that their dog was just high on drugs, a judge sent it to its demise. Even so, some people are up in arms about the injustice of condemning the purebred (Animal welfare advocates plead clemency for dog).

American Kennel Club sends Puppy Protection Act to dog house
In a victory for breeders who opposed the Puppy Protection Act because "no hearings were held, no debate occurred" and no discussion of "puppy protection issues and enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act" took place, the House-Senate Farm Bill Conference has dropped the PPA from its final bill...