Dog attacks; owner leaves the scene Perhaps the worst thing about a dog attack is finding out that the owner couldn't care less and will take off without a moment's notice to parts unknown, leaving behind a seriously injured person. When a dog's owner leaves the scene with the dog and leaves no contact address, he/she guarantees a round of painful rabies shots...

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Top Ten Stinky Dogs Yes, there really is a list of the gassiest dog breeds around and science behind the list. Find out if your dog is one of the stinkiest. (German Shepards rank the rankest.) For other hilarious newsoids go to the Wierd Links Daily blog.

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Lawyer: Dogs have self awareness and deserve legal rights  Washington Post, DC. It's a controversial notion but one taken seriously - that what we know about the intentional antics of dogs is just an extension of their self awareness. "If some species of "nonhuman animals" can be shown to be smarter, more aware, more humanlike than previously recognized, they arguably deserve legal rights, according to Steven Wise, animal rights lawyer"...

"Certain species are capable of complex emotions, can communicate using language, and have a sense of self," says Wise, "all characteristics that once defined humanity...Wise makes similar cases for eight other species who meet the standards of consciousness, some sense of self-awareness and ability to act intentionally: gorillas, orangutans, bonobos, Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, African gray parrots, African elephants, dogs and honeybees."

What Wise is arguing for is the right not to be treated as a 'thing' but as a conscious being with the right to freedom from neglect and torture and what has been termed "sanctioned torture," where captive dogs are used for scientific experiments  where abuse takes place...

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