Animal cruelty in the news... here's why you're needed to help abused and homeless animals...

• Dog dies after being thrown from back of truck CFCN, Canada 
• Animals advocate blasts probation for man who strangled dog Alton Telegraph, IL...
• Horror Of Illegal Dog Trade Sky News, UK 'The animals face horrendous conditions and are killed brutally before their meat is served up as a 'delicacy'. ' (You won't ever eat a dog if you see these pictures... )

Millionaire dog trainer killed 171 federally protected hawks PA 'A millionaire dog trainer will be barred from traveling to dog shows this fall and must pay a hefty fine for illegally trapping and killing 171 federally protected hawks on her farm and hunting preserve...' Gwynne G. McDevitt, owner of  Doubledee Farm and Kennels, said she was extremely sorry she ordered a farmhand to trap and kill the hawks...  Millionaire Dog trainer pleads guilty to killing 171 protected ... [Petersen's Hunting Magazine]

Dogs rescued from the dinner menu at restaurant "Police and animal rights activists rescued dozens of stray dogs from an illegal slaughterhouse operated by a popular exotic meat restaurant in the Northern Luzon. Police and volunteers saved some 52 dogs from being butchered and served to patrons..." Dogs bound for dinner table rescued  [The Sun (Philippines)]

Six hundred dogs put down in euthanasia blitz  Zimbabwe "Bonnie, a golden Labrador retriever is one of 600 dogs that once guarded now-abandoned white-owned farms that are being put down by veterinarians in a blitz of euthanasia. The dogs, along with hundreds of domestic pets, horses, swans, and even goldfish are the latest victims in Zimbabwe's political unrest, animal welfare workers say..." Animals euthanized as whites flee farms [The Washington Times]

Puppy rescued from family's dinner plans "Agriculture Minister Keith Hamilton said the Government would work with the RSPCA on the issue which arose after a puppy was reportedly rescued before becoming part of the menu of a Melbourne household. We, like most Victorians, view the practice as abhorrent he said..." Eating dogs 'abhorrent' [The Australian]

Preserve your doggy's pawprint  MD The Discovery Channel has released
a $29  PawPrint Kit:  "an easy, non-toxic, no-mess way to capture, frame and preserve your pet's paw print and photo. No mixing or gluing of any kind is required. Set includes everything needed, from air-drying impression material to the finished pinewood frame..." Find the nearest store or request a catalog by calling 1-877-DCI-STORE or visiting the Discovery Channel [Discovery Channel, Silver Spring, MD]

American Kennel Club's animal therapy awards competition  MN Blizzard, a 7-year-old Newfoundland therapy dog, "became one of five dogs across the nation to receive honorable mention in the American Kennel Club's animal therapy awards competition. She is the only dog in New Mexico to win in her category..." Therapy dog wins national recognition [Farmington Daily Times]

Stuckie, petrified museum pooch GA 'Directors of a tiny museum in south Georgia chose from hundreds of contest entries to pick the name "Stuckie" for a mummified coon hound, carefully preserved by the resin of a hollow chestnut oak.... ' Stuckie got stuck in a hollow tree in  the 1960's, while hunting; he was chasing a squirrel and was  twenty feet above ground when he met his untimely demise. Now he's stuck in the Georgia museum... Contest to name museum's mummified dog dubs him "Stuckie" Contest to name museum's mummified dog dubs him "Stuckie"  [Access North Georgia]

Princess Anne's faces court over dog's attack on children UK "Princess Anne and her husband will go to court next month to face charges that their dog bit two children, a district judge ruled Wednesday..."  Britain's Princess Anne to face court on dangerous dog charge [San Francisco Chronicle] Related: Princess faces court for dog bite - CNN Europe, Britain's Princess Anne to face court on dangerous dog charge - CourtTV,  Princess to face dog charges - Leicestershire Mail