Court bans woman from animal ownership after investigation VA 'I will agree with you that you love animals... you love them too much... ' said the judge who banned a woman from owning any more animals, after a litany of neglect and horrific consequences for the animals under her care was presented in court... 'When you take in an animal, you have to take care of it... You can’t just watch them deteriorate and die.... Despite the evidence presented, her family defended her actions of hoarding animals in two rooms (never to be seen again in the outside world):

... [she] loved the animals like they were her own children, and ... many people brought animals to her when they were unable to provide care, knowing that Wilford would give the pets a good home... [Danville Register Bee]

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Over 100 dogs die in pheasant hunt: unusual heat blamed SD A normally festive event of hunting dogs and their owners working together in an annual pheasant competition took on a funeral's pall as dogs dropped from heat exhaustion...

... 'many of these dogs are overweight and out of shape. And even if they're not, for every mile a hunter walks, their dog might run three miles. That, combined with the higher temperatures in tall grass and corn, can mean trouble...' [Star Tribune]

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MetaFilter takes a look at Rupert Sheldrake, a scientist (that 'delightful crackpot' as Salon magazine calls him) outside the fold of 'pure science.' Author of a number of books, including 'Dogs That Know When Their Owners are Coming Home' and more esoteric titles such as 'A New Science of Life: The Hypothesis of Morphic Resonance', Rupert offers an alternative theory to the workings of the universe which infuriates most scientists.  [Metafilter]

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In New York City, dogs matched to zip code by breed It appears you can tell alot about a person by the dog breed he/she owns and even reasonably predict where they live as a New York Times analysis of dog licensing data demonstrates. ... 

Lap dogs are more often found in the lap of luxury. According to the city's statistics, more Shih Tzus live on the Upper East Side in the 10021 ZIP code than in any other neighborhood in the city. And those residents also have a penchant for naming their dogs Lucy, more so than New Yorkers in any other area... [NY Times]

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