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Thursday, January 15, 2004
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Internet unleashes US dogfight craze and nobody can stop it Australia Illegal dog-fighting gains a leg up, thanks to the power of the internet:

'More than 100 web sites sell pit bull training gear. About a dozen dogfighting magazines publish regularly, up from three in the 1980s. The FBI keeps no statistics on the activity, but authorities estimate - from breeders' advertisements, magazine subscription lists and previous arrests - that at least 40,000 people in the US breed or own pit bulls for fighting... Investigators say there are at least 50 breeders in the United States who have farms with hundreds of the dogs...' [Sydney Morning Herald]

Canine Cushing's Disease - Jack's Tale UK [FirstScience.com]

Abandoned Great Dane sits on death row RI [Woonsocket Call]

Musical seeks canine for leading role: casting call for 'Sandy' PA If you dog is a well-behaved 60 pound mutt, he may just fit the bill... [The Daily Courier]