Gator hunt on after gator snacks on pet dog FL 'A dog owner said he found his pet dead at the edge of a neighborhood lake and an aggressive gator lurking nearby...' [WPLG Click10.com via Yahoo! News]

Underworld takes contract out on drug sniffer dog UK [Independent Online World News]

Feeding the dog... UK pet owners indulge with harmful feeding habits:

 '...nearly 57% of owners regularly feed their dog a roast dinner, 55% often feed them chocolate/cakes/biscuits, a third feed them chips and 15% admit to feeding curry. 74% percent of owners say they have become more lenient as their dog gets older...' [UK Pet Industry News]

23,000 mutt owners attend Scruffts, nonbreed competition UK  Every year, PAL Scruffts, a charity event, gets bigger in response to the demand for professional nonbreed dog competitions. [UK Pet Industry News]

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Give me shelter from mismanaged animal shelters... TX Mismanage a shelter and you may squander a lot of money, an outrage to citizens who donate time and money to help voiceless animals.  Kill adoptable animals under the guise of 'shelter' management, thereby [sic] saving money and you'll have angry, galvanized citizens:

'In some ways, what happens in San Antonio is no different from what happens nationwide; dealing with strays and unwanted pets is a pound's sad mission. But nowhere does death cast a longer shadow than at San Antonio's pound. Simply entering virtually assures an animal's doom... Almost nine of every 10 cats and dogs that enter the pound are put to death, many within an hour of arriving... ' [San Antonio Express News]

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