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Shelter still trying to adopt Buddy, the badly burned dog
TUNICA, Miss. (AP) — A northern Mississippi animal shelter is still searching for a home for a dog that was severely burned. Buddy was set on fire by a child in northern Mississippi last year and underwent a series of skin grafts and has new skin on his snout, WMC-TV reported. ...
Teen musher sells puppy snacks so she can race Jr. Iditarod
CAVALIER, N.D. (AP) — Eva Robinson has wanted to mush in the Jr. Iditarod since she was a child. “When I came to my parents telling them I wanted to run the Jr. Iditarod I was 5 years old and they were like ‘Oh yeah, sure that’s awesome!’ because I’m 5 years old, I’m...
Arizona couple reunited with dog lost 6 days in Wyoming snow
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Jonathan Lounds had just proposed to his girlfriend in the Tetons when the couple heard their dog was missing. P.J., a blue heeler, was an Arizona “desert dog,” Lounds said. But when he and fiance Calen Harding dropped P.J....
Virginia woman charged after dog found buried alive
PETERSBURG, VA. (AP) — A Virginia woman has been charged with animal cruelty after officials say she buried her dog alive. The Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office received a call Thursday from someone claiming to have witnessed the incident in the Jones Trailer Park. ...
Footage shows police K-9 attack that led to $325K settlement
YORK, Maine (AP) — Video footage of a man being subdued by a police dog during a traffic stop — an episode that led to a $325,000 settlement for the driver — has been released by a Maine town following a public records request. Stephen Brennan sued the town of York and a police...
Man charged with animal cruelty after fatally shooting dog
DES MOINES, Wash. (AP) — A Des Moines man was charged Thursday with first-degree animal cruelty and reckless endangerment after he allegedly shot a dog twice in front of the animal’s 11-year-old owner. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said Curtis Madden, 64, was...
Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A severely corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled more than 300,000 gallons (1.1 million liters) of diesel fuel just outside New Orleans after the operator delayed needed repairs, according to federal records. Most of the fuel drained into two artificial ponds...
Snowmobiler injures 2 Wisconsin sled dogs in hit-and-run
WASHBURN, Wis. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a snowmobile driver who veered into a highly touted sled dog team in northern Wisconsin and injured two of the dogs, including one that ran the Iditarod last year. Ryan Redington, the Alaskan musher and two-time winner of the John...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
Kansas City Star. January 9, 2021. Editorial: Missouri AG Eric Schmitt bobs his head as Tucker Carlson spouts dangerous nonsense What we have learned from our last couple of Missouri attorneys general is that the only point of the job is to appear on Fox News as often...
Special rescues help ailing owners find pets' next home
NEW YORK (AP) — Who will take your pet when you die? The question often doesn't have an easy answer, especially for ill or older people headed to residential nursing care or assisted living. During the pandemic, specialized rescue, advocacy and adoption services run by volunteers...
