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38 dogs were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake. But some fishermen had quite a catch
ATLANTA (AP) — By the time fishermen spotted the first head bobbing above the water, the 38 dogs were exhausted and struggling to stay alive. The hound dogs had plunged into a large Mississippi lake while chasing a deer, a diversion during a fox hunt. Bob Gist, who was fishing on...
Star Wars fans hone their lightsaber dueling skills at a Mexico City Jedi academy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A park on the south side of Mexico’s capital lights up with the multicolored glow of lightsabers, as a man slashing a white luminescent sword through the air shouts: “Check the defense!” Onlookers watch curiously and a dog-walker asks about the duel, which...
Hawaii residents fined $20K after Hawaiian monk seal pup mauled by unleashed dogs
HONOLULU (AP) — Two Hawaii residents were fined $20,000 for their alleged roles in the fatal mauling of a female Hawaiian monk seal pup by unleashed dogs, U.S. officials said Thursday. Hawaiian monk seals are a critically endangered species. Only 1,600 remain in the wild. The loss...
Palm Dog: Kodi, star of 'Dog on Trial,' is the top dog of Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — The verdict is in: The titular “Dog on Trial” was declared this year's Palm Dog winner in Cannes on Friday. Kodi the Belgian Malinois mix, who plays Cosmos in the Swiss comedy-drama, narrowly beat Xin, a sighthound who instead wagged away with the Grand...
The real stars of Cannes may be the dogs
CANNES, France (AP) — It’s been a dog’s life at this year’s Cannes Film Festival — or should that be the Canine Film Festival? Since the 77th edition's opening day, human actors have shared the limelight with their canine co-stars on and off the red carpet, kept secure by...
A dog helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a remote, steep ravine in Oregon
BAKER COUNTY, Ore. (AP) — A dog has helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a steep ravine in mountainous northeastern Oregon, authorities said. A man was driving with his four dogs on a remote U.S. Forest Service road on June 2 when he crashed into a ravine below, the...
Police shoot 2 people in separate instances in Washington state
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Police in two different cities in western Washington state shot two people over the weekend, officials said. In southwest Washington, the Vancouver Police Department said one of their officers shot and killed a man Saturday afternoon while police were...
This NYC vet makes house calls. In 'Pets and the City,' she's penned a memoir full of tails
NEW YORK (AP) — As a city kid, Amy Attas had big dreams of roaming the countryside, healing animals a la James Herriot's classic “All Creatures Great and Small.” How did it go? Well, the veterinarian made it from Queens to Manhattan, spending the last 32 years traversing the...
Service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in US military veterans, researchers say
Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides talk therapy and medications to veterans with post-traumatic...
Company that bred beagles for research pleads guilty to neglect, ordered to pay record $35M fine
A company that bred beagles for medical research agreed Monday to pay a record $35 million as part of a criminal plea admitting it neglected thousands of dogs at its breeding facility in rural Virginia. Prosecutors said the penalties amount to the largest ever levied in an...
