| Illinois: Security Company Accused of Animal Neglect The Navy says three dogs died and 46 others were in poor health after being neglected by a private security contractor in Chicago that had been hired to train the dogs to detect explosives. nytimes.com |
All Creatures Great and Repulsive Your television is harboring numberless nature shows, and not all the animals are cute. nytimes.com |
Salt Lake police dog dies of cancer A Salt Lake City Police Department dog named Troll died Friday of cancer after 4½ years of police service. The police dog was diagnosed with an untreatable tumor in mid-April, but the 5-year-old dog worked up through his last week of life -- catching four felony suspects, his last on the sltrib.com |
Dog tag lost in Vietnam jungle finds owner in Spartanburg Almost 40 years ago, Frederick Phillips lost his dog tags while delivering supplies to Army troops in Vietnam. Phillips didn't think about them again until recently, when he received a letter from Hawaii about one of the tags. goupstate.com |
Television review: 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale' The tear-jerker tells of a loyal dog who awaits his master at the train station for years after the master's death. The packet that arrived from the Hallmark Channel with the screener for "Hachi: A Dog's Tale" was topped by a faux hand-written note insisting, in an almost threatening manner: "This time you will cry for real." It also included this odd statement: " Richard Gere has no explanation ... latimes.com |