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Horror of stray killer dog attack (The Mercury)
TWO dogs and a goat are dead, and another dog lucky to be alive, after a stray dog went on a rampage on the North-West Coast yesterday. Animal control officers have now caught the dog they believe responsible for the attacks after hunting for it for most of the day yesterday.

Fury over cruel dog owner's 'lenient' sentence (The Vale Advertiser)
FURY last night greeted the "lenient" sentence handed to a North Wales woman whose dog was found starving and riddled with mange and mites. Vicky Simpson was yesterday banned from owning cats and dogs and placed on a community supervision order for a year at Prestatyn Magistrates.

Virus hits dogs (The Advertiser)
AT least 250 dogs have died or been put down in just three weeks following South Australia's worst outbreak of a deadly infection in 20 years. The number of parvovirus cases has soared since late November, with more than 500 cases recorded in the metropolitan area.

Girl Injured In Dog Attack (Evening Star)
A TEN-year-old girl has been attacked by a dog in an Ipswich park, police today said. Ipswich police are now appealing for witnesses after reports that a dog attacked another dog in a park and then bit a 10 year old girl.

Pit bull owners defend their animals against stereotype (The Natchez Democrat)
NATCHEZ ? So you?re in the market for a dog. You don?t want a little toy dog but you also aren?t looking for something your guests will mistake for a lion.

Katrina Pets Now on 2006 Calendar (PR Web)
The striking faces of almost 20 pets, abandoned in New Orleans during the initial weeks following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, now grace the pages of a calendar for the year 2006.

Premier McGuinty defends ban as pit bull puppies become illegal (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
TORONTO (CP) - The province's ban on pit bulls is a "matter of public safety," Premier Dalton McGuinty said Monday as the second phase of the law took effect to make pit bull puppies illegal - and facing a potential death sentence.

Fury over cruel dog owner's 'lenient' sentence (The Vale Advertiser)
FURY last night greeted the "lenient" sentence handed to a North Wales woman whose dog was found starving and riddled with mange and mites. Vicky Simpson was yesterday banned from owning cats and dogs and placed on a community supervision order for a year at Prestatyn Magistrates.

Destruction of dog ordered after attack (Scoop.co.nz)
The prosecution of a dog owner by Auckland City after his dog attacked and injured another dog is a timely reminder to all dog owners to keep their pets under control at all times.

Banning breeds - questions to ask (Herald Democrat)
There's nothing more tragic or devastating than to be a dog bite victim at the paws of a pet you love and trust. A human death is even more horrific.

LOCAL NEWS (Alamogordo Daily News)
With the arrival of the new year, pet owners on Holloman Air Force Base will face strict new regulations regarding the types of animals they can own and how those pets must be cared for.

Give the penguin back! (Mega Star)
According to the Sun, some blighter nicked a baby penguin from a zoo, forgetting that the four-month-old chick needs its mummy.

From Lassie to Beethoven: Dogs on film (Independent)
My boxer, Basil, hauled himself up on the sofa beside me - I was watching Sidney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon - and rather surprised me with the bitterness of his attitude.

LOCAL NEWS (Alamogordo Daily News)
With the arrival of the new year, pet owners on Holloman Air Force Base will face strict new regulations regarding the types of animals they can own and how those pets must be cared for.