New series of stamps honors working dogs
The U.S. Postal Service is issuing four new stamps that honor working dogs. The “Dogs at Work” series celebrates the enduring partnership between working dogs and the people who count on them. The four...
View ArticleMaryland animal legislation moves forward
Pet stores would be held accountable for the health of the animals they sell, and animal abusers could be forced to pay for the care their victims require under bills proposed in Maryland. Republican...
View ArticleKiefer Sutherland’s singing dog
Since we’ve shown you the musical stylings of the world famous Adam Yamada-Hanffff and his dogs, Sierra and Cody, a few times, it’s only fair we give some space to this relative newcomer to the field,...
View ArticlePolitics, with a capitol pee
A Raleigh city councilwoman posted a photo of her dog relieving himself on a marble column of the statehouse, and compared her canine’s act of seeming disrespect to the way the Republican-controlled...
View ArticleDog ink: Are tattoos animal cruelty?
A New York tattoo artist known as Mistah Metro posted a photo of his dog’s new tattoo on his Instagram page, and bragged that having the decoration makes his dog “cooler than yours.” Mistah Metro wrote...
View ArticleA coldhearted cold cut prank on Facebook
In retrospect, it’s hard to see how a photo of a dog with ham on his face left so many people with egg on their’s. And yet, thousands of good-hearted souls were apparently fooled by a Facebook post of...
View ArticleThis is so much better than PokéGo
This could be the healthiest and least imbecilic fad to hit college campuses in a long, long time. It’s a simple little idea — taking a photo of a dog who is out in public and posting it online —...
View ArticlePlumber fired after video posted on Facebook of him kicking a dog
An employee at a Winston-Salem plumbing company was fired after a video of him kicking a dog inside a house was posted on Facebook Wednesday. The employee, who hasn’t been named, worked for PF...
View ArticleA lap that’s always there for your lap dog
A Reddit user has come up with a pretty brilliant idea for dogs who get a little anxious when their human isn’t home. The man, who posts under the name Unoiseau, constructed an artificial lap for his...
View ArticleZombie dogs invade Chicago suburb … NOT!
“Zombie dogs” are invading a western suburb of Chicago. Makes for a catchy headline, if not an entirely true one. As you might guess, the creatures in question aren’t really zombies, aren’t really...
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