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Banfield Veterinary stops cosmetic surgeries: Leaders of the pack

Banfield, the largest network of animal hospitals in the US(730 hospitals 2,000 veterinarians), has come out against tail docking, ear cropping and devocalization on dogs. None of these procedures will be sanctioned at their hospitals, except for medically...

Dog Day on the Green at Soldier Field on Sunday

This has got to be the biggest event for and about Dogs in the City of Chicago, and there's fun for the whole family. You can bring your dog* too! There are agility demonstrations, the Fido Fashion...

Forced to fight, judge allows Rampage the pit mix to go home

Judge Bakalis approved a request that Rampage the pit bull mix be allowed to return to his home in Lombard on Wednesday. Robert Kollman, 21, is another story. Charged in June with inciting the dog...

Stu the dog not guilty, 4 years in LA's Animal Services lock-up

Recap Stu, the dog, who has been wrongfully kept from his owner for nearly four years at LA Animal Services on a bogus charge of being a”dangerous dog,” may get out of this mess alive yet. The...

Pet Fashion Week, frivolous fun for FiFi

While Anna Wintour sends regrets, rumors of Pet Fashion Week’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The posh annual trade show, running from August 22 to 23 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea, is a branding opportunity for vendors...

Got AnimalSense? Get some here!

If you are anything like me, you want your dog trainer to be a professional. A few weeks ago I discovered one of Chicago’s hidden gems, AnimalSense Canine Training and Behavior, and to my delight found ...

HSUS takes a stand, fate of pit bulls shifts

Since the eight State real-time reporting on the roll out of the biggest organized dogfighting ring raid in history concluded, there followed an almost immediate concern about the disposition of the 400+ dogs. It seemed to some that the...

Bear the Chicago Police Dog AWOL--Again

Bear, the 74-pound black and tan German Shepherd is trained to track, search and rescue. He has gotten loose twice in as many months. Bear went missing the first time in May when...

Organized network of dog fighting rings busted in 8 States

UPDATE: 7/9/09 10pm - Nebraska and Mississippi, have been added to the network of dog fighting rings taken down in this sweep. (source: HSUS revision)The ASPCA and HSUS organizations worked with Federal, State and local authorities to simultaneously...

Petland Buys 95% of dogs from puppy mills--HSUS new chain of evidence

A new HSUS six-month study provides an irrefutable chain of evidence that "the most notorious, abusive puppy mills supply more than 95% of Petland's dogs. Using Department of Agriculture transport documentation, the study traced 15,000 dogs...

Banfield Veterinary stops cosmetic surgeries: Leaders of the pack

Dog Day on the Green at Soldier Field on Sunday

Forced to fight, judge allows Rampage the pit mix to go home

Stu the dog not guilty, 4 years in LA's Animal Services lock-up

Pet Fashion Week, frivolous fun for FiFi

Got AnimalSense? Get some here!

HSUS takes a stand, fate of pit bulls shifts

Bear the Chicago Police Dog AWOL--Again

Organized network of dog fighting rings busted in 8 States

Petland Buys 95% of dogs from puppy mills--HSUS new chain of evidence

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