Dog lovers feel pain of DeGeneres saga
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It's been a harrowing week for Ellen DeGeneres. First the talk-show host wept profusely on TV over her dog-adoption drama. Then she had to beg people to stop making threats against the adoption agency. Finally, she canceled two tapings of her show to take a rest from the stress.
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It's a disturbing narrative, the 19-page indictment of football star Michael Vick and three of his friends. Perhaps the details shocked people unfamiliar with the secretive world of illegal dogfighting: the breeding and training of pit bulls for savage, high-stakes combat and the brutal execution...
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Michael Vick's indictment on dogfighting charges has brought the cruel activity into the headlines this week. But animal-rights activists say the practice is nothing new, and is, in fact, growing in popularity.
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When young Tyler Reab got his autographed Michael Vick football for Christmas in 2005, he was shaking with excitement. Who knew it would end like this: his pet dog, Otis, munching on the once-cherished ball until it popped, its slobbery remnants hawked on eBay.
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Ellen DeGeneres' talk show was put on hold for a day because of her emotionally wrenching dog-adoption drama.
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When Denis and Sarah Scheele's dog was fatally shot after wandering onto a man's property, they sued &#151; and not just for damages. The couple also wanted compensation for their emotional distress and loss of companionship.
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Bruce Weber's radically sentimental documentary fixates on pets as the only beings capable of innocence, trust, loyalty and true love in a corrupt, vicious world.
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The dog-droopy eyes, spray of gray  hair and rumpled suits may not have set many hearts aflutter,  but nowadays Albert Einstein's image is guarded as jealously as  that of the hottest Hollywood celebrity.
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At a time when affluent dog owners coddle their pets with massage, antidepressants and spa vacations, itâs not surprising that dogs have the equivalent of personal trainers.
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Comedian Ellen DeGeneres returned to her TV show on Tuesday after taking a long weekend to escape a national uproar over an adopted puppy, saying she hoped the drama would not discourage people from adopting pets.
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Our story from May 30, 2007 headlined &quot;Man eats dog in protest against Britain&#39;s royals&quot; contained a reference to Yoko Ono. This was inaccurate and Reuters has apologised to Ono for the error. There follows a repeat of the corrected story published on June 4.
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Tycho:  Our Turkey Triloging comes to a close with this, our denouement.  Gabriel is, of course, a caricature of the genuine article.  On the other hand, the grandma and the greasy fireman are only too real.  I sometimes wish that the fireman were less real, particularly when I am sent to the basement on an errand.
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FULLERTON, Calif. - There was no puppy love when Jewel met Jade. Jewel, the Correy family pet, disappeared seven years ago. Misty Correy and her children hoped the microchip in the dog's back would help find the Siberian husky.
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Two grandchildren, though, get sweet FA Property billionaire Leona Helmsley - aka the "Queen of Mean", and who died earlier this month aged 87 - has left her pet dog $12m while bequeathing sweet FA to two of her grandchildren, the Telegraph reports.â¦
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Comedian Ellen DeGeneres took to the airwaves on Wednesday for a second day to denounce an animal rescue organization that took back her adopted dog after she gave the puppy away without the agency's permission.
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Benji is back, which is good news for youngsters and pet-loving families. Film lovers perhaps should steer clear, however, as hokey melodrama and sloppy comedy fill the gaps between neat dog tricks.
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It's no joke. Animal lawsuits are gaining respect as pet owners seek justice for the ones they love