Criminals 'target bull terriers'
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Criminals may be stealing Staffordshire Bull Terriers and using them to guard stolen property, a police report says.
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ST. LOUIS - A woman accused of pummeling a dog breeder over the head with a dead Chihuahua puppy was found guilty Wednesday of misdemeanor assault and trespassing.  Lisa Hopfer, 34, faces up to 18 months in jail and a $1,500 fine.
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A rabies alert has been sent across Canada after a puppy sold at a Toronto-area flea market tested positive for the fatal disease, health officials said on Monday.
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Two dogs seized because they were believed to be pit bull-type animals have been saved from a death.
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Berlin: A wild bull on the loose in southern Germany was brought under control by the charms of a cow which lured the distressed male back to the barn, Police said on Friday.
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German supermodel Claudia Schiffer's two  dogs are in trouble with the law again after police received  complaints about them from ramblers walking along footpaths  near her country mansion in Suffolk.
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Associated Press Writer. Kansas City, Mo. - In the community of dog breeders where Bobbie Jo Stinnett was well-liked and respected for her knowledge of rat terriers, the opinions about Lisa Montgomery were quite different.
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A plot to fix a horse race by doping one of the animals was among crimes alleged in a crackdown on sports gambling that has resulted in charges against 17 defendants, including three reputed mobsters, authorities said.
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A database of badger DNA is being created to help catch people who illegally bait the animals and dig their setts.
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TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's attorney general wants a provincial solution to vicious pit bull attacks by year's end and said Tuesday he's started informal consultations to find out what to do with the animals.
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Police plan to meet with Claudia Schiffer to discuss complaints that her dogs are intimidating walkers near her country mansion. Police said Friday they hope the talks will solve problems around the supermodel's home near Bury St. Edmunds, a rural town northeast of London.
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Paw print may prove Labrador killed owner with shotgun on Texas goose-hunting trip
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A custody fight over a golden retriever that belonged to an estranged couple who died in a murder-suicide has apparently ended with a judge awarding the dog to the family of the man police said killed his estranged girlfriend.
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By The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  May 24--The Spokane Gang Enforcement Team arrested two men Tuesday, seizing weapons, illegal drugs and a pilfered pit bull puppy.   Brian J. Zacherle, 30, and Harry A. Solomon, 20, were suspects in a recent burglary at the Ranch Motel, 1609 E.
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Police have spoken with Claudia Schiffer about controlling her two large dogs near her mansion in the countryside, authorities said Wednesday.
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Animal advocates hope dogfighting and puppy mill scandals will breed tougher animal abuse laws. Here is a look at legislation already proposed:
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Catawba County, N.C., authorities have found a possible link between a dog breeder found shot to death in his home in April and the "Bad Newz Kennels" operated by Michael Vick.