Woman relocates neighbor’s barking dog
A California woman, apparently weary of her neighbor’s barking dog, kidnapped a white Maltese named Spike, drove him 15 miles away and abandoned him, police say. Diane M. Brown, 42, an officer at a San...
View ArticleMan says he beat dog with rock in self defense
An assistant fire chief charged with beating a 6-month-old puppy on the head with a 12-pound rock said yesterday that he acted in self-defense after the animal bit his thumb. Glynn Johnson, 54, who...
View ArticleFire chief sues owners of dog he hit with rock
A former Los Angeles County assistant fire chief accused of beating a dog with a rock has sued the animal’s owners, his attorney said Thursday. Glynn Johnson, 54, says the dog bit him, scarring and...
View ArticleMan uses golf club to kill Chihuahua
A California man was arrested Thursday on charges of killing a neighbor’s Chihuahua — with one swing of a golf club. Barbara Hitchman said she found her dog, Lily, lying on the ground while driving...
View ArticleChihuahua mix found alive in burlap sack
A volunteer on her way to work at a Riverside, Calif., animal shelter noticed a dog sniffing a burlap bag on the side of the road and stopped to investigate. As she approached, the bag — tied at the...
View ArticleVillainous: Dog left tied to train tracks
An engineer spotted a dog tied to train tracks in Riverside County, Calif., engaged the emergency braking system and was able to stop in time. The dog’s owner, a 78-year-old man who was arrested at the...
View ArticleDog left tied to train tracks finds new home
A dog left tied to train tracks in California last month has found a new home. Unlike that day last month, when he was secured to the tracks in the path of an oncoming train, he had many options to...
View ArticleShelter break-ins leave four dogs dead
Animal shelter breaks ins — one in Tennessee and another in California — have left four dogs dead and more than a dozen missing. Three dogs were found dead Sunday – two in a bloodied Jurupa Valley...
View ArticleLook what showed up at the “night drop”
Video stores and libraries aren’t the only places where you’ll find “night drops.” Some animal shelters have them, too — areas where dogs and cats in need of homes can be dropped off after hours,...
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