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May 30, 2006

Editorial: Dog bites

Naples Daily News - For your information, dogs can bite. So can cats and other animals. What you might like to know is how often and where. Statistics compiled for National Dog Bite Prevention Week, just past, tell us that bites are up 20 percent over last year in Lee ...

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Posted by Greg at 02:31 PM

May 28, 2006

Getting puppies ready for

Eureka Reporter - When Gail Turner was growing up, her family didn t have dogs and cats running around. My mother didn t like animals, Turner recalled, but we did have rabbits that lived outside. Early in her marriage to Dave Turner, a union that has ...

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Posted by Mel at 09:36 AM

May 26, 2006

Steps to water fun and safety for

Chattanooga Times Free Press - These days, we re more likely than ever to include our pets in family activities, not only on land but in water too! From a day at the lake, to a spin on the boat, to a dip in the pool, many of our canine friends will be joining us for some wet and ...

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Posted by Jason at 05:53 PM

Acclaimed Norwich Inn Will Be

Valley News - Norwich -- The couple who rescued the Norwich Inn from foreclosure 15 years ago and turned it into a friendly, eclectic social hub have agreed to sell the 27-room landmark to a former senior executive at Marriott International Inc. I'm definitely ...

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Posted by Ryan at 12:55 PM

Rise in animal bite cases concerns

Naples Daily News - The family pet is putting some teeth into an old saying: You always hurt the ones you love. The number of animal bites reported Jan. 1 to May 1 in Lee County is up 20 percent over the number of cases reported by that time last year, according ...

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Posted by Chris at 09:09 AM

May 25, 2006

Cedar Park participates in county animal shelter, despite

Austin American-Statesman - It's barely a month since ground was broken at the county's regional animal shelter, but complaints from Cedar Park activists are continuing. The loudest outcry is from a group of shelter volunteers and animal rescuers in the city, which has its own ...

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Posted by Sean at 10:25 AM

May 24, 2006

Peggy Townsend, Name Dropping: Teen triathletes score

Santa Cruz Sentinel - Two budding triathletes from our area made a great showing at the first Jamba Juice Wildflower Triathlon at Lake San Antonio, according to Ann Ferrante. The sprint triathlon featured a quarter-mile lake swim, a 9.7-mile trail bike ride and a 2-mile ...

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Posted by Greg at 03:51 PM

Two more dogs killed in

Dothan Eagle - Although Houston County doesn t have a leash law, pet owners still need to take a part in protecting their own dogs from harm, sheriff s department Commander Don McMullan said. This advice came after two more dogs were found shot earlier this ...

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Posted by Lorren at 11:31 AM