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This MUST stop. I say screw China. Holly Williams in China "It cost me seven Renminbi a pound," a man told me, pointing at a hessian sack. He had paid about 70p for cat meat at a southern China market. As we chatted, the bag seemed to move by itself, emitting a plaintive 'meowing' sound. The man had just bought four live cats, which he… read more

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COMMUNITY safety and dog wardens have vowed to stamp out dog fouling on Chester's streets. The wardens were joined by Cllr Jill Houlbrook to launch a crackdown on dog owners who allow their pets to foul pavements in public places. Recent statistics have identified Blacon, Hoole, Huntington and Upton as the areas with the highest number of compl… read more

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By Rachel Thomson - The Daily World OCEAN SHORES— Some local veterinarians recently returned from a trip to Mexico to treat more than 200 animals south of the border. Dr. Stacy Steele, and vet assistants Michelle Smith and Sarah Kelley — all from Ocean Shores Animal Hospital — were joined by veterinarians from across the United States a… read more

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by Kelli Cheatham (kcheatham@wsbt.com) ELKHART COUNTY — Your e-mails, comments and phone calls about a puppy breeding facility in Nappanee poured in all day Monday. As we reported on WSBT First Thing in the Morning, the Elkhart County Zoning Board recently granted that breeder a special use permit to have 64 adult dogs. We also found out he se… read more

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By Chris Bergeron/Daily News staff The MetroWest Daily News Generally healthy, Kendall was given up for adoption because loved ones couldn't afford costly surgery to remove a melon-sized tumor from her sternum. The friendly 3-year-old Labrador retriever from Barre, Mass., was lucky to end up at the Animal Rescue League of Boston where surgeo… read more