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Accident Heats Up Horse-Drawn Carriage Debate

1 month ago - Mon, Oct 5

NEW YORK -- Coming off the heels of a horse-drawn carriage accident on the Upper East Side in mid-September, New York City Comptroller William Thompson released a follow-up audit report analyzing the carriage industry in New York City last week. Read more

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Family Says Goodbye to Chanel, World's Oldest Dog

2 months ago - Fri, Sep 4

PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY -- Chanel, who recently won the title as the World’s Oldest Dog, died last week, at the age of 21, or 147 in dog years. The long-haired white Daschund passed away from undetermined causes on August 28, ju… Read more

Comment(s): 128

Baby Home, Dog Seeks New Home after Crib-Snatching Incident

3 months ago - Tue, Aug 4

Baby Home, Dog Seeks New Home after Crib-Snatching Incident: An unusual tragedy has ended in a best case scenario -- a newborn, who was snatched from his crib and sustained critical injuries from the family's dog, will recover fully, while the dog will ge… Read more

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Supplements to Blame for 21 Polo Horses' Deaths

6 months ago - Fri, Apr 24

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- At the same time polo fans gathered to mourn 21 prized horses that died before a championship match, they learned that a wrongly mixed supplement may have been to blame for their deaths. The fans returned to t… Read more

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Poisoning May Be Behind 21 Polo Horses' Deaths

6 months ago - Mon, Apr 20

WELLINGTON, Fla. -- Officials were waiting Monday for test results to find out why 21 polo horses from a Venezuelan team fell fatally ill before a match at a Florida tournament. One veterinarian said it looked like some kind of poison was to blame.… Read more

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Dumped Animal Bodies Leave Officials Stumped

6 months ago - Tue, Apr 14

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. -- The bodies keep appearing, but animal control officers don't know how, or from where. The Newark Associated Humane Society says that someone has been disposing of dozens of dead animals on nearly a daily basis in North … Read more

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DNA Links Teens to Fatally Burning Cat

7 months ago - Tue, Mar 24

NEW YORK -- Two Brooklyn teenagers could spend up to 25 years in jail for setting a cat aflame in October, causing the severely injured tabby to eventually be euthanized. Angelo Monderoy, 18, and Mathew Cooper, 17, were indicted last week by … Read more

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Tonda the Orangutan Dies, Pet Cat Lives On

7 months ago - Mon, Mar 23

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. -- Tonda, a 50-year-old orangutan whose unlikely friendship with a cat generated international attention, has died. Tonda, whose full name is Tondaleyo, passed in her sleep sometime early Friday morning, accordi… Read more

Comment(s): 211

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Killer Stray Dogs Roam Italy

7 months ago - Mon, Mar 23

ROME -- A pack of stray dogs have killed two people, and attacked two more, while Italian authorities struggle to reign in the wild animals. A 24-year-old German tourist and a 10-year-old boy were both attacked last week. The German woman rem… Read more

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Two More Iditarod Dogs Die, Lost Dog Found

7 months ago - Wed, Mar 18

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Two more dogs have died, likely from the harsh, cold weather, along the Iditarod trail in Alaska. The thin-coated Huskies participating in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race were first reported dead by the Anchorage Daily N… Read more

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