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5 days ago - Thu, May 8

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. –- At seven-foot-six inches long when standing on his hind legs, Gibson is the world’s tallest dog, and possibly its best known, but the harlequin Great Dane had far more humble beginnings. A celebrity who has appear… Read more

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1 week ago - Tue, May 6

WILSON, Okla. –- When there’s only one police officer on duty in this town of about 1,800, and he happens to catch your group red handed, allegedly trying to bust a dog out of the city pound, you know it’s just not your day. “Everythi… Read more

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1 week ago - Mon, May 5

MECHANICSBURG, Iowa –- One expert estimates that quintuplets happen only once in 10,000 goat births, but the owner of Honeybear, who delivered five female kids last week, says it’s really no big deal, even on a farm that’s produced other unorthodox … Read more

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3 weeks ago - Tue, Apr 22

OLDSMAR, Fla. –- A central Florida woman found an unexpected, unwanted guest in her kitchen late Monday night -- an eight-foot-long alligator. Sandra Frosti, 69, says the gator pushed through the back porch screen door and then gained acces… Read more

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3 weeks ago - Mon, Apr 21

EUGENE, Ore. –- Despite being attacked by a 12-foot python that wrapped around her and nearly bit her finger off, a pet store owner is fine and says she’s relieved the snake didn’t have to be killed. Teresa Rossiter, 46, owner of the st… Read more

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3 weeks ago - Thu, Apr 17

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. -- Ken Griggs left his dog, Callie, in the care of a boarding kennel before he went on vacation. But when went to pick her up, he says he was given back a different dog. After attempting to resolve Griggs’ concerns, the k… Read more

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