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SECAUCUS, N.J. -- The Humane Society of America told Pet Pulse that it is rare for an animal shelter to be ordered closed for violations, happening only an estimated one to three times annually. But a New Jersey shelter has been shut down te… Read more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –- Stem cell therapy is literally changing the lives of dogs, using an animal’s own fat to do what pain medications and surgery cannot. Tom Bulloch’s seven-year-old Labrador Retriever, Macha, suffered from arthr… Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- “I’m reading magic schoolbus in a beehive,” said Jerred Lakey, a third grader at Bond Mill Elementary School. He’s part of a program that’s helping kids like him learn to read better. It’s called DEAR or dogs… Read more

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

Boulder, Colo. –- Joy Douglas’ practice of dying her poodle pink appears to have itself died. The salon owner was fined $1,000 March 1 for dying her poodle, Cici, pink, but vowed to fight that decision in court, explaining her actions wer… Read more

FT. COLLINS, Colo. –- A dog found hobbling in the Kuwaiti desert is expected to become the first to receive an experimental prosthesis that could eventually help other dogs. Sally, a Suluki, was rescued by an animal welfare group, and has b… Read more