Cadaver dogs pick up scent that may be a sign of remains in yard of Calif kidnapping suspectsSeptember 17th, 2009 Dogs find scent in Calif. kidnap suspect's yardANTIOCH, Calif.
Assam couple dubbed sorcerers and killedSeptember 6th, 2009 GUWAHATI - An elderly couple was burnt alive by residents of a village in Assam after a kangaroo court charged them with practising witchcraft in Assam, police said Monday. A police officer said locals of Rajapara village, about 80 km west of Assam's main city Guwahati, called a quack for a public meeting late Saturday to find out why so many villagers in the area had fallen ill.
Mich. man who had more than 100 live dogs, dead dogs in freezer is chargedSeptember 3rd, 2009 Mich. man who had more than 100 dogs is chargedDETROIT — A 56-year-old man found in a Detroit-area house with more than 100 living and 150 dead dogs has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Thursday charged Kenneth Lang Jr.
Dog pack blamed for Georgia killings a reminder of humans' fragile pact with caninesAugust 22nd, 2009 Ga. dog pack shows fine line between pet, predatorWASHINGTON — A dog pack blamed for the killings of a Georgia couple is a reminder of the fragility of mankind's pact with canines. Underlying the relationship between the species is a simple expectation: We feed them, they don't kill us.
Pack of wild dogs kills Ga. animal lover on walk; husband fatally mauled when he searchedAugust 19th, 2009 Ga. couple killed by pack of wild dogs near homeLEXINGTON, Ga. — Sherry Schweder worried about a group of mixed-breed dogs she saw wandering near her home, a pack that authorities say mauled her and her husband to death along a rural road in northeast Georgia.
Pack of wild dogs kills Ga. animal lover on walk, concerned husband searching for herAugust 19th, 2009 Ga. animal lovers killed by pack of wild dogsLEXINGTON, Ga. — A shredded piece of shirt, some strands of hair and bloodstained dirt are all that remain along the rural stretch of road where authorities believe a pack of wild dogs fatally mauled an elderly couple.
Pack of wild dogs being rounded up after attacking, killing elderly couple in rural Ga.August 18th, 2009 Wild dogs that killed Ga. couple being rounded upLEXINGTON, Ga.
Coroner: Ga. man tried to fight off wild dogs that killed his wife before succumbing to attackAugust 18th, 2009 Coroner: Wild dogs killed Ga. woman, then husbandLEXINGTON, Ga.
Sheriff: College professor, wife likely killed by nearly a dozen dogs in attack in rural Ga.August 17th, 2009 Sheriff: Ga. couple likely killed in dog attackATLANTA — A former college professor and his wife were apparently attacked and killed by nearly a dozen dogs along a rural northeast Georgia road where their bodies were found mutilated, authorities said Monday.
Authorities seize more than 500 dogs in raid on suspected puppy mill southwest of DallasAugust 12th, 2009 500 dogs seized in kennel raid outside DallasKAUFMAN, Texas — Authorities have seized more than 500 dogs and about 15 cats from what they say is a puppy mill southwest of Dallas. The Humane Society and Kaufman County sheriff's deputies raided the suspected puppy mill Tuesday.
New Zealand woman jogger seriously hurt in mauling by 8 hunting dogsAugust 3rd, 2009 NZ woman jogger mauled by 8 hunting dogsWELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand woman jogger "looked like a blob of blood" from multiple bite wounds after eight pig hunting dogs attacked her as she ran past a rural property on North Island, her husband said Tuesday. Margit Christensen, 36, suffered scores of bites to her scalp, arms and legs before the dogs ran off.
Authorities: 1 shooter killed Panhandle couple, suspect tells investigatorsJuly 21st, 2009 Officials: Suspect says 1 man killed Fla. couplePENSACOLA, Fla.
Nearly 500 dogs seized from Texas kennel, authorities say dead animals also foundJuly 8th, 2009 Nearly 500 dogs seized from Texas kennelBOWIE, Texas — Nearly 500 dogs, some with skin conditions and open sores, have been seized from a Texas kennel where the Humane Society says several dead animals also were found. Authorities in Montague County about 90 miles northwest of Dallas took the dogs from Maggic Pets/Heddins Kennel after complaints the animals weren't receiving proper veterinary care.
Internal report finds deputies broke no rules in raid that killed dogs of suburban D.C. mayorJune 20th, 2009 Report: Raid that killed dogs was 'acceptable'WASHINGTON — An internal review by a suburban Washington, D.C. sheriff's office says deputies acted appropriately during a raid in which they killed two dogs belonging to a local town's mayor.
Fla. officials say 200-pound wild hog attacks woman in the leg in her back yardApril 21st, 2009 Woman attacked by 200-pound wild hog in her yardST. PETERSBURG, Fla.