Dogs

Two people have been shot after a confrontation at a Toledo bar. The shots rang out at the Big Shots Bar on West Central and Albion. Toledo police say the suspect was kicked out of the bar.  

Thursday's fatal pit bull attack on a 16-month-old girl in Union County has authorities in other Northeast Mississippi counties evaluating their ordinances protecting people from vicious dogs. Destiny Marie Knox was killed by a pit bull while being watched by a baby sitter. The dog walked in the room and attacked the girl.

A beagle can be a vicious dog if trained to be   -Jim Johnson

 

Huntsville Times Dr. Karen Sheppard, right, checks out Lucy, who had a cold after arriving at Huntsville Animal Services. At left is Meia Lin, who plans to adopt Lucy. HUNTSVILLE, AL -- If you think you've got the flu, you might want to distance yourself from your pets until you feel better. "If you drop a snotty tissue on the floor, guess who's going to eat it if you have a dog?" said Dr. Susan Muller, owner of Animal Care Clinic in Huntsville.

What we tell our clients for a highly socialized dog, such as those who go to dog shows or who are around a number of other dogs, to get the vaccine   -Mark Russell

 

On the heels of National Shelter Animal Appreciation week, Giorgio Armani is going to the dogs. Saturday, dozens of fantastic homeless dogs and cats from the city-run N.Y.C. Animal Care & Control shelters will be strutting the catwalk at an adoption event hosted by big-hearted staffers of Armani Exchange - the younger, more hip label created by the famous designer. "We like our duds designer, but we'll gladly take our dogs secondhand," said Kevin de l'Aigle, an Armani Exchange executive assistant and one of seven company employees who have adopted animals from city shelters.  

Now, instead of driving to the Lafourche Animal Shelter, you can call the shelter and staff will put the information up on the new lost-and-found Web page. "It'll help to get the public to find their pets easier and faster," shelter clerk Kelli Toups said. The Web site, which is updated several times a day, is www.lafourchegov.org/LPAS-Found_dt.aspx . Parish spokesman Brennan Matherne said pet owners in the community were looking for an easier way to find lost pets or to make neighbors aware of a found animal.

It’s something people can use real quickly to find their beloved pets.   -Charlotte Randolph

 

There is a hefty 6-year-old orange tabby cat, aptly named Moose, a young ferret with a sweet disposition named Luna, and a handsome 5-year-old Irish setter named Rusty. They are among the 65 adult cats, 22 kittens, 11 dogs, four rabbits, four hamsters, four rats and two ferrets that make up the menagerie currently housed at the Lowell Humane Society. This weekend, the shelter's staff is hoping to find new homes for as many of these animals as they can.  

Jefferson, the sophisticated Virginia planter, Adams, the Massachusetts yeoman farmer. What is less well-known is that they once went tooling around the English countryside together in a hired coach. David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning Adams biography, the basis for last year's HBO John Adams miniseries, only briefly mentions their trip.  

The Frederick County Planning Commission postponed rezoning 271 acres to light industrial use Wednesday night to resolve questions related to the project. The property is located north of Redbud Road and west of Milburn Road. Commission member George J. Kriz, who represents the Gainesboro District, made a motion to postpone action on the proposal for 60 days. Planning staff raised several questions about the project in documents provided to commission members, including transportation impacts and consistency with the county's comprehensive plan.  

Wasabi needs a second look! As a member of the Lonely Hearts Club, this beautiful girl is getting anxious to find her loving forever home. She is a four-year-old, black-and-white shorthaired cat that is happy to sit back, relax and watch the world go by.