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Statue Of Lewis & Clark with Seaman the Newfoundland Dog.
BY Sarah D. Wire For The Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House on Thursday rejected an attempt to name a dog that accompanied explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as the state historical dog.
Lawmakers voted 84-67 to defeat a bill honoring Seaman, a Newfoundland that traveled with Lewis and Clark more than 200 years ago.
Missouri is home to four statues recognizing the dog, including one at the state Capitol.
Rep. Jason Brown, R-Platte City, said two fourth-graders approached him and asked that the state give the dog the honor. Brown said Seaman protected Lewis and Clark and deserves state acclaim.
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By Dena Stapleton for the Savannah Pets Examiner
No one county is immune to the fact that dog fighting may be going on there. It is becoming a harder practice for more and more people as more citizens are becoming fed up with the dog fighting practices and actually starting to call in to authorities on what they see and hear. That was the case in Montgomery County, GA. Kenneth Jordan of Higgston is facing multiple charges of animal cruelty due to what investigator found at his home.
When the authorities got there all they saw was pine trees, but when they really started to look they found dogs, lots of dogs. They found twenty-two pit bulls, including a mother with her nine puppies. One of the puppies was not doing well and was close to dying. The dogs had no or little water or food which left them very dehydrated and starved. Others displayed scars that showed these dogs were used in fighting. The dogs were also chained by 40 pound logging chains, not a typical behavior for a pet dog. Mr. Jordan claims he loves his dogs and would never fight them but the surroundings told a different story. The authorities also uncovered an area that appeared to be about a dozen dog graves.
The sheriff had suspected this was going on in his county but was shocked that only a few hours after this initial seize he had received another tip of a possible dog fighting operation less than a half-mile away. Once they got there they found eighteen more dogs. They cannot find the owner at the second residence and are still looking for him. There is a toll free hotline for the Montgomery County area where people can call in if they suspect a dog fighting operation to be going on. The number is (877) 215-2250.
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