UPDATED: Hiker Who Abandoned Dog on Mountain Wants Her Back
UPDATE: Anthony Ortolani, who left his dog on Mount Bierstadt will face animal-cruelty charges. He is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 16, according to a Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office media release. The charge was filed after the Sheriff’s Office completed an investigation into the injured dog found this month on Mount Bierstadt in […]
Denver Boy Feeds Homeless Dogs One Cup At A Time
DENVER, COLORADO – Simple solutions to life’s problems are often the best. They are especially impressive if they come from a 10-year-old. Hero Noah Grahl is making a lot of grown-ups and their pets very happy. He does it with one scoop of dog food at a time. “I give dog food to the homeless […]
Dog Saved From Icy Waters Goes On TV, Bites Anchor During Newscast
Oh how a great, happy story can go bad. This poor pup was saved by firemen after it fell in an ice covered lake. Later, on television, a clearly way too close news anchor goes to kiss the dog on his snout and the dog bites. It all happens fast but you can see the […]
Dogs Found Skinned Along Colorado Road
BERTHOUD, Colo. – Investigators in Larimer County want to find the person responsible for a disturbing case of animal cruelty. Two dogs were found mutilated outside of Berthoud last week. The dogs were discovered just a few miles apart. They were so badly abused that veterinarians can’t even tell what breed they were. The first […]
Colorado Dog Found After Owners Say He Was Stolen
A family in Aurora, Colorado says their dog has been found safe and sound after they believe thieves broke into their home and stole him along with other possessions. Ben and Allison Lopez said someone had found Beasley, their 3-year-old Boston Terrier, at a nearby 7-Eleven. The couple did not say who the dog was […]
Colorado Dog Thrown From Car Is Rescued
A dog thrown out a car window into the middle of a busy Colorado highway last week is recovering at an animal shelter in Teller County, Colorado. A couple told workers at the Teller County Regional Animal Shelter that when they saw the dog get tossed out of the car, they blocked traffic, approached the […]
Colorado Dogs Autopsied For Poisoning
Kyera and Dozer Boy were indoor dogs. They went into the backyard three times a day, about 20 minutes at a time, and that was about it. On the morning of August 8 however, they didn’t come back. Toxicologists are now testing to see if the two Firestone Colorado dogs, found dead in their backyard […]
Colorado Prisoner Trains Dog To Help Boy With Autism
Colorado prisoners have trained hundreds of dogs rescued from shelters as part of a work program that began in 2002. But Clyde, a chocolate Labrador, is one of the first dogs trained to meet the needs of a child with autism such as nine year old Zack Tucker. The credit for this particular achievement goes […]
Colorado Dog Owner Must Pay $1200 Or Dogs Could Be Euthanized
A dog owner in Colorado Springs, Colorado has to pay $1,200 to the Humane Society or her dogs will be put down. Dawn Last said animal control took her dogs, a Boxer mix named Patches and an American Bulldog named Likor, after they bit a solicitor. Last said she has one sign that says “No […]