Stowaway Dog Survives Hot Journey From South Carolina to Georgia
This is a story of survival. A dog spent two days in the back of a tractor trailer in temperatures well above 100 degrees and no one noticed her until she jumped off in a warehouse in Lawrenceville, Georgia where she was sickly and barely alive. The dog, who has since been named “Carolina” since […]
McDonald's Manager Accused Of Punching Customer Over Sons’ Service Dog
An arrest warrant has been issued for the manager of a Marietta Georgia McDonald’s after she punched a mother of two autistic boys in the face. The reason?…the boys’ service dog. The manager, Tiffany Denise Allen, told the woman that the twin boys’ service dog, Barkley, wasn’t allowed inside. The law however, states that service […]
Georgia Dangerous Dog Ordinance Makes Pit Bull Registration Mandatory
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back. We must continue the good fight. We will prevail! — Kenn Bell, Dog Files Creator Saying it’s acting in the interest of public safety, College Park, Georgia officials will enact a “dangerous dog” registry next month that some critics say is very close to canine profiling. Residents owning dogs that have, without […]
Please Help Alice…The Georgian Dog Left to Live in a Box
By Elaine Furst For The Dog Files The only existence she has ever known is complete and utter misery. And the condition that animal rescuers found her in has left them shaken to the core. Alice, as the dog in the box has come to be known, has spent all her days–a full six years […]
A Black Friday Sale For Dogs In Northeast Georgia.
By Shelia M. Poole Here’s a Black Friday sale that’s going to the dogs. Really. The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia will participate in the biggest shopping day of the year — Black Friday — by offering 50 percent off the adoption fee for all animals at the shelter. The fee is usually $100 per […]
Fourth-Graders Raise More Than $1,800 For Canine Assistants
By Lori Stabile for masslive.com PALMER, Massachusetts – Fourth-graders at Old Mill Pond Elementary School have raised more than $1,800 for Canine Assistants, a Georgia-based organization that places service dogs with disabled children and adults. As part of that fundraiser, the school hosted its sixth annual walkathon for Canine Assistants on Friday, with a real-life […]
Grace's Law Passes The Georgia House Of Representatives
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! Grace’s Law, H.B. 788 passed the Georgia House of Representatives this week by an overwhelming majority. Legislators say they received a huge amount of calls from Georgians in support of this bill. The bill bans the gas chamber as a way of killing […]
27 Dogs Found Dead, 25 Injured In Washington County, Georgia
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Georgia Girl Scouts Make Care Packages For K-9 Troops
By Erika Adolphus For 13WMAZ.com Some Central Georgia Girl Scouts are working to send a little bit of home to some four-legged troops deployed overseas. Troop 60667 worked to make care packages for U.S. Military working dog teams in combat zones. A team includes both the dog and its handler. The special canines are trained […]