By Andrew Blankstein For The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles County prosecutors are teaming up with the Humane Society of the United States to announce what they say is a first-of-its-kind dog-fighting tip line and reward program. [Updated 2:17 p.m.: An earlier version of this post gave an incorrect name for the Humane Society.] The [...]
Forest Service worker whose animals burned in fire gets a return visit from wounded dog By Sue Manning For The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Bobby Wright thought he had buried Smoky. The U.S. Forest Service worker had watched helplessly as a frenzied, massive forest fire turned toward the trailer where he lived with Smoky, [...]
By Gillian Flaccus For The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start. Most of his worshippers, though devoted, were in their 60s, attendance had bottomed out and the once-vibrant church [...]
America’s most-maligned dog wants to be sweet and docile, but well-meaning humans mess it all up. By Joan Raymond For Newsweek A 10-acre stretch of land just outside Los Angeles is pit-bull Nirvana. It’s called Villalobos Rescue Center and it’s run by Tia Maria Torres, an unabashed pit-bull lover. Torres has found homes for thousands [...]
