Hundreds Come To North Carolina Animal Shelter To Adopt Rescued Puppies
Greensboro, NC — More than a hundred puppies got a start on a new life Sunday. Hundreds of people lined up at the Guilford County Animal Shelter to fill out an application to adopt one of the French or English bulldogs, raided and rescued from a Stokes County puppy mill. And get this, one person […]
160 Dogs Rescued In North Carolina Puppy Mill Raid
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – Graphic images of the 160 dogs collected in a raid last week in Stokes County show the dogs sleeping in their own waste, in makeshift kennels that had exposed wires and an infestation of mice. But Kim Alboum, director of the Humane Society of North Carolina, which took the pictures, hopes […]
Dog Abusing North Carolina State Trooper Rehired With Back Pay
This story makes me sick to my stomach. Just watch the video at end of the post showing what he did and you will agree the governor did the right thing by firing him. I just hope this state trooper has no dogs at home. If this is the kind of abuse that North Carolina […]
North Carolina Man Aims For Dog, Shoots, Kills Girlfriend
A Currituck, North Carolina woman was shot and killed in her home after her dog bit her boyfriend. Thomas Paul O’Malley, 31, was charged with second-degree murder after Morgan Mackey, 26, was found dead at the home the pair shared. Mackey had been shot in the chest. O’Malley was arrested outside the residence about 2 […]
Thefts Of Dogs In The United States Up 32% In 2011
Just past dawn, a gray SUV pulled into Hailey Shelton’s driveway in Durham, North Carolina and made off with her two dogs, Chloe and Dixie. Nobody heard a bark on that June morning. Nobody found an open gate. The only explanation came from a neighbor who witnessed the early morning dognappers from across the street. […]
North Carolina Town Holds Annual Coon Dog Day
For the town of Saluda, North Carolina, there’s nothing like Coon Dog Day. The festival, which is celebrating its 48th year and is annually held the Saturday after the Fourth of July in downtown Saluda, brought out its usual cast of characters (both human and canine). Tim Osborne with Homemade Kennels of Newton North Carolina […]
Meet Dougie The Drug Dog
By Barrett J. Brunsman for news.cincinnati.com PIERCE TOWNSHIP, OHIO – A police dog has started attending school with children at three local elementaries. Dougie, a 14-month-old Labrador retriever who arrived last week from North Carolina, began the assignment Thursday with Jason Doerman, 32, a school resource officer with the Pierce Township Police Department. “We went […]
Charlotte, NC, City Leaders Make Changes To Dog Chaining Ordinance
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Brigida Mack for wbtv.com CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – As of Monday night, city leaders made several changes to how pet owners can chain their dogs. The changes affect anyone who keeps their dog outside on a chain. The biggest change: A dog […]
Lost Dog Reunited With Family After 4 Years In North Carolina Wilderness
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Erin James for The Virginian-Pilot MANTEO, N.C. – Merri Jo Alford knew what she was looking for. Hidden somewhere at the Outer Banks SPCA among stacks of paperwork buried in long-forgotten cardboard boxes were a few pieces of paper stapled together. On […]