Jury Sentences Man to 4 Years for Beating Dog

This is actually good news. It’s almost unheard of for someone to get four years for animal abuse and I believe this sets a big precedent. The reality of our criminal justice system is that people who kill humans sometimes only serve 10 to 15 years, many times it’s much less. Put into that context, […]

Help Rescued Pit Bull, Regina Find Her Forever Home

Last week, the Dog Files Community pulled together and helped save six dogs from certain death at a high kill shelter in the San Francisco area. The last of the six, Regina, was literally saved the day she was supposed to be euthanized. Regina, as you can see in the photos below, is safe and […]

Police Chief: Shooting Of Dog 'Unfortunate'

By Henry K. Lee for SFGate OAKLAND, CA. — Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts said Friday that the fatal shooting of a family dog by an officer investigating a burglar alarm was “unfortunate” and that the department would be investigating the incident, the second police killing of an animal in five months. Gloria, an 11-year-old […]

Oakland, CA Filmmakers Going To The Dogs

By Barry Caine For The Oakland Tribune BARRY STONE calls his company Scrap and Taffy Productions. It’s a dog thing. And the Oakland-based filmmaker is a dog guy. Scrap and Taffy were the names of his first dogs when he was a kid. His first film was a 1979 short dubbed “DOG.” His newest movie, […]

New Future For Dogs Seized In US Raid

By Cheryl Wittenauer for The Associated Press ST. LOUIS—It’s hard to know what life must have been like for Jakob, Junior and Kali—as well as hundreds of other American pit bulls before they were seized this summer in the largest dogfighting raid in U.S. history. But breed advocates said Wednesday they’re upbeat about their futures. […]

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