California Man Drowns Trying To Save Family Dog
Tragedy struck a California family on New Years Day when a man drowned while trying to save his family dog.
Park Ranger Tasers Off-Leash Dog Walker
SAN FRANCISCO — A Montara man walking two lapdogs off leash was hit with an electric-shock gun by a National Park Service ranger after allegedly giving a false name and trying to walk away, authorities said Monday. The park ranger encountered Gary Hesterberg with his two small dogs Sunday afternoon at Rancho Corral de Tierra, […]
San Francisco Politics Goes To The Dogs
Restrictions on dogs, wind up being restrictions on people.
Projects By Artist Who Shot Dog Is Being Put On Hold In California
A Brooklyn, New York artist who has sparked outrage for killing a dog for a film, recently received two other commissions from San Francisco, California in addition to the $750,000 Central Subway contract he was awarded in June. But all his projects are about to be put on hold. In 2010, Tom Otterness won a […]
California Group Demonstrates Against South Korea's Consumption of Dogs And Cats
The San Francisco, California-based animal rights organization In Defense of Animals wants South Koreans to stop eating animals–at least the adorable ones, anyway. The group staged a protest in front of San Francisco’s South Korean consulate this week, where they delivered a petition with over 15,000 signatures urging the South Korean government to do more […]
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 […]
San Francisco Inmates Using Time Behind Bars To Train Troubled Dogs
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Sarah Haughey for The Examiner Inmates at the Maple Street Jail are helping correct problem dogs’ behavior before the dogs are adopted, a therapeutic exercise that benefits the convicts and canines. Through an innovative partnership between the Sheriff’s Department and the Peninsula […]
California Animal Shelters' Plague: Not A Rain Of Frogs, But A Rain Of Chihuahuas
By Lindsay Barnett For Los Angeles Times Representatives from a half-dozen Bay Area animal shelters and rescue groups joined forces at a press conference Wednesday to draw attention to an increasingly large problem facing a tiny breed of dog: the humble Chihuahua. According to the group, the Chihuahua conundrum — a shocking surplus of them […]