Dog Rehab Group Buys Michael Vick's Former Virginia Home
A non-profit group of animal activists has purchased Michael Vick’s former home in Surry County, Virginia. The house that was once used to train fighting dogs will soon be a rehabilitation center for dogs, mostly ones that have been chained or penned. The group called Dogs Deserve Better was based in Pennsylvania and has just […]
With A Dog In Jury, Accused Virginia Animal Hoarder Pleads Guilty
A dog was sitting in the jury box (not a voting member), and might have prompted the defendant to plead guilty in this animal-cruelty trial. Janet Lynne Hollins, 53, of Dale City, Virginia was convicted in October of inadequate care of animals — reduced from animal cruelty — after police seized 27 dogs and 50 […]
Dog Outfoxes Fox In Virginia Neighborhood
A dog named Thunder rumbled, and then lunged for a fox that had wandered too close. When it was over Saturday afternoon, Suffolk, Virginia police believe, the adopted Shar-Pei had killed the animal that had raised Hell in the neighborhood. It started about 7:30 p.m. Friday in a mobile home park when a fox chased […]
Wheaten Terrier Elected as President of Civic Association in Annandale, Virginia
Her name is Miss Beatha Lee. She’s interested in neighborhood activities, likes the outdoors and is president of the Hillbrook-Tall Oaks Civic Association in Annandale, VA. She is also a dog. Miss Lee, a shaggy, dirty white Wheaton Terrier to be exact, is the pet of the former president, Mark Crawford, who inherited Beatha (pronounced […]
Dog Connects Well With Jail Inmates
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Amanda Kerr For The Virginia Gazette JAMES CITY, Virginia — Rishawn Brown never wanted a dog, but after meeting a golden retriever named Bailey, he’s reconsidering. “It made me want to get a dog,†Brown said in an interview. “If you can […]
Missing Dog Turns Up 600 Miles Away From Home
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! Your dog is missing. You’ve spent a month doing everything you could to find him. When do you give up? Is he alive? Is he dead? A Virginia couple recently went through just this. They finally came to the conclusion that their beloved […]
Dog With Plastic Container On Head Rescued By Police
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Dog And Owner Reunite After 10 Years
View more news videos at: http://www.nbcwashington.com/video. Gary Rowley hadn’t seen Brindle since 1999, when his dog nosed open a door and disappeared into the night. This past Sunday — thanks to a microchip, Facebook and an animal lover who volunteered to drive the dog 1,300 miles back home from Oklahoma – they reunited at Rowley’s […]
Supreme Court Weighs Free Speech in Dog Fighting Video Case
Does anyone know Robert Stevens motives behind these videotapes? Is he a dog lover, working to protect pit bulls? Or is he cashing in on the public’s seemingly unending need for extreme videos? Please leave your thoughts in the comments section. — Kenn From FOXNews.com WASHINGTON — In its second day, the Supreme Court will […]