Washington Woman's Dog Being Held For Ransom
A Woodland, Washington woman said thieves stole her dog and are threatening to kill him if they don’t get the drugs and money they want. Jennifer Thomas told KATU News she saw a man and a woman in her driveway just before she noticed her English bulldog, “Jaggar”, was missing. That was ten days ago. […]
Former Cowboy Lassos Dogs Swept Away In Washington Canal
A farmworker who says he learned how to lasso 30 years ago while working on a cattle ranch in Mexico still knows his ropes. Jesus Villanueva was working last week when he heard a disturbance along the Roza irrigation canal in Yakima, Washington. As it turned out, a woman and her husband were trying to […]
Dog Was 'Culprit And Savior' In Washington Bear Attack
An Olympia, Washington man who was attacked by a bear while jogging was released from the hospital Friday. Bob, who asked not to use his last name, said his dog, Abby, was both the “culprit and the savior” in the attack. “I heard her spook something up in the bushes,” Bob said. Seconds later, Abby […]
Missing Washington Man Reunited With Family With Help From A Dog's Collar
A missing Kent, Washington man is reunited with his family thanks to a Good Samaritan, firefighters and two dogs. No one knew the dogs, who were with the man, would hold the one clue to getting him back home. Thursday morning, lost and disoriented, Stan Jessop was walking aimlessly with his sister’s two dogs. “Unfortunately […]
Hero Police Dog, Kane Brutally Slain In Washington State
He was killed in the line of duty and died as the hero he already was. Kane, a black Dutch Shepherd police dog from Clark County, Washington, was chasing Keegan Graves shortly after midnight on Saturday in Vancouver, Washington, after he and a female pal tried to ram a police vehicle in a stolen car. […]
Owner Of Electrocuted Dog, Files $60K Claim Against Seattle
It was a tragedy that haunts her to this day. Lisa McKibbin was walking her beloved German Shorthaired Pointer, Sammy last Thanksgiving Day in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington when Sammy stepped on a streetlight metal ground-cover plate and instantly died after being electrocuted. McKibbin, who purchased the 68-pound dog for $200 in […]
Missing Alert! Puppy Stolen From Washington Humane Society in Wash., D.C.
By Will Thomas WASHINGTON – The Washington Humane Society is asking for the public’s help to find a four-month-old dog snatched from his kennel at the New York Avenue shelter Monday afternoon. Three suspects were caught on surveillance video taking the pitbull named Ivan from the shelter. The individuals entered the shelter on 1201 New […]
Bill Passed By Congress To End "Crush Videos"
By Jim Abrams WASHINGTON – Videos appealing to a sexual fetish by showing women killing small animals will be banned under legislation that cleared the Senate Friday and is heading to President Barack Obama for his signature. The voice vote in the Senate followed a vote in the House on Monday to ban so-called crush […]
Marines Want More Labrador Retrievers To Sniff For Bombs
By Tom Vanden Brook for USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Marines in Afghanistan want to more than double the number of bomb-sniffing dogs at their disposal in the battle against record-setting attacks by insurgents using makeshift explosives. Marines in the heart of the Taliban stronghold in the southern part of the country have asked to boost […]