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Vallejo Family Demands Answers After Police Officer Kills Dog
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A Vallejo police officer shot and killed Belle when he felt threatened during a routine house visit on May 16, 2012 VALLEJO (CBS SF) - A Vallejo family demands answers after a police officer shot and killed one of their dogs when he came to their house Wednesday to investigate an identity theft. Officer Chase Calhoun went to the family’s home near the corner of Kentucky and Trinity streets around noon Wednesday to take a statement. According to Vallejo Police, he heard two dogs growl, then saw them charge, as he opened the front gate of the home. Calhoun...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 11:53:30 AM
Dog Shot by Police in Miami-Dade
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Owner claims excessive force used in shooting of Dutch ShepherdMiami-Dade Police are investigating after an officer shot and killed a dog Tuesday night. The incident happened in the 600 block of Northwest 128th Court, Miami-Dade Police spokesman Roy Rutland said. The dog's owner, Odalys González, told NBC 6 she'd had the dog, a female black Dutch shepherd, for seven years and she'd never attacked anyone. Gonzalez said she'd received a phone call from a neighbor that the dog had gotten out and was laying under a neighbor's car. "Apparently she jumped the fence, she got scared for whatever reason, I...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 11:53:30 AM
Kenya: I Thought Dog Meat Was Tasty - Suspect
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The man who was caught slaughtering a dog at the Nakuru dumpsite a few days ago has told a court that he did not know it was an offence. James Cheboto told Resident Magistrate Judicaster Nthuku that he was not aware that dog meat was unfit for human consumption and pleaded for leniency. Cheboto was charged with being found in possession of dog meat which is unfit for human consumption and contrary to Public Health Act. He pleaded guilty of the offence but pleaded with the court to forgive him because he did not know that it was wrong to...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 11:53:30 AM
Topeka police officer shoots, kills dog
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Several neighbors in the 1100 block of S.W. Plass Ave. were upset Monday night after a Topeka police officer drew his weapon and shot a dog to death. “He drew his gun and fired five or six shots,” said neighbor Constantinos Miklas Acton. “He killed that dog dead for no reason.” Acton said he was painting guttering on the front of his house about 7 p.m. Monday when he saw a uniformed officer approach a neighbor’s house and knock on the door. Acton said the officer didn’t get an answer so he walked across S.W. Plass Avenue and made contact...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 11:53:30 AM
Police dog survives being shot after mistakenly biting an officer
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A Metro Police dog entered a backyard Monday morning with a clear mission: Corner the suspect hiding out back there. When the suspect attempted to flee, the dog stayed true to its mission and bolted over the backyard wall right behind the suspect. And that’s where the mission fell apart. In an apparent state of confusion, the dog bit a patrol officer on the other side of the wall, prompting another officer to shoot the dog. Police said the incident unfolded shortly after 11 a.m. Monday when a man called 911 and reported his male friend was “acting erratically with...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 11:53:30 AM
Why man's best friend is also his worst photobomber:
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Full Title: Why man's best friend is also his worst photobomber: Hilarious pictures of the pets who just couldn't keep out of the picture As these pictures show, no animal can photobomb a picture like man's best friend. With no regard for time, place or ceremony, these dogs make a great holiday or family snap memorable for all the wrong reasons as these pictures show. Mostly it seems from these pictures that the call of nature is undeniably strong for our canine friends...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 11:53:30 AM
Artist Banned From Strangling Puppies
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A German artist who planned to strangle two puppies to death on stage in a Berlin theatre has been told that highlighting the plight of sled dogs in Alaska is not a good enough reason to kill the dogs. The performance, entitled "Death as Metamorphosis," was to take place next week in a small theatre in the Spandau district of Berlin. Accompanied by funeral music and a gong, the artist was going to strangle two puppies with cable ties after a brief meditation. According to a report in the Berliner Morgenpost newspaper, the provocative piece was meant to highlight the...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 11:53:30 AM
Doggy daydreams: brain scans reveal Fido's thoughts
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dog-brains-scanned Callie wears ear protection as she prepares to enter the scanner. The research team includes, from left, Andrew Brooks, Gregory Berns and Mark Spivak. (Bryan Meltz, Emory University) Fido's expressive face, including those longing puppy-dog eyes, may lead owners to wonder what exactly is going on in that doggy's head. Scientists decided to find out, using brain scans to explore the minds of our canine friends. The researchers, who detailed their findings May 2 in the open-access journal PLoS ONE, were interested in understanding the human-dog relationship from the four-legged perspective. "When we saw those first [brain] images, it...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 11:53:30 AM
Family Dog Shot by Police in Hammond
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A Hammond, Indiana, family is reeling. First, their home was destroyed by fire. They did not have insurance. Then an apparent misunderstanding led to a police officer shooting the family dog. On April 15, the McCullough family lost their home in a fire, leaving them homeless. They have been staying elsewhere but would return to their home to feed their dog "Angel" and the 11 puppies she gave birth to last week. Wednesday morning, the family was in their home when Hammond Police arrived. Louis McCullough said police were screaming so Angel started to bark. "She ran toward (the officer),"...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 11:53:30 AM
Why it matters that Obama dated a composite and ate a dog
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There was a brief media firestorm yesterday when Vanity Fair broke the news that Obama’s famous “New York girlfriend” was a fiction. She appears in his 1995 memoir, Dreams From My Father, described in some detail by her appearance, voice and mannerisms. But a new biography of Obama – with an excerpt published in Vanity Fair – “reveals” that she was actually an amalgam of several different women. Politico immediately ran with “Obama: 'New York girlfriend' was composite” and Drudge headlined with “Obama Admits Fabricating Girlfriend in a Memoir.” Coming hot on the heels of the news that the Pres...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 11:53:30 AM
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