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Wild Dogs Blamed for 4 Deaths in Mexico City

Local photos point to abandoned domestic animals

(Newser) - Wild dogs have killed four people in a Mexico City park, officials say. Locals discovered the partially-eaten bodies of a 26-year-old woman, missing an arm, and a 1-year-old boy in the Cerro de la Estrella in late December, the AP reports. Last week, people visiting the park, set in a...

Man Drowns Trying to Save Dog in Ocean

It's the second such incident in about a month

(Newser) - A 59-year-old California man drowned after being swept out to sea while trying to save his dog, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . Charles Quaid was walking on the beach at Point Reyes peninsula with his wife and retriever when a rogue wave pulled the dog into the water. The Chronicle ...

Golden Retrievers Sent to Ease Pain in Newtown

Lutheran charity sends 10 comfort dogs to Connecticut

(Newser) - With the first funerals underway in Newtown, Conn., a special source of comfort has come to visit: golden retrievers. A team of about 10 comfort dogs traveled 800 miles from the Lutheran Church Charities in Illinois to help console anyone who is grieving, the AP reports. Handlers are encouraging people...

Dogs Can Smell Lung Cancer
 Dogs Can 
 Smell Lung 
 Cancer 
study says
Dec 6, 2012 8:20 AM CST

Dogs Can Smell Lung Cancer

Scientists hope to build 'electronic nose'

(Newser) - Dogs are lung cancer detection experts, a study finds. They "have no problem identifying tumor patients," says a researcher in Austria, and that could lead to earlier diagnoses. Dogs who smelled 120 breath samples were able to sniff out cancer 70% of the time, a very "encouraging"...

Paralyzed Dogs Saved by Own Noses

Cell transplants may offer hope to humans

(Newser) - A group of paralyzed dogs is walking again—with a little help from a harness—after scientists injected cells from the dogs' noses into the injured portion of their spinal cords. The procedure could eventually help paralyzed humans regain some degree of movement, researchers say, though they caution that such...

Pittsburgh Boy Killed by Dogs, Not Fall

Maddox Derkosh's mother had put him on exhibit railing

(Newser) - More details on the tragic death of a toddler at a Pittsburgh zoo: His mother had put the boy, Maddox Derkosh, on an exhibit railing before he fell, and it was the spotted dogs that killed him rather than the fall, reports WPXI Pittsburgh . The update comes from Barbara Baker,...

Dogs Maul Toddler to Death at Zoo Exhibit

Boy tumbles into the painted-dog exhibit at Pittsburgh zoo

(Newser) - Awful news from Pittsburgh: Dogs in a zoo exhibit mauled a toddler to death today while staff struggled to save him. On a day trip with his mother, the 2-year-old boy tumbled over a railing at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium and hit a mesh barrier before falling into the...

Dogs on a Plane: Another Dies on United

Neopolitan Mastiff dead from possible heat stroke

(Newser) - Traveling with dogs may be more dangerous than you thought. Two recently died on United Airlines flights, highlighting the danger of flying with pets—and the apparent lack of responsibility taken by the airline, NBC News reports. Michael Jarboe's 2-year-old Neopolitan Mastiff, Barn Barn, died last month while flying...

Calif. Dog Fetches ... Human Foot

Beagle presents owner with body part found in desert

(Newser) - Lucky the beagle brought home something that horrified his owner but may be a lucky break for homicide detectives. The pooch brought a human foot and attached leg bone back to his mistress in southern California's Newberry Springs. She called police, who found more body parts along a stretch...

Devo to Record Ode to Romney&#39;s Dog
Devo to Record
Ode to Romney's Dog
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Aug 14, 2012 5:57 PM CDT

Devo to Record Ode to Romney's Dog

'Don't Roof Rack Me, Bro! (Remember Seamus)' is out this month

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's infamous decision to strap the family dog to the roof of the car on a vacation trip will be immortalized in song. Devo will release "Don't Roof Rack Me, Bro! (Remember Seamus)" on Aug. 25, reports Rolling Stone . (You can listen here , via a Huffington...

Activists Fear for Dogs in Wisconsin Wolf Hunts

Lawsuit seeks to stop use of hunting dogs

(Newser) - Wisconsin will have its first wolf hunting season this fall—and the state is allowing dogs to be used in the hunt, which animal activists say will lead to violent confrontations similar to illegal dog fights. "Mainstream hunters do not want wolves to die in bloody, grotesque ways,"...

$158K Dog Wedding Sets New Record

'Puptials' raise cash for Humane Society

(Newser) - A new world record was set and plenty of cash was raised for the Humane Society of New York at a high-society canine wedding last night. The bride was a Coton de Tuléar named Baby Hope Diamond and the groom was a formerly stray poodle called Chilly Pasternak. A...

Rapper's Home Video Leads to Animal Rescue in Detroit

Young Calicoe allegedly boasts of fighting dogs, roosters

(Newser) - Detroit police today confiscated animals that might have been used in dogfighting and cockfighting rings. The authorities moved after a local rapper known as Young Calicoe allegedly made a video showing off the "zoo" behind a city home. The video shows chained-up pit bulls and caged roosters, reports the...

Marc Jacobs Designs Obama T-Shirt ... for Dogs

Anna Wintour behind canine fashion project

(Newser) - Finally, your dog can voice support for President Obama—without sacrificing style. Thanks to encouragement from Anna Wintour , designers Marc Jacobs and Thakoon have designed doggie wear backing the president, including a T-shirt that says, "I bark for Obama" and a leash and collar set. The designers are both...

Why Dog History Remains a Blur

Those darn Victorians did it

(Newser) - Our ignorance about canine history can be blamed, ironically, on our own love for dogs, LiveScience reports. Scientists recently tried tracing dogs' genetic lines—and culling out details of their early domestication—but lost track in the 19th century, when Victorians established today's standard breeds. The 15,000 years...

Dog Bites Cost $29K Each
 Dog Bites Cost $29K Each 
May 17, 2012 6:17 PM CDT

Dog Bites Cost $29K Each

State Farm alone paid out $109M in claims last year

(Newser) - Dog bites are costly things: The nation's insurers paid out about $479 million in claims in 2011, reports AP , which rounds up a hodge-podge of related nuggets:
  • State Farm alone paid $109 million to settle 3,800 dog bite claims in 2011, and both figures were up from 2010.
...

Pit Bull Loses Leg Saving Owner From Train

Rescued dog rescues Massachusetts woman

(Newser) - Pit bulls get a lot of bad press, but here's one that put her powerful jaws to good use. Lilly, an 8-year-old Massachusetts pit bull, saved her owner from an oncoming freight train after the woman passed out on railroad tracks late at night. Lilly managed to pull 54-year-old...

Now Your Dog Poop Can Pay for WiFi

'Poo WiFi' heading to Mexico City's parks

(Newser) - Mexico City's parks are about to get wireless Internet—and a whole lot cleaner. Mexican Internet provider Terra is setting up stations where dog owners can deposit Fido's leavings in exchange for free WiFi, broadcast from bone-shaped routers, CNET reports. Need more time online? Give your dog a...

Going Punk: Your Pets
 Going Punk: 
 Your Pets 
May 6, 2012 11:48 AM CDT

Going Punk: Your Pets

Groomers offer doggie tattoos, hair dye

(Newser) - Colored fur, tattoos, trendy haircuts: The punk look isn't just for humans anymore. Temporary tattoos are increasingly popular in the canine world, says an association of "creative groomers." "People love it—it's hilarious," says one groomer. Adds another: "People are amazed—they do...

Next Target of Distracted Driving: Lapdogs

Rhode Island legislator cracks down on distracted driving

(Newser) - There's a new target in the war on distracted driving: lapdogs. A Rhode Island legislator is sponsoring a bill that would ban drivers from letting their canine companions perch on their laps, reports the Wall Street Journal . The bill, which could saddle violators with a $125 fine, would make...

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