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  • August 2008

    • Advocates for Pit Bulls Work to Dispel Image

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 16, 08 4:08 PM CDT

      Advocates for Pit Bulls Work to Dispel Image

      (Newser) - The pit bull has long been considered a breed prone to violence—a generalization the Michael Vick case did nothing to help. But a California couple is working to show people that the dogs have become victims of stereotype and, more importantly, widespread abuse. And they're using some of the dogs rescued from Vick's home to prove the point. The Los Angeles Times profiles the couple and their mission. More »

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      dog  • Michael Vick  • dogfighting  • pit bull  • animal rescue groups

    • Koreans Clone 5 Little Boogers

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 5, 08 9:38 AM CDT

      Koreans Clone 5 Little Boogers

      (Newser) - South Korean scientists have made the world’s first commercial clones, creating five copies of a heroic pit bull named Booger, the Times of London reports. The little Boogers were ordered and paid for—at an introductory rate of $50,000—by Hollywood screenwriter Bernann McKinney, owner of the now-departed original. McKinney says the first Booger saved her life after she was horribly mauled by her pet mastiff. More »

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      dog  • cloning  • pit bull  • cloned pets  • clone

  • May 2008

    • Texas Boy, 7, Killed by Pit Bulls

      Abilene Reporter-News  |  May 19, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      Texas Boy, 7, Killed by Pit Bulls

      (Newser) - A 7-year-old Texas boy was apparently mauled to death yesterday by two pit bulls, writes the Abilene Reporter. Police responding to a 911 call discovered Tanner Joshua Monk’s body on the side of a road, with two dogs nearby. The deputies were forced to kill the dogs, which belonged to a neighbor of Monk’s family, when the animals attacked them. More »

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      Texas  • children  • death  • animal attack  • pit bull

    • Rapper DMX Arrested on Animal-Cruelty, Drug Charges

      Arizona Republic (Phoenix)  |  May 9, 08 5:22 PM CDT

      Rapper DMX Arrested on Animal-Cruelty, Drug Charges

      (Newser) - Police arrested rapper DMX early this morning on animal-abuse and drug charges, the Arizona Republic reports. Police seized five pit bull puppies, and unknown quantities of marijuana and cocaine from the house northeast of Phoenix. More »

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      cocaine  • marijuana  • hip-hop  • animal cruelty  • rap music  • rapper  • pit bull  • police raids  • DMX

  • February 2008

    • Woman Orders Clone of Beloved Dog for $150K

      BBC  |  Feb 15, 08 10:57 AM CST

      Woman Orders Clone of Beloved Dog for $150K

      (Newser) - A California woman has placed the first order for a cloned dog with South Korean biotech firm RNL Bio, pledging $150,000 for a genetic duplicate of her dead pitbull, Booger, who once saved her from a dog attack, reports the BBC. Seoul National University scientists, who produced the first cloned canine in 2005, will use tissue from Booger’s ear. More »

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      South Korea  • dog  • pets  • cloning  • pit bull  • cloned pets  • RNL Bio

  • January 2008

    • Vick's Fighters Now Cuddlers

      Associated Press  |  Jan 27, 08 2:32 PM CST

      Vick's Fighters Now Cuddlers

      (Newser) - Many of the pit bulls Michael Vick illegally trained to fight have better days ahead, the AP reports. Experts have evaluated the more than 50 dogs taken from the quarterback’s property—and only one showed aggression. The rest were transported to rescue groups nationwide; 13 took an unlikely cross-country trip to Oakland to be groomed for eventual foster care. More »

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      California  • dog  • Michael Vick  • Atlanta Falcons  • dogfighting  • pit bull  • animal rescue groups  • SPCA

  • September 2007

    • Georgia Man Fed Live Kittens to His Dog: Cops

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Sep 21, 07 4:40 AM CDT

      Georgia Man Fed Live Kittens to His Dog: Cops

      (Newser) - A 21-year-old Georgia man has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty for allegedly trapping and injuring kittens before feeding them, alive, to his pet pit bull, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A search of his home turned up two pounds of marijuana, firearms and the mangled bodies of two missing kittens, according to police. More »

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      animal cruelty  • pit bull

  • August 2007

    • Vick's Pit Bulls Could Face Euthanasia

      Associated Press  |  Aug 23, 07 10:28 AM CDT

      Vick's Pit Bulls Could Face Euthanasia

      (Newser) - The 53 pit bulls seized from Michael Vick's property must be claimed today—otherwise they could be euthanized. A spokeswoman for PETA claims rehabilitation isn't an option for ex-fighting dogs. "It's widely accepted that euthanasia is the most humane thing for them," she said. More »

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      dog  • Michael Vick  • dogfighting  • PETA  • euthanasia  • pit bull

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