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NEWS ABOUT: SPCA

SPCA stories: 7 news summaries


 Vick's Fans, 
 Critics Plot 
 Rallies Ahead 
 of Eagles Game 

NAACP to march at stadium, while SPCA throws 'tailgate' party

Aug 27, 09 1:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick’s first NFL game since his conviction for dog fighting has triggered strong reactions among animal and civil rights advocates in Philadelphia and they plan to let him know it, AP reports. Before he steps onto the field today as the Eagles’ quarterback, the Pennsylvania SPCA will throw... More »

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NFL • Michael Vick • football • Philadelphia • animal rights • dogfighting • SPCA • Philadelphia Eagles • NAACP

 Baghdad Pup Going 
 Home to His Sarge 

Army allows Minnesota soldier to keep rescued dog

Oct 20, 08 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A dog rescued from almost certain death by soldiers in Baghdad will be reunited with the US Army  sergeant who adopted him. Military regulations had prevented Sgt. Gwen Beberg, 28, from sending the dog, Ratchet, to the US, but yesterday the SPCA was allowed to fly Ratchet to Kuwait on... More »

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Northwest Airlines • SPCA • Kuwait • Operation Baghdad Pups • Ratchet • Gwen Beberg • Patricia Beberg • Larry Garrison

 Soldier Fights to 
 Bring Home Iraq Pup 

Sergeant starts petition after Army blocks rescued pup's route home

Oct 14, 08 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A sergeant who saved a puppy from a pile of burning trash in Baghdad is fighting to be allowed to bring her beloved pet home, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. An Army officer took 6-month-old Ratchet off a convoy to Baghdad airport where the pooch was to be sent to... More »

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Iraq • pets • US military • puppy • US Army • SPCA • dog • Operation Baghdad Pups

Puppy Rescued From Baghdad Had Rabies

National alert follows dog's death; other pets on flight seized

Oct 3, 08 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twenty-four animals flown to the US from Iraq have been taken back from their adoptive homes after the CDC learned a puppy on their flight had rabies, the New York Times reports. The dogs and cats, befriended by troops in Iraq, were vaccinated only days before being exposed to the... More »

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Iraq • pets • SPCA • dog • cat • Operation Baghdad Pups • rabies

Vick's Fighters Now Cuddlers

Fifty-plus dogs given second chance in new homes

Jan 27, 08 2:32 PM CST
(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... More »

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

SPCA Calls Off the Dogs on Britney

Society drops investigation into star's pooch's broken leg

Aug 28, 07 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears is out of the doghouse with the SPCA. The society's LA chapter has dropped its investigation into her dog's broken leg, People reports. The investigation followed reports that the Yorkie wasn't being treated for the injury. But the dog's vet reported that everything was just fine. More »

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pets • Britney Spears • investigation • animal cruelty • celebrity • SPCA • dog

Gator Goes to the Beach—on Long Island

Traveling pillowcase proves to contain 2½-foot male reptile

Jul 29, 07 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - And you thought your Halloween costume was scary: A pillowcase found wriggling in a Long Island parking lot early yesterday turned out to contain a 2½-foot male alligator. An official from the town of Babylon found the creature near a beach, Newsday reports, with a message on the pillowcase:... More »

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alligator • Long Island • Babylon • SPCA • animal

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