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• Army stops Iraq GI from bringing puppy home
Ratchet's defenders are ratcheting up their efforts to save him. On Monday, the program coordinator for Operation Baghdad Pups, which is run by Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals International, left for a trip to the Middle East to try ...
• Climate change helps spread deadly diseases
BARCELONA, Spain - A "deadly dozen" diseases ranging from avian flu to yellow fever are likely to spread more because of climate change, the Wildlife Conservation Society said on Tuesday. The society, based in the Bronx Zoo in the United States and ...
• Family finds 7-foot snake under hood of car
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Animal authorities in western Ohio have a possible sequel to "Snakes on a Plane": a case of a snake in a car. The Clark County Humane Society is looking for the owner of a 7-foot-long boa constrictor found under the hood of a ...
• ASCAP honors Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Alan Jackson won songwriter/artist of the year honors for his hits “A Woman’s Love” and “Small Town Southern Man” during the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers country awards Monday. Other big winners ...
• A new day for dogs: Law targets puppy mills
The governor, who owns two rescued golden retrievers, and other dog advocates hope the new law will help Pennsylvania shed its reputation as the puppy mill capital of the East. The Humane Society of the United States has counted Pennsylvania among a ...