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Did a Little Girl Have a 'Joker Smile' Carved Into Her Face in South Africa?

Mar 6, 2018 A gory image of a child who had been attacked by a dog was stolen and used by propagandists to s ...

Did a Study Show That Dogs Exhibit Jealousy?

Feb 6, 2018 A popular meme showing a dog looking resentful as his owner poses with a significant other is ba ...

Does the Amish Community Own 20 Percent of American Puppy Mills?

Nov 28, 2017 The Amish do breed dogs for sale, but the portion of commercial kennels they own is not known.

Does Pepto-Bismol Contain Xylitol, Which is Harmful to Dogs?

Aug 3, 2017 Xylitol, a sugar substitute, is harmful to dogs, but Pepto-Bismol does not contain it.

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Was a Dog Elected Mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky?

Jun 28, 2017 An unincorporated community in Kentucky has elected a dog as its mayor for the fourth time in a row.

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USDA Reviews Procedures After M-44 'Cyanide Bomb' Kills Family Dog in Idaho

Mar 28, 2017 The M-44 "cyanide ejector device" is widely used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cull p ...

Did Two Men Cut off a Dog's Ears?

Jan 19, 2017 A photograph showing two men standing next to a dog whose ears they had apparently cut off went ...

Animal Abuse Alleged on the Set of 'A Dog's Purpose'

Jan 18, 2017 A leaked video shows what appears to be a frightened German shepherd being forced into water on ...

Did a Federal Judge Rule Police Can Legally Shoot and Kill Dogs?

Dec 28, 2016 A widely misrepresented federal court ruling deemed that the shooting of two dogs during the exe ...

More Than 150 Dogs Rescued From North Carolina Fighting Ring

Dec 8, 2016 Ten people were arrested after federal and local authorities found the dogs.

Texas Woman Helps Homeless Man and His Dog

Oct 28, 2016 Wilma Price said that after she shared a story about helping a man get his dog back, another pub ...

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Are Dogs Really 99.9% Wolf?

Oct 28, 2016 Domestic dogs split from their wild counterpart, the grey wolf, quite recently by evolutionary t ...

Breed Specific Legislation and Dog Bites

Brooke Binkowski

Oct 25, 2016 A look into breed bans and their efficacy in preventing dog attacks.

Pretoria Chinese Restaurants Granted Permission to Sell Dog Meat

Brooke Binkowski

Jul 25, 2016 A story about restaurants in South Africa serving dog generated a lot of outrage, but it was com ...

For Public Purity

UK 'Pro-Muslim' Group Seeks Ban on Dogs

Jul 14, 2016 A pro-Muslim group calling themselves 'For Public Purity' is supposedly campaigning for a ban o ...

Bill Murray Didn't Say You Can Always Trust a Dog but Not a Human

Feb 2, 2016 A fake quote attributed to Bill Murray about trusting dogs instead of humans is frequently share ...

Six Dogs Snarl Traffic During Police Chase

Brooke Binkowski

Jan 19, 2016 Officers were forced to collar the dogs as they were taking the driver into custody.

Does This Photograph Show a Dog Burned While Rescuing Its Family?

Dec 30, 2015 What happens when a social media prank achieves its intended results.

Has ISIS Issued a Fatwa to Kill Puppies?

Dec 14, 2015 No, ISIS has not issued a fatwa vowing to kill American puppies.

BRAVECTO Flea and Tick Warning

Jun 12, 2015 A widely-shared Facebook post sought to warn pet owners that BRAVECTO chewable flea and tick rem ...

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