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Did a Little Girl Have a 'Joker Smile' Carved Into Her Face in South Africa?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Mar 6, 2018
A gory image of a child who had been attacked by a dog was stolen and used by propagandists to s ...
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Did a Study Show That Dogs Exhibit Jealousy?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Feb 6, 2018
A popular meme showing a dog looking resentful as his owner poses with a significant other is ba ...
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Does the Amish Community Own 20 Percent of American Puppy Mills?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 28, 2017
The Amish do breed dogs for sale, but the portion of commercial kennels they own is not known.
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Does Pepto-Bismol Contain Xylitol, Which is Harmful to Dogs?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
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?
Written by:
Dan Evon
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
Written by:
David Emery
Mar 28, 2017
The M-44 "cyanide ejector device" is widely used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cull p ...
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Did Two Men Cut off a Dog's Ears?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan 19, 2017
A photograph showing two men standing next to a dog whose ears they had apparently cut off went ...
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Animal Abuse Alleged on the Set of 'A Dog's Purpose'
Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan 18, 2017
A leaked video shows what appears to be a frightened German shepherd being forced into water on ...
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Did a Federal Judge Rule Police Can Legally Shoot and Kill Dogs?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec 28, 2016
A widely misrepresented federal court ruling deemed that the shooting of two dogs during the exe ...
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More Than 150 Dogs Rescued From North Carolina Fighting Ring
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec 8, 2016
Ten people were arrested after federal and local authorities found the dogs.
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Texas Woman Helps Homeless Man and His Dog
Written by:
Bethania Palma
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?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct 28, 2016
Domestic dogs split from their wild counterpart, the grey wolf, quite recently by evolutionary t ...
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Breed Specific Legislation and Dog Bites
Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Oct 25, 2016
A look into breed bans and their efficacy in preventing dog attacks.
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Pretoria Chinese Restaurants Granted Permission to Sell Dog Meat
Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Jul 25, 2016
A story about restaurants in South Africa serving dog generated a lot of outrage, but it was com ...
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UK 'Pro-Muslim' Group Seeks Ban on Dogs
Written by:
David Emery
Jul 14, 2016
A pro-Muslim group calling themselves 'For Public Purity' is supposedly campaigning for a ban o ...
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Bill Murray Didn't Say You Can Always Trust a Dog but Not a Human
Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 2, 2016
A fake quote attributed to Bill Murray about trusting dogs instead of humans is frequently share ...
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Six Dogs Snarl Traffic During Police Chase
Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Jan 19, 2016
Officers were forced to collar the dogs as they were taking the driver into custody.
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Does This Photograph Show a Dog Burned While Rescuing Its Family?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec 30, 2015
What happens when a social media prank achieves its intended results.
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Has ISIS Issued a Fatwa to Kill Puppies?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec 14, 2015
No, ISIS has not issued a fatwa vowing to kill American puppies.
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BRAVECTO Flea and Tick Warning
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Jun 12, 2015
A widely-shared Facebook post sought to warn pet owners that BRAVECTO chewable flea and tick rem ...
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