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City Council To Vote On New Animal Control Contract

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 15th

SPOKANE, Wash. -The Spokane City Council is expected to vote on a new 20-year contract for animal control services. The proposed contract is with SCRAPS and would begin on January 1, 2014.SCRAPS was chosen through a competitive bidding process, and will replace Spokanimal who has been providing

Horses Available For Adoption

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

KHQ.COM - The Bonner County Sheriff's Office rescued three horses in October of 2012. The horses have been under the care of a local veterinarian and are now available for adoption. Unfortunately, the Sheriff's Office does not have the funding or ability to continue to care for

Large pet reptile found guarding Calif. pot stash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By TERRY COLLINSAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Authorities in Northern California made a snappy discovery during a routine probation check: An alligator-like reptile named "Mr. Teeth," who was apparently protecting a stash of marijuana. When Alameda County Sheriff's deputies entered the

Mexico City feral dog killings open debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 8th

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - Police scoured a hilly urban park for feral dogs and tested dozens of captured animals on Tuesday in a hunt for those responsible for four fatal maulings that have set off a fierce debate about how to handle the

Semi full of bulls crashes on Fla. Highway; 3 flee

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 6th

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A semitrailer hauling 32 bulls slammed into a tree on I-75, snarling traffic on the highway and forcing Florida Highway Patrol officials to chase down and shoot one of three animals that escaped. A veterinarian sedated another of the animals with a dart. The first was shot

Hero dog missing snout seems to have beaten cancer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 25th

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) - A veterinarian at the University of California, Davis, has some good news about a dog from the Philippines who became an international hero after sacrificing her snout to save two young girls. After completing six weekly intravenous chemotherapy infusions, Kabang appears to

Holiday gifts for pets following high-tech trend

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By SUE MANNINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A holiday present for Fido or Fluffy used to be an extra table scrap or a new squeeze toy. But as with gifts for their human counterparts, pet presents are becoming increasingly high-tech. Like presents for young children who lack the

Holiday gifts for pets following high-tech trend

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

Class of 2012: Young Europeans trapped by language

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By FRANK JORDANS and ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Maria Menendez, a 25-year-old caught in Spain's job-destroying economic crisis, would love to work in Germany as a veterinarian. Germany, facing an acute shortage of skilled workers, would love to have her. A perfect

Meet Your Uncle Bigfoot: DNA Report Claims Beast Part Human

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

NBCNEWS.COM - Genetic testing confirms the legendary Bigfoot is a human relative that arose some 15,000 years ago — at least according to a press release issued by a company called DNA Diagnostics detailing supposed work by a Texas veterinarian. The report from Melba S. Ketchum also