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Owner charged after 60 animals removed from Chesterfield home Chesterfield, Virginia
Fri, May 15 2009 - Richmond Times-Dispatch - The owner of 56 cats and four dogs removed yesterday from a home in southern Chesterfield County has been charged with animal cruelty and has relinquished custody of the pets to county authorities. more
Richmond SPCA gets $230,200 Lifesaving Award Richmond, Virginia
Sun, May 10 2009 - Richmond Times-Dispatch - A soaring adoption rate for healthy dogs and cats has secured a $230,200 Lifesaving Award for the Richmond SPCA and the city's Animal Care and Control Division from Maddie's Fund, a national pet-rescue foundation in California. more
Dogs Seized In Dog Fighting Investigation Euthanized Richmond, Virginia
Fri, May 8 2009 - WRIC - 8News has learned that 12 of the 19 surviving dogs seized in a Henrico dog fighting investigation have been euthanized. Officials say the dogs were too vicious to be adopted. more
Vick dogs find new lives in adoptive homes Richmond, Virginia
Mon, May 4 2009 - Richmond Times-Dispatch - Like many dogs introduced to new environments, Gracie was a bit hesitant when she arrived at Sharon Cornett's home in Chesterfield County. These days, Gracie clearly is comfortable with her home. more
Baltimore man leaves fortune to Richmond animal shelter Baltimore, Maryland
Wed, Mar 11 2009 - Baltimore Sun - The house at 405 Warren Ave., whose facade appears in the Al Pacino film And Justice for All, will go to auction March 31 to benefit the SPCA of Richmond, Va. more
10-Year-Old Girl Breathes Life into Pets Richmond, Virginia
Sun, Mar 8 2009 - ZooToo Pet - After hearing about pets dying from smoke inhalation during house fires, a 10-year-old Virginia girl now is raising money to donate oxygen masks to fire departments across the nation. So far 20 departments have been outfitted. more
Jury hears mauling suit Fredericksburg, Virginia
Thu, Mar 5 2009 - Free Lance-Star - A jury will begin deciding today how much, if any, money should be awarded the family of an 82-year-old Spotsylvania County woman mauled to death by pit bulls in 2005. The case set a legal precedent in Virginia by ruling that a dog's owner can be held responsible if the owner allows the pet to roam and it seriously injures someone. more
Vick may finish sentence in home confinement Richmond, Virginia
Fri, Feb 27 2009 - Richmond Times-Dispatch - Suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick may be released from federal prison in Kansas this spring to serve the final two months of his 23-month dogfighting sentence at his home in The Associated Press quoted an unidentified federal official yesterday as saying that the U.S. Bureau of Prisons had cleared Vick for home confinement as early as May 21. more
Last of Michael Vick dog fighting co-defendants released Richmond, Virginia
Tue, Feb 24 2009 - WSLS 10 - All of Michael Vick’s dogfighting co-defendants have now been released from federal prison. Only the suspended Atlanta Falcons star remains behind bars. Vick is serving a 23-month prison term at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., and is due to be released July 20. more
SPCA Director Demands Action on Dog Breeders in Isle of Wight Zuni, Virginia
Fri, Jan 30 2009 - WTKR - The executive director of the Virginia Beach SPCA is demanding Isle of Wight County authorities levy charges against a couple accused of running an out-of-control dog breeding operation in Zuni. more
Groups caring for seized animals Zuni, Virginia
Fri, Jan 30 2009 - Richmond Times-Dispatch - Animal-rescue groups are caring for scores of dogs and horses seized from an Isle of Wight County farm. In the Richmond area, the United States Equine Rescue League is caring for 10 horses seized from the property. more
Sensible Rules Would Protect People, Property, and Animals Richmond, Virginia
Sun, Jan 25 2009 - Richmond Times-Dispatch - As long as responsible hound hunters continue to align themselves with the most unethical of their group, they will continue to alienate the rest of the public. more
Peanut Butter Dog Treats Recalled Due to Salmonella
Wed, Jan 21 2009PetSmart on Tuesday recalled seven of its Grreat Choice® Dog Biscuit products because they contain peanut paste made by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). more
Rabid Racoon Prompts Henrico Quarantine Richmond, Virginia
Wed, Jan 7 2009 - WRIC - Two dogs in Henrico County are under a 45-day quarantine after a raccoon they killed tested positive for rabies. more
Richmond SPCA marks spay/neuter milestone Richmond, Virginia
Thu, Dec 25 2008 - Richmond Times-Dispatch - A black cat named Lyza became an unwitting milestone in the Richmond SPCA’s drive to reduce the area’s number of homeless animals. It took less than five minutes on an operating-room table at the SPCA’s Robins-Starr Humane Center for Lyza to become the organization’s 13,000th spay/neuter patient of 2008. more
Lawyer: Vick may be out of prison soon Newport News, Virginia
Wed, Dec 17 2008 - UPI - Quarterback Michael Vick, doing time for a federal dog-fighting conviction, may be released to a Virginia halfway house early next year, his lawyers say. more
Popular Pooch Roo Earns Special Treat: A Family Virginia
Fri, Dec 12 2008 - WRIC - A California Chihuahua named Roo who was mysteriously abandoned in Virginia has found a new home in Midlothian. more
Michael Vick pleads to state dogfighting charge Sussex, Virginia
Tue, Nov 25 2008 - Associated Press - Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty Tuesday to a state dogfighting charge, a move that could make him eligible to leave prison early and potentially speed up a return to pro football. more
Michael Vick back in Va. to face state charges Richmond, Virginia
Fri, Nov 21 2008 - Associated Press - The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback is being held in protective custody at the Hopewell Regional Jail, superintendent Darnley Hodge said Friday. Vick, 28, is due to appear Tuesday in Surry County Circuit Court, where he's expected to plead guilty to two felony counts in a deal with prosecutors that calls for a suspended sentence and probation. more
Roo 'most popular dog in Richmond,' shelter says Richmond, Virginia
Wed, Nov 19 2008 - inRich.com - At least 50 people have called the Richmond Animal League about Roo, the 5-month-old Chihuahua whose photo was on the front of Richmond Times-Dispatch. more
Even pets feeling sting of financial struggles Richmond, Virginia
Wed, Nov 19 2008 - inRich.com - Family pets are feeling the bite of the nation's financial crisis. An increasing number of animals have been abandoned or given up for adoption by people who've lost jobs or homes, according to animal-rescue groups. more
Raccoon tests positive for rabies Henrico, Virginia
inRich.com - A raccoon that was killed by a resident in eastern Henrico County has tested positive for rabies, authorities said yesterday. The Henrico Police Animal Protection Unit responded Tuesday to a call for service in the 1100 block of River Bend Road. more
Dog-theft plea brings fine for Northern Neck woman Warsaw, Virginia
Sat, Nov 8 2008 - Free-Lance Star - A Richmond County woman was fined $500 yesterday after pleading guilty to taking a hunting dog without the owner's permission and removing its radio collar. more
Barney bites White House reporter Washington, DC
Thu, Nov 6 2008 - MSNBC - Reuters political reporter Jon Decker was bitten by current First Dog Barney and had to be treated by the White House physician. more
The Search for the First Puppy Washington, DC
Wed, Nov 5 2008 - NYTimes - Now that Barack Obama has been elected president, he can start fulfilling his many campaign promises — including the one to his two daughters that when the election was over, regardless of the outcome, they would be cuddling up to a new dog. more
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