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Boston police investigate after dog shot in Jamaica Plain
Local News The incident occurred Thursday afternoon in an apartment building on Centre Street. Police are investigating after a dog was shot in a Jamaica Plain apartment building on Thursday. Officers responded around 4:17 p.m. to a report of shots fired at 279 Centre St. and while on their way to the scene, dispatch informed […]
Boston police ask for public’s help after dog stolen
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A North Reading dog allegedly died in the care of a trainer. Police suspect the trainer is a scammer who has neglected dogs before.
Crime A French Bulldog named Charlie was taken for a two-week basic obedience training. He never returned. A Connecticut woman is facing felony charges stemming from the discovery that a North Reading family’s dog allegedly died in her care. And Charlie, the 3-year-old French Bulldog, is allegedly far from the first dog to have been […]
Dog died from accidental impalement in town forest, not gunshot, Winchester police now say
Local News The dog’s owner initially reported hearing a gunshot before finding his pet wounded. Winchester police say the mysterious death of a pet dog in the town forest Monday was the result of an accidental impalement on a tree branch, not a gunshot, as initially reported. The dog’s owner told authorities he was walking […]
Winchester police investigating after pet dog reportedly shot and killed in town forest
Local News The owner reportedly told police he was walking his dog off-leash when he heard a gunshot and found the pet wounded. A dog was reportedly shot and killed while walking off-leash with its owner in the Winchester town forest Monday evening, police said. Around 6:30 p.m., Winchester police responded to a report of […]
A 2-year-old girl was missing in Michigan woods. She was found asleep using a family dog as a pillow.
National News “She laid down and used one of the dogs as a pillow, and the other dog laid right next to her and kept her safe.” By Associated Press updated on September 22, 2023 | 9:32 AM FAITHORN, Mich. (AP) — A 2-year-old girl who walked away from her home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula […]
More than half of U.S. dog owners are skeptical of canine vaccinations
Health “What shocked us, however, is just how prevalent these opinions are,” said Matt Motta, lead author and assistant professor at Boston University’s School of Public Health. A pedestrian walks a dog in New York in 2019. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg By Lindsey Bever, Washington Post September 22, 2023 | 8:40 AM Many dog owners in the […]
ARL seeking owner of dog found suffering from extreme emaciation in Dorchester
Crime ARL’s Law Enforcement Department seeks any information about this case that could lead to prosecuting the person responsible for this animal cruelty. Dobby was found suffering from an “extreme level of emaciation,” the Animal Rescue League of Boston said. Animal Rescue League of Boston The Animal Rescue League of Boston wants answers after authorities […]
Wellesley police post video of rescue of dog from raging waters
Local News The 7-year-old rescue named Maggie was returned unharmed to her owner that day. Wellesley police and Newton firefighters rescued a 7-year-old dog named Maggie from a fast-moving spillway off of the Charles River on Friday — but not before she went on what must have been a harrowing journey down the river and […]