Mars Inc., maker of Snickers, Milky Way and M&M's candies, is buying the manufacturer of the country's best-selling dog treat.
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Pit bull advocates oppose dog park ban (Nashville City Paper)

Lucy, a year-and-a-half-old pit bull mix, seemed especially mirthful Thursday morning as a golden retriever twice her size chased her in a playful frenzy at the Shelby Dog Park, where canines are allowed to run off-the-leash within the fenced confines of the facility.
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Dog lover labors to be an Eagle (Arizona Daily Star)

After watching the deterioration of the dog park he frequently visits with his pet, an East Side boy decided he wanted to fix it up a little.
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Man Charged After Shooting Neighbor's Dog (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

A Foxborough man was arrested and charged Wednesday after shooting his neighbor's Siberian Husky dog, Kato.
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Judges reject dog strangle appeal (BBC News)

A man who tried to kill a dog in front of police officers loses a legal challenge against his conviction.
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Clues over horrific dog death (Manchester Online)

RSPCA investigators are following several lines of inquiry about a dog that was tortured and killed. The one-year-old Yorkshire Terrier was stabbed and beaten before having a beer bottle rammed down its throat on wasteland in Miles Platting.
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Man died, dog suffocated (Bridgeton News)

VINELAND -- Police believe the Pennsylvania man found dead in his car Monday may have died of natural causes, and his dog most likely suffocated. A medical examiner said Richard F. Truck, 43, of Pottsville, had several health issues that could have contributed to his death, said Det. Lt. Tom Ulrich.
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Mixed fan reviews for the 'Big Dog' (Northwest Indiana Times)

On March 16, I wrote that neither the NBA nor Region fans are mourning the absence of Gary's Glenn Robinson. Having appeared in only a handful of games these last two seasons, it may be time for the 33-year-old "Big Dog" to retire.
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Teen says he tried to hang dog to end its suffering, police say (Tacoma News Tribune)

A 14-year-old boy told Federal Way police he tried to hang a dog from a tree because he was tired of it suffering and he didn't want it to get hit by a car, according to King County court documents released Thursday.
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Garden City police credit 2 men with rescuing woman, dog (The Idaho Statesman)

Two men building a fence by the Boise River near the Greenbelt are being hailed as heroes after they rescued a woman who got stuck in the frigid waters Thursday afternoon while trying to rescue her dog.
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