LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Animal shelters across the United States say they're vying to have one of their wards become the Obama family's presidential top dog.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Questions asked President-elect Barack Obama weren't limited to weighty issues such as the U.S. economy -- he was also asked about the future first pooch.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama's promise to bring a puppy to the White House for his daughters has sparked a flurry of breed suggestions from U.S. experts.
MONTREAL, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Authorities seized 157 dogs in a raid on a suspected puppy mill in the Canadian province of Quebec, an animal welfare advocate says.
PEOTONE, Ill., March 2 (UPI) -- Police in Illinois seized 49 dogs from a dog breeder who allegedly kept them crammed into cages in an unheated shed.
CHIMACUM, Wash., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A Washington state man whose four dogs allegedly mauled a neighbor’s cat is accused of helping his pets escape an animal shelter.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 25 (UPI) -- U.S. veterinary scientists say the overwhelming noise of barking at the nation's animal shelters causes problems for both shelter employees and the dogs.
WHEELING, Ill., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Animal shelter officials in Wheeling, Ill., rescued 72 dogs, mostly puppies, from a town home they said was being used as an illegal puppy business.
SACRAMENTO, June 26 (UPI) -- California's governor has dropped plans to allow overcrowded animal shelters to kill strays after three days, the Washington Times reported Saturday.
