WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A longtime volunteer at a Washington state animal shelter said it was about time he formally adopted the troubled dog he had regularly walked for two years.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Ratchet the dog was on his way to the United States Monday marking the end of a U.S. soldier's struggle to bring her adopted pet home from Iraq.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The head of a dog-lover's group says she'll head to Iraq this week to pick up a motley collection of dogs and cats adopted by U.S. troops.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A dog rescued in Iraq by U.S. Navy medic Fred Kasper gave him something to look forward to until he could return home, his aunt says.
HUNTSWORTH, England, July 30 (UPI) -- A British family said a crow they adopted as a pet has begun taking on the characteristics of their five dogs, even going so far as to attack the mailman.
GREENACRES, Fla., July 1 (UPI) -- A Greenacres, Fla., woman allegedly kidnapped a family's cat after they refused to return a dog they adopted that the woman had previously owned, police said.
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio, May 27 (UPI) -- Animal rescue officials are offering a $1,000 reward for a small feral dog that gave them the slip in Upper Arlington, Ohio.
LEDUC, Alberta, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- A family in Alberta, Canada, is offering a reward for the return of a missing search-and-rescue dog who requires surgery, the Edmonton Sun reported Monday.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is commending U.S. talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres for adopting a dog from a shelter, even though she gave it away.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. television host Ellen DeGeneres offered an emotional on-air apology for flouting pet-adoption rules by giving her dog to another family.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A Cleveland man has been arrested and accused of dragging a dog from his car by its leash for several blocks.
ORLANDO, Fla., March 27 (UPI) -- Animal Services in Orange County, Fla., said a clerical error led to a pit bull being made available for adoption hours after it attacked a woman.
MELBOURNE, Fla., March 26 (UPI) -- Animal Services officers in Melbourne, Fla., say a large dog completing in a local dog show suddenly attacked an elderly woman and nearly severed her foot.
CALVERTON, N.Y., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- More than a year after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans Steven Cure has been reunited with his best friend, dog Rocky. "I knew he was alive," Cure told the New York Daily News. "I never gave up, but I had to let go."
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A court battle is under way in Florida over ownership of a dog that was evacuated from Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
