Surry dog shelter operator goes on trial Tuesday
SURRY The owner of a dog shelter operating out of a house NFL player Michael Vick once used for dog fights goes on trial Tuesday on misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty and inadequate care of animals....
View ArticleNo cruelty found in dog's death at Va. Beach shelter
VIRGINIA BEACH A criminal investigation into the death of a dog left outside the city shelter overnight has concluded there was no criminal intent of animal cruelty on the part of the caretaker,...
View ArticleCharges set aside in Surry animal cruelty case
SURRY Animal cruelty charges against the head of a dog rescue group operating out of NFL player Michael Vick's former home were set aside Tuesday after a key witness failed to appear in court....
View ArticleSuffolk City Council votes to ban dog-tethering
SUFFOLK After months of wrangling over the details, the city is about to go from being one of the most lenient to one of the toughest on dog owners who leave their pets tethered and unattended...
View ArticleAfter 8 months on lam, Illinois dog is located in Va.
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. An Italian greyhound that spent eight months on the lam has been returned to his southwestern Illinois home after turning up more than 900 miles away in Virginia.
View ArticleN.C. rescue network provides hope for hopeless dogs
WILSON, N.C. Rescue groups turned Mimi away. Animal shelters would have put her to sleep. But the mixed-breed puppy with mangled front paws is running and leaping on four feet thanks to the Maggie...
View ArticlePortsmouth officer kills two pit bulls fighting in cage
PORTSMOUTH A police officer shot and killed two pit bulls that were fighting in a cage Saturday, police said Monday. Officers were called to the 2300 block of Peach St. about 9 a.m. Animal Control...
View ArticleCute canines get a spotlight at RIVERFest
NORFOLK Even dogs are going green these days. Thanks to the Elizabeth River Project, which is co-sponsoring the third annual Lafayette RIVERFest, "Canine Crusaders" for a healthy environment will have...
View ArticleVa. Beach couple goes to the dogs to fight cancer
VIRGINIA BEACH Two golden retriever sisters will attend a dog-jumping contest Saturday in Virginia Beach. Their story goes paw-in-paw with the owner's charitable cause. It started in July last year....
View ArticleInfo sought on dog that bit child in James City
NEWPORT NEWS State health officials are asking the public for information on a dog that bit a child on May 9 near the intersection of Cardinal Court and The Maine W. in James City County. The dog...
View ArticlePhotos | Charles the Monarch goes to work
More on Charles the Monarch Norfolk 911 calls for 'baby lion' turn up a coiffed dog Charles the Monarch gets groomed like a king
View ArticleVa. Beach police seek info about dead kittens, duck
VIRGINIA BEACH Three dead kittens were found hanging inside a bag from a fence post and a mallard duck was shot with an arrow within the past two weeks. Both cases were reported June 20, according to...
View ArticleFormer Afghanistan bomb-sniffer now Va. Beach K9
VIRGINIA BEACH Virginia Beach Police Sgt. Chris Tull was alerted to a Facebook post asking for information about a dog named Chewie. Turns out the dog's former owner was the Marine Corps. Sure enough -...
View ArticlePet oxygen masks donated to Beach rescue squad
CLARIFICATION: The Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad is one of several volunteer squads that serve the city. It staffs stations in Great Neck and the Oceanfront. ____ VIRGINIA BEACH When a...
View ArticleLive chat | The no-kill shelter debate in Norfolk
Norfolk is an epicenter of the debate over euthanasia for homeless animals. On one side is No-Kill Hampton Roads, which wants the city's shelter to become no-kill with a “save rate” of at least 90...
View ArticleCats euthanized at Va. Beach shelter because of virus
VIRGINIA BEACH The city's Animal Care and Adoption Center had to euthanize 21 cats this month because of feline calicivirus found in two of its cat adoption rooms.
View ArticleAfghanistan vets reunited in N.Y. with battlefield dogs
PORT JEFFERSON STATION, N.Y. Army reunions have been held as long as soldiers have been going off to war, yet a reunion this week was perhaps like no other in history.
View ArticleProposal would rein in dogs on Norfolk beaches
There are 50 pups who are above the leash law in Norfolk. They're certified "good citizens." They can calmly mingle with strangers and unfamiliar dogs, they can respond to simple commands (sit, stay...
View ArticlePortsmouth shelter releases cats, calls them adopted
PORTSMOUTH The Portsmouth Humane Society, known as a "no-kill" shelter, has been releasing feral cats into nearby woods and recording the animals as "adopted" by staff members in its statistics,...
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