Navy: 3 dogs died after contractor neglect (USA Today) The Navy says that three dogs died and dozens more were in poor health after being neglected by a private security contractor in Chicago that had been hired to train the dogs to detect explosives.

Judge spares 30 fighting dogs (UPI) DETROIT, March 10 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Detroit says about 30 dogs seized from a fighting ring can be adopted or placed in foster homes.

Kennel Club 'fails pedigree dogs' (BBC News) The producer of a BBC documentary about poor health in pedigree dogs accuses the Kennel Club of not doing enough to improve matters since its broadcast in 2008.

Dogs neglected, Navy says (Chicago Sun-Times) A security firm whose bomb dogs came under scrutiny in a CBS2/Chicago Sun-Times investigation in 2006 is now being blamed by the Navy for neglecting dozens of bomb dogs, three of which have died.The neglected dogs were found by military handlers in October at a facility run by New Jersey-based Securitas Security Services USA after the Navy canceled a $7.5 million contract with the firm because ...

Mandatory insurance proposed for UK dogs (AP via Yahoo! News) A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims. Now the British government is proposing that dog owners be forced to get microchips and take out insurance for their pets.

90 dogs seized from N.J. puppy mill (Asbury Park Press) UPPER PITTSGROVE — Animal agencies rescued 90 dogs that officials said suffered several infections while being housed at an alleged "puppy mill" in Salem County.

Authorities seize dozens of dogs at Lakeside home (San Diego Union-Tribune) A 65-year-old Lakeside woman was arrested on suspicion of felony animal neglect Wednesday morning as county animal control officers removed 60 dogs from her home.

90 Dogs Rescued from New Jersey Puppy Mill (NBC New York) Ninety dogs suffering from the ravages of neglect have been rescued from a New Jersey puppy mill and now need new homes.

Naxals kill dogs Peta cries mercy (Hindustan Times) Seven stray dogs were poisoned to death on Sunday night and Monday night around Bengal’s Lalgarh area in West Midnapore district, fuelling the police’s suspicion that it was a precursor to a Maoist attack.

Minnow, 'bait dog' from pit bull-fighting ring, is one of rescue dogs ready for adoption (The Grand Rapids Press) Humane Society of Kent County has re-socialized 11 dogs taken from breeder's farm in Bad-Axe.