THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Emergency rooms across the country treat more than 1,000 dog bite victims a day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most bites are preventable. But a lot aren’t. So what should you do if you’re a victim, or if your dog bites someone? (more…)

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TEXARKANA, Ark. — A homeless Shetland pony, blind in the right eye with a deformed right leg because of a collision with a vehicle, is still alive probably because of stubbornness.

The Shetland pony has been rescued by neighbors of the late D.W. Wilson, the ARTEX Animal Welfare Association Inc. and Connie Slater, an animal control officer for the Texarkana, Ark., Police Department. (more…)

LAS VEGAS SUN

LAS VEGAS — They called it Project Kitty Litter. Crouched outside his house, hiding in the dark of downtown Las Vegas’ residential streets sometime after 9 o’clock, Tim Newbry was poised to pounce.

The plan was to wait in the shadows until she showed up. And when she did — as she did every night that week, that month, that year, maybe — when she pulled up, parked her BMW, got out and started to scale the fence, Newbry was ready: He rang his own doorbell, signaling a roommate inside to jump out with a camera and — snap! — catch evidence of the crime: illegal trespassing with the intent to feed cats.

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KRISHA WILLIAMS TURBEVILLE
RESCUE IN THE ROCK

With tails awag and faces painted, pets and supporters of The Little Rock Animal Village marked its first anniversary Saturday as rescuers teamed up with the shelter’s vet to save one dog’s life.

A call came in about 12:30 p.m. to Cindy Paxton, volunteer for the birthday celebration and for Out of the Woods Rescue and Referral, that a very pregnant beagle was roaming the highway in an unincorporated area of Pulaski County. (more…)