(Tewksbury) A South Dakota woman is facing animal cruelty charges after she allegedly left 15 dogs and three cats in her van for several hours in a motel parking lot in Tewksbury on Tuesday, causing the death of one of the dogs, authorities said.
Margaret Nickerson-Malpher, 71, told police she was driving back to South Dakota [...]
(Boston) Massachusetts veterinarians report seeing an increasing number of dogs with serious infectious diseases not typically found in New England, a phenomenon they say is probably fueled by a growing number of pets rescued from Southern states, many of them unvaccinated strays.
The trend, they say, has escalated since 2005, when wrenching images of pets abandoned [...]
After a disabled dog’s wheelchair was stolen from the front yard of his owner’s West Roxbury home Sunday, a New Hampshire-based company that aids handicapped and injured pets has donated a replacement cart.
“The disaster that happened yesterday is now turning out to be a wonderful experience,’’ David Feeney, the owner of 12-year-old Lucky, a Belgian [...]
Man charged with drugging rival dog at kennel club
A Pennsylvania man accused of drugging a rival dog at a kennel club show to give his girlfriend’s prized pooch an edge says he will fight the charges in court.
Authorities say Ralph Ullum, 68, fed a Siberian Husky named Pixie two human drugs during an American [...]
