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The Washington, D.C., public school librarian who made third graders reenact graphic scenes from the Holocaust is a Democrat who claims she ran for office in New Jersey, where she was convicted of defrauding the state through a tutoring scam and charged with several counts of animal abuse. Kimberlynn Jurkowski was placed on leave this week after parents complained to Watkins Elementary School that she made students role-play the Holocaust, assigning students to be Jews and pretend to die in gas chambers and dig mass graves, according to the Washington Post. One student was assigned to be Adolf Hitler, who...

SACRAMENTO — Californians who see an animal trapped in a hot car can now break a window to set them free without fear of prosecution under a bill signed over the weekend by Gov. Jerry Brown. Rescuers can break into the car as long as there is no other way to free the animal, for instance if the animal appears to be in peril, the car is locked and law enforcement is not arriving quickly enough. The rescuer must stay at the scene until law enforcement respond to the situation. The bill was introduced after a series of incidents in...

The number of Americans owning pets is at a record high, and more people are making provisions in their wills to provide for these animals after they're gone. But to ensure your pet is cared for as you intend, it's important to set up a pet trust—an arrangement that 46 states permit. "Pet trusts aren't just for the wealthy," says Frances Carlisle, a trust and estates attorney in New York. For most pet owners, she adds, the goal "is to make sure a plan exists for the care of the animal." Pet trusts can take effect either after you die...

Welcome to Hollow Creek Farm dog and livestock rehabilitation rescue in York County, South Carolina. Hollow Creek Farm receives animals from veterinarians, shelters, animal control and other rescues. About 95% of animals arrive with moderate or severe behavioral issues that prevented adoption. The other 5% of animals are handicapped or are in dire need of significant medical care. This farm is their last chance at life in most cases. With the help of generous veterinarians and volunteers, Hollow Creek Farm nurses animals back to health and begins important socialization and training to ensure placement. Hollow Creek Farm has rehabilitated and...

WASHINGTON -- Two Siamese cats have D.C. firefighters to thank for saving one of their nine lives. -snip- They quickly knocked out the blaze, but firefighters found two Siamese cats in the basement -- one unconscious and struggling to breath and the other semi-conscious, fire officials said. Rescuers gave oxygen to 3-year-old Nyla and 2-year-old Joe, who were both fully revived within 30 minutes and returned to their grateful owners, fire officials said.

There is a French Bulldog, in Chicago, in need of a ride to Omaha. ASAP. There is a French Bulldog, in Chicago, in need of a ride to Omaha. ASAP. It is being surrendered to one of the Breed Rescue Groups that I volunteer for. He has been allowed to become the Alpha of the house. He has become Over Protective of and Too Possessive of the Lady of the House. They want him to come to a foster home, with a good record of instilling Better Habits and Attitudes. Sue and I, and our Boxer "Taz" should be able...

A sad story. This cute little girl will be euthanasized in 5 days- on Christmas Eve- unless someone adopts her.

NEW ORLEANS - Dakota the dog is finally back in New Orleans. It's another tearful reunion. It's also extremely rare. Despite efforts by hundreds of volunteers, unprecedented cooperation by animal groups, millions of donated dollars and wide use of the Internet, the reunion rate of owner and pet separated by Katrina is less than 15 percent.

Max Keene seemed to have lost everything to Hurricane Katrina, but he got a piece of his life back early Halloween morning. Keene's wife, Vera Smith, was killed by a hit and run driver in the chaos following the storm, and her body went unburied for days - until he and his neighbors took it upon themselves to construct a tomb for her right on the New Orleans sidewalk. Images of Smith's makeshift grave and unforgettable epitaph, "Here lies Vera. God help us", appeared in newspapers and television broadcasts all over the world and became one of the symbols of...

BATON ROUGE, La.-- State and federal agencies, along with numerous non-profit organizations, are united in an ongoing effort to save the pets and animals left helpless by Hurricane Katrina. "This is the largest animal rescue in the history of the United States ... absolutely unprecedented in scope," said Larry Hawkins, spokesperson for the Unified Incident Command for Animal Rescue in Louisiana . "We have a huge number of people working on this and it's a big success." Rescuers wade or boat through the flooded city in a house to house search for stranded animals. This joint effort includes the Louisiana...

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Bomber the dog has gone underground. He was given a new home in a new town with a new family, even a new name. "He's in the doggy witness protection program," Jill Parnham said. Parnham and the 2nd Chance Pet Rescue chose to pay $5,000, as stipulated by a small claims court ruling, rather than surrender the Labrador mutt to the family who lost him last year. That much money could buy a purebred champion, possibly a multiple champion "with super breeding potential" in the world of show dogs, said Judythe Coffman, a longtime breeder, author and American Kennel Club...