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<p>A huge fresh batch of 911 tapes has been released by the West Allis Police Department, shedding new light on the racially-fraught crime wave that gripped the Wisconsin State Fair last Thursday.</p> <p>"Hi I'm calling because my kids came from the state fair and they were attacked by a group of black people that opened the car door and started punching them," one woman tells the dispatcher.</p>

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State Senator Dean Florez (D-Shafter), in an email to one of his supporters, defended his bill, SB250, the latest mandatory spay and neuter measure working its way through the State legislature, which he sponsored. Unfortunately, according to Cathie Turner, Executive Director of the nonprofit organization Concerned Dog Owners of California (CDOC), his defense is riddled with misstatements and inaccuracies.

SB 250 the Pet Responsibility Act has passed the California Assembly Committee on Business and Professions today. The vote was six for, three against. The next step for the bill is the Assembly Appropriations Committee. SB 250 requires that dogs be spayed or neutered unless their owner/guardian obtains an unaltered dog license when they license their animal. SB 250 also requires that roaming cats be spayed and neutered by their owner/guardian.

<p>OLD BRIDGE, N.J. -- Skunk work is a breeze for Frank Spiecker. Removing chimney raccoons, no sweat. When he turns up in his Garden State Pest Management pickup to trap a wild animal, he often receives a hero's welcome. Many residents of this leafy suburb are newcomers from cities, and they are terrified of the wild animals that live among them.</p>