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Barbra Streisand is mourning the loss of her beloved dog, Sammie. The 75-year-old star announced the news on her social media accounts Saturday, saying “we cherish every moment of the 14 years we had with her.” […] Streisand once told British newspaper The Independent Sammie is “like the daughter I never had.” …

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina man who wrapped electrical tape around a dog's muzzle to stop her from barking has been sentenced to five years in prison. Media outlets report William Dodson's sentence Friday represented the state's maximum for animal cruelty. However, Dodson's sentence for mistreating Caitlyn won't extend his prison time. The 43-year-old North Charleston man was sentenced a day earlier in federal court to 15 years on a gun charge stemming from a traffic stop months before Caitlyn was found in spring 2015. Under a plea agreement, the two sentences will run simultaneously. "I wish I...

enty-nine dogs that were once part of a "meat farm" in South Korea arrived Thursday in San Diego for possible adoption, part of a Humane Society program that hopes to end the Korean tradition of eating dog meat. "The dog meat trade is one of the most horrific forms of cruelty," said Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of the San Diego Humane Society. The Humane Society International has taken possession of more than 100 dogs from a South Korean farmer in recent months, paying the farmer to transition to other crops, according to news coverage in Korea. The dogs have...

The man who was caught slaughtering a dog at the Nakuru dumpsite a few days ago has told a court that he did not know it was an offence. James Cheboto told Resident Magistrate Judicaster Nthuku that he was not aware that dog meat was unfit for human consumption and pleaded for leniency. Cheboto was charged with being found in possession of dog meat which is unfit for human consumption and contrary to Public Health Act. He pleaded guilty of the offence but pleaded with the court to forgive him because he did not know that it was wrong to...

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Can you name the author of this quote? “With Lolo, I learned how to eat small green chill peppers raw with dinner (plenty of rice), and, away from the dinner table, I was introduced to dog meat. Joe Scarborough of MSNBC Loses It with Laughter After Learning Obama Admitted to

The 2012 presidential campaign has officially gone to the dogs as the Obama and Romney camps have started sparring over their respective candidates perceived mistreatment of their pups. The issue began when Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney's wife Ann told a family anecdote about how they took a roadtrip to Canada in the 1980s with their dog Seamus in a kennel strapped to the roof of the car. After outcry from animal rights activists, President Barack Obama had his own dog trouble on his hands when a blogger mentioned a line from one of his books that said he once ate...