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Georgia Cracking Down on Dogfighting
Animals  (tags: dog fighting, Georgia, higher penalties, stronger prosecution, animals, AnimalWelfare, dogs, cruelty, environment, pets, protection )

Cher
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- 2 days ago - petloverstips.com
For as horrific as the Michael Vick dogfighting debacle was, it had some positive ramifications. The awareness of this bloodsport is now at an all time high and the public as well as lawmakers are demanding changes, higher penalties, stronger prosecution
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Horses Require Rescue as Georgia Drought Persists
Animals  (tags: horses, drought, rescue, Georgia, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, pets )

Cher
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 10 days ago - npr.org
As a record drought persists in the Southeast, residents have realized they can no longer properly care for their animals. Horses, in particular, are being turned in to a rescue operation in north Georgia. Just outside Atlanta in the hills of Cherokee
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Major, Master Hunter, Seeks and Destroys Unwanted Wild Pigs at Georgia's Fort Benning
Animals  (tags: georgia, wildlife, wildanimals, feral pigs, killing, habitat, humans, military )

Jacquelin
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 70 days ago - signonsandiego.com
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Maj. Bobby Toon is known as the Pig Czar at the huge army post on Georgia's western edge. He has been assigned to help rid Fort Benning of its unwanted guests: an estimated 6,000 feral pigs that roam the 184,000-acre installation.
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Man Gets Six Years in Jail for Killing Dog
Animals  (tags: georgia, pets, dogs, AnimalCruelty, abused, law, jail, killing )

Jacquelin
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- 70 days ago - macon.com
Jeffery Paul Jones was sentenced to six years in prison for the 2006 killing of a dog he felt endangered his pet chickens. A Bibb County jury deliberated for about an hour before returning the guilty verdict Friday, ending a five-day trial. Jones, 4
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Aquarium Rules "No Conclusive Cause" of Beluga Whale's Dec. Death
Animals  (tags: georgia, zoolife, marine wildlife, whales, beluga, death, investigation )

Jacquelin
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- 70 days ago - ajc.com
Officials say they have not been able to determine why a female beluga whale that had fallen ill at the Georgia Aquarium died. Aquarium spokeswoman Meghann Gibbons said Saturday there is "no conclusive cause" of Marina's death, although a few tests of
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State Shuts Down Georgia ‘Puppy Mill’
Animals  (tags: puppy mill, shut down, Georgia, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animals, dogs, environment, cruelty, sadness, suffering, protection, pets )

Cher
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 76 days ago - petloverstips.com
After a complaint filed by Tiffany Butler, 19, of Nicholson, former employee of L & D Farm and Kennel on Sanford Road, Jackson County Animal Control officers and representatives from the Georgia Department of Agriculture, which regulates dog breeding in
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Endangered Whales Found Entangled Off Coast
Animals  (tags: flodida, georgia, whales, suffering, protection, endangered, extinction, habitat )

Jacquelin
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 97 days ago - thebostonchannel.com
BOSTON -- Two endangered whales, one of which researchers believe is near death, were spotted in coastal waters off Florida and Georgia this week. Researchers from the New England Aquarium were flying over the area when they discovered two right whales
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Willie Nelson: Dog's Best Friend
Animals  (tags: dogs, anti-dogfighting bill, Georgia, support by Willie Nelson )

Betty
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 169 days ago - woai.com
Willie Nelson is looking to become dog's best friend. The country music star has filmed a television spot supporting an anti-dogfighting bill that is moving through the Georgia Legislature.
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Georgia: Help Pup Survived Plastic Bag Torture Now Facing Euthanasia
Animals  (tags: Georgia, puppy, abuse, animal, AnimalWelfare, animals, companionanimals, death, dogs, dog )

Christine
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- 239 days ago - dogrescue.tribe.net
this puppy fought for life. Now he needs someone to fight for him. An officer found this little brindle boy clawing his way out of a plastic bag. He could have suffocated and died, but he fought for his freedom, he struggled for the opportunity to live.
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Henry County GA Animal Shelter Needs HELP!
Animals  (tags: GA, Georgia, animal, animals, death, rescue, rescued, sadness, pets, dog, dogs )

Christine
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- 261 days ago - west.petfinder.com
Henry County Animal Control is overpopulated. Henry County is one of the fastest growing county’s in the nation. They put down everyday and are desperate for rescue. They are very Rescue Friendly and are CRYING FOR HELP.
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YOU Can Help Murray/Heard (GA) Dogs!
Animals  (tags: animal, AnimalWelfare, dog, GoodNews, rescued, rescue, Georgia, SSP, Saving shelter pets )

Jennifer
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 277 days ago - blog.myspace.com
Saving Shelter Pets can save these three dogs with your help! Please help sponsor them to safety or pass the message on!
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NEGAS, Heard, & Murray Dogs Need Your Help!!
Animals  (tags: animal, AnimalWelfare, companionanimals, dog, rescue, GoodNews, Georgia, Saving Shelter Pets )

Jennifer
StarsButterfliesGold Notes
- 280 days ago - blog.myspace.com
Saving Shelter Pets has begun rescuing dogs for transport #38! With YOUR help, SSP can pull dogs from NEGAS, Heard, & Murry, all shelters in need of help in Georgia.
   

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