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Ticked-Off Pet Owners to Benefit From New Labels

(March 17) -- With more pets dying from overdoses of pest-prevention products, the federal agency that oversees the pesticides is mandating tighter regulations on labeling and dosage recommendations. The Environmental Protection Agency started looking into allegations of inadequate or confusing labels on flea and tick...

Dogs Fed on Owner's Body, Police Say

PAPILLION, Neb. (Dec. 17) – The Nebraska Humane Society is seeking a new home for two small dogs that police say fed on their owner's body after he killed himself. Police in the Omaha suburb of Papillion found the pugs named Harry and Sally late last week. Lt. Chris Whitted said Wednesday an autopsy showed the man...

Dogs, Owners Dress to Match for Halloween

NEW YORK -- If your dog is dressing up like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis this Halloween, the least you can do is don a tuxedo and be your best JFK. "The tiny white paw gloves are just too cute," says Dr. Babette Gladstein, a veterinarian who turned her 3-pound hairless Chihuahua into Jackie O. Gladstein cross-dressed to...