"Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. For the Cleveland Browns cheering section, see Dawg Pound. Dog at a no-kill animal shelter in Washington, Iowa An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. The animal is kept at the shelter until it is either reclaimed by an owner, adopted to a new owner or placed with another organization. In the past, they were more commonly referred to as "dog pounds", a term which had its origins in the pounds of agricultural communities, where stray cattle would be penned up until claimed by their owners. Some animal shelters humanely euthanize animals that are not adopted within a set period of time, others have a policy of only putting down animals that are in distress due to age or illness. Contents 1 Types of shelters 1.1 Animal control agency 1.2 No-kill shelter 1.3 Animal sanctuary 1.4

Texas game wardens on watch for unsafe boating - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

CEDAR HILL — Roland Paredez said that when he’s out in his boat, everyone — even the black Labrador puppy — wears a life jacket. His safety-minded outlook is one officials wish more Texans would adopt. This weekend, game wardens are stepping ...

Centralia man attacked while trying to save puppy - Everett Herald

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Family bookclub: reader notes - Daily Telegraph

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Tennessee News Stories and Articles - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Man beaten after trying to stop abuse of puppy - Seattle Post Intelligencer

CENTRALIA -- A 39-year-old man who tried to stop another man from beating a puppy was attacked with a chain and pelted with rocks, winding up in a hospital, a Lewis County sheriff's officer said. The victim told sheriff's deputies that he saw a ...

Police sniffer dogs may wear bootees to avoid offending Muslims - Daily Telegraph

The Association of Chief Police Officers has not ruled out a suggestion that police dogs wear bootees. In a bid to respect cultural sensitivities, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) is considering the move while drawing up new guidelines ...

Baltimore to Baghdad - Boston Globe

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