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Home > Life > Pets & Animals 5/10/2008 2:00:12 PM
Sacramento Man Arrested After Police Find 300 Dead Cats in Freezers 
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Police say they have discovered 300 dead cats stuffed into freezers at a man's Sacramento home. 
 
Pets on Lap While Driving May Soon Be a No-No in California  
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Pull over and put down the dog. A California lawmaker wants to ban motorists from holding pets on their laps while driving and getting caught can net a $35 fine.  
 
Woman Holds Essay Contest for $1.25M Home 
OCALA, FL (AP) -- An Ocala woman is offering her $1.25 million home as a prize to the winner of a "pet lover" essay contest. 
 
Free Eye Exams for Dogs 
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Something very appropriate for some very deserving pooches.  
 
After Losing Job, Ex-Mayor in Dognap Scandal Loses the Dog 
McALLEN, Texas (AP) -- A custody case that wrecked a small-town south Texas mayor's political career ended Thursday when she was ordered to return a Shih Tzu to her neighbors. 
 
Buddy the 'Beautiful Bulldog' Excels at Sleeping, Snoring 
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Buddy is a sleeping beauty: Reddish brown, he's usually asleep on his back, snoring loudly with his large tongue lolling out. 
 
City Wants to Shorten Animal Shelter Time 
By Ashley Coleman
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The Jacksonville City Council will debate a bill Tuesday night that would shorten the number of holding days for animals at the city shelter from seven to five. 
 
Polly Want a Feather? Cockatoo Makes Do Without Plumage 
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (AP) -- Oscar might be the world's ugliest bird. The cockatoo that has lived at the Humane Society of Broward County for the past 12 years has almost no feathers, and that's made the bird a recent Internet sensation. 
 
Oregon Man Thinks His Black Labrador is an Impostor 
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) -- Ken Griggs likes his new dog, but he preferred the old one. Then again, it might be the same dog. 
 
Escaped Puppies Lead Rescuers To House Full Of Neglected Pets  
VINELAND, NJ -- Animals forced to live in filth were discovered in a south New Jersey home, and the neglected pets may have never been found if others hadn't managed to escape. 
 

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