Pet Pawfection

ACE the Dog Euthanized in Detroit Despite Effort to Save Him

Aug 16 2012

We usually stick to happy stories here but we want everyone to say a prayer for poor ACE, named after the ACE hardware store where he was found huddling in a corner suffering from abuse and starvation. The owner of the store notified animal control but regrets that decision now knowing the fate of what appeared to be a scared and harmless dog.

The City's policy is to put down dogs that are not claimed within four days of being brought to the animal control facility. Despite public outcry, several people coming forward to claim him, a rescue group offering to foster him and even an injunction preventing any pit bulls resembling him being put down until a hearing on the sixteenth, ACE was euthanized. Animal control officials have stated that they didn't receive the documents before ACE was put down.

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First Dog to Defect from North Korea

Aug 16 2012

A boat of 21 North Korean refugees was recently discovered off the coast of a South Korean island near the disputed Yellow Sea border. In what is the first case of canine defection from the north, South Korean officials were surprised to see a dog with the refugees. The castaway pup apparently belongs to one of the refugees who didn't want to leave him behind.

He obviously cared about it enough not to leave it behind but we don't know how we are going to deal with a dog. Seeing it on the boat was a great surprise. [South Korean Immigration Official]

The dog will likely spend months in quarantine, but if his human papa is granted asylum in South Korea, he has an excellent chance of staying as well. Let's hope this story has a happy ending.

Two paws up to the UK Mail Online for the scoop! Go fetch for a picture of our brave fur brother.

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Season 3 of Pit Bulls and Parolees

Aug 16 2012

The popular Animal Planet series Pit Bulls and Parolees begins its third season on November 12 at 10:00 PM ET. "Follow the turbulent drama and bittersweet moments of Tia Torres, her family and her crew of ex-convicts as they come together to rescue and rehabilitate abused and abandoned pit bulls."

The show takes place around the 10 acre Villalobos Rescue Center, the largest pit bull sanctuary in the country, caring for 200-250 pit bulls at any given time. The center costs $20,000 a month to operate, a portion of which is financed by the show.

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