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Four girls start business to buy therapy dog
Megan Ramirez, a fifth grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary shared with her students that she would like to one day get her daughter, Madison, a therapy dog. Madison has Type 3 Spinal Muscular...
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Woman and 4 dogs escape Bettendorf fire
Flames reportedly shot 30 feet in the air as fire damaged the back side of a Bettendorf, Iowa home. Neighbors called 911to report the fire in the 2500 block of Central Avenue just before 10 p.m....
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Doggie DNA helps complexes stay poop-free
Several apartment complexes are now using high tech science to stop an annoying mess. Complex managers are using a company call “Poo Prints”. Every pet owner in the complex must submit a DNA sample...
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Dogs beat the heat at K-9 Kindness event
K-9 Kindness presented a day of pooch pampering in Davenport, Iowa. The event, held at the Petco store at 3850 Elmore Avenue, included dog washing, micro-chipping, grooming and even a doggy swimsuit...
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Pet of the Week
Mojo is the Pet of the Week for July 23rd. Animals can be seen at the Quad City Animal Welfare Center at 724 W. 2nd Avenue in Milan. They can be reached at 309-787-6830 and at http://www.qcawc.org.
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Caretaker of dog shot and killed calls it “cold-blooded murder”
An East Moline woman says she still can’t bring herself to tell her six-year old daughter that the family pet she’d grown to love, has been shot and killed. “This was a family dog. A part of the...
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Stepson of man who shot and killed pit-mix had to undergo rabies shots
Nolan Doxsee says he was trying to protect his two little dogs, when a pit bull mix he’d never seen before attacked him outside his family’s home in East Moline. “It came at me, bearing its teeth,...
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Casper is Ready for His Close-up
Learn more about the pets available for adoption at the Quad City Animal Welfare Center. Click the link to see the QCAWC website. See the Pet of the Week each Monday only on News 8 at 11.
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After child lost life to dog attack, city looks to make a change
After a child lost his life to a dog attack in Galesburg, the city is looking for ways to prevent attacks. The committee that has formed is investigating how well current laws are working and asking...
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Dozens debate Galesburg dog laws
It was a full house in Galesburg, Illinois, Wednesday night, as residents spoke out about dog attacks and animal ordinances in the city. The public meeting was organized by the city’s newly-formed...
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Dog who served four tours of duty laid to rest
An area K-9 was laid to rest Wednesday, after serving four tours of duty in the Middle East. Freddie, a bomb-sniffing golden retriever from Galva, Illinois cleared the way for hundreds of soldiers in...
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Local rescue organization hosts beach party for dogs
It was a day for the dogs in Moline at an event held by the K9 Kindness Rescue. Saturday, June 8, 2013 was the Dog Dayz of Summer Beach Pawty and Dog Wash, a fundraising event where families could...
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Viral Video: Dogs take an epic vacation trip
Watch these two dogs take an epic trip to get to their favorite playground. Lemon Beagles Maymo and Penny travel on a variety of terrain and even take a boat to get to their ideal spot for play....
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Traps set for wild coyotes who attacked neighborhood dogs
Traps were set Friday afternoon in a Rock Island neighborhood where dogs were attacked by coyotes in two separate incidents. The city hired PAWS Wildlife Service out of Davenport, Iowa to trap the...
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Quinn Signs Laws to Protect Animals
Governor Pat Quinn signed a new law to help ensure that all dogs in Illinois are treated humanely when tethered outside. “One of the joys and privileges of being a dog owner is the unconditional love...
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Galesburg pet owners split on possible law changes
The Galesburg City Council will soon consider a list of changes to strengthen the city’s animal control laws, and pet owners in the community said they’re split on the suggestions. The Animal Control...
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Video: Chinese zoo tries to pass dogs off as zoo animals
HONG KONG (CNN) — A zoo in China has angered visitors by trying to pass off a hairy dog as a lion, Chinese state media reported. A visitor, surnamed Liu, told the state-run Beijing Youth Daily she...
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Rosie Is Relaxed and Ready For Your Friendship
Learn more about the pets featured on News 8 at 11. Click on the QCAWC link for all the information you need to adopt a pet.
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Detroit faces stray dogs epidemic
DETROIT (CNN) — Nineteen-year-old James Johnson found a young pit bull puppy running up Seven Mile Road in Detroit this week. He took her in and named her Trina. It’s not the first stray dog Johnson...
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Parents of Abby the wonderdog recall the rescue
The town of Annawan and its first responders are getting a shout-out from a couple who says they owe the small town in a big way for finding their missing dog after a serious car crash. Jodie and Steve...
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