Meet Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector Canine Unit through their two newest agents, Kirpy and Kala, who started training in March. The Belgian Malinois puppies will soon work with border agents to keep smugglers at bay. (with video)... Read more»
Interviews included a legislative update from state Rep. Ethan Orr (R-LD9). Then we talked with Ellie Beaubien, new adoption coordinator at the Pima Animal Care Center. Also, Kevin Burnett, CFO of Sundt Companies, Inc., and nutrition reporter Jack Challem.... Read more»
Amateur video showing Mark Kelly, the ex-astronaut husband of Gabrielle Giffords, pulling a dog off a baby sea lion at a California beach over the weekend, has been posted on YouTube.... Read more»
An undergraduate at the University of Arizona is taking over Operation Wolfhound, an international service dog program for veterans.... Read more»
Just weeks after Oscar, an 8-week-old pit bull mix, was found in a Reid Park trashcan, Kimmy the Chihuahua was found in an apartment dumpster. She is now healthy and ready to find a new home.... Read more»
People who rely on service dogs shouldn’t have to pay to register them as pets, a state lawmaker contends. “For the people who are disabled and on a fixed budget, they’re watching every penny and shouldn’t have to pay for the service dog they need,” said Rep. David Livingston, R-Peoria.... Read more»
Under AWASA’s expanded Pet Fix program, government assisted pet owners can get free spay/neuter surgeries for up to two animals per month at participating clinics.... Read more»
Oscar, an 8-week-old pit bull mix, was rescued after someone dumped him in a Reid Park trash can. But he’s no grouch; he’s now living the life of a typical puppy at the Humane Society.... Read more»
A team of golden retrievers have arrived in Newtown, Connecticut, to help those grieving after a shooting rampage on Friday killed 27 people, most of them young children.... Read more»
Tucson police Monday released the name of the carjacking suspect shot and killed in a confrontation that also killed a police dog last Wednesday. Fernando Velarde-Loureiro was shot multiple times by officers after he brandished a handgun after a carjacking and high-speed chase.... Read more»1
A MIdtown carjacking led to a shooting incident Wednesday night that killed a 53-year-old suspect and a police dog, Tucson police said.... Read more»1
Officials in Maricopa and Pima counties are among those using so-called courthouse dogs to help calm crime victims who are talking with authorities or testifying in court. Handlers say the dogs lead to testimony that’s more likely to result in prison sentences for offenders.... Read more»
Brazil’s newest “love hotel” stands apart from the rest, not for its amenities, but its clientele: dogs. Discerning dog owners pay $50 a day for a room to breed their canines in what’s billed as a clean and safe environment, complete with dimmed lighting and even a heart-shaped mirror on the ceiling and red cushions on the floor.... Read more»
According to nearly everyone’s scorecard, President Obama lost the first debate on points, some observers scoring it a technical knockout. He’s been working hard to lift his game.... Read more»
Tucson Ward 6 City Councilman Steve Kozachik talks about greyhound racing, plus, the Reporters’ Roundtable with the Tucson Weekly’s Jimmy Boegle and tucsoncitizen.com’s Mark B. Evans, along with the Weekend Watch with Matt Russell, Tucson’s “Culinary Cruiser.”... Read more»
Centennial club pets have been at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona for over 100 days and are looking for their “forever homes.”... Read more»
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