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Richmond animal-control officers have seized 21 dogs from a home in the 1700 block of North 23rd Street. A spokesman for Richmond Animal Care and Control said the animals were a variety of ages and found in various states of health. We cant comment in detail because of the ongoing investigation, Lt. Mark Wachner said. Search warrants filed Wednesday indicate that authorities also seized two …

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Report: 707 dogs hurt in 21 months at W.Va. track (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

A national group determined to outlaw greyhound racing says 62 dogs died or had to be euthanized at a West Virginia racetrack between January 2008 and September 2009, while more than 700 were injured, some suffering leg and skull fractures and spinal injuries.

Fat owners linked to fat dogs (but not fat cats) (The Tampa Tribune)

A study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition investigated the relationship between body weight in pet owners and body weight in their pets. Its finding: Overweight owners tend to have overweight dogs, as other studies have reported before. But no such relationship was seen between owners and pet cats.

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