The settlement is modest as class action litigation goes with the total amount "of $3.1 million to pay for valid claims and for Court awarded attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses," according to the settlement announcement released by Diamond Pet Food. Dog owners effected by this are cautioned to pay close attention to the term "valid claims."

Owners will have to prove their pets were injured by Diamond Pet Food and that they did not return the food for a refund from the store. The pet food poisoning settlement is also pending final court approval.

Additional provisions call for reimbursement of veterinary expenses if the dog was injured due to eating the contaminated Diamond Pet Food and treated by a veterinarian. Pet owners must review and submit several key documents and do so by important dates or they may not qualify for benefits under the class action litigation (see below the video for links to these resources - click "Read more").

Once more, with the use of Barney-cam technology, we see a view of life in Washington, D.C., normally reserved for four legged friends.

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Appearing in the courtroom in prison attire, Vick had opted to begin serving his federal sentence early after his prior entry of a guilty plea. Michael Vick still faces additional state criminal charges for his role in dog fighting, bankrolling the dog fights and killing of several dogs.

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One owner of a ten-year-old Doberman Pinscher with Wobblers Syndrome says her dog has done well with the services of a licensed Veterinary Acupuncturist. Another 13-year-old dog with cancer has been treated for two years with straight acupuncture and electrical impulses through the needles instead of chemotherapy and radiation (after first having a tumor removed).

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Fred Landeg, Acting Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, says the infection consists of the Asian highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 strain related to virus found over the Summer in the Czech Republic and Germany.

Some 6,500 birds are to be destroyed in an attempt to control the spread of the infection.

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