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Video: Chicago Restaurant Law Allows Outdoor Doggie Dining
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Video: 'Dogs On Parade' Hits Streets Of Hillsboro
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 | Some of the cutest dogs in town gather for the third annual Dogs on Parade. |
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Video: GUCCI STARRING ROLE
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Video: Serving Something Different: New Cafe Opens
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Video: Top Dog
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Video: Top Dog
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Video: Stem Cell Research Helping Dogs
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 | A new treatment for dogs with joint problems is being tested that uses stem cells and the discovery could lead to other treatments as well. |
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Video: Caught on Camera: Dog Lunges Out of Car To Bite Police Officer
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Video: Shih Tzu 'Bless You' Free With Owner's 'Green Paws'
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Video: Porter the puppy needs a home
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 | Porter is a 3-month-old puppy looking for a home from the animal shelter.
He's part Beagle, but they're not sure how big he's going to get.
He's already housebroken, and he loves to sit in laps. |
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Video: Can convicted animal abusers adopt another pet?
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 | WHAT KIND OF LAWS DO WE HAVE TO PROTECT ABUSED ANIMALS, AND PUNISH THEIR ABUSERS? THAT'S WHAT MANY ARE ASKING SINCE SEEING OUR STORY ABOUT A WOMAN WHO WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE THROWING A PUPPY. JEFF MAHER CHECKED INTO IT. HE'S LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH THE ANSWER. SINCE AIRING THAT STORY, MANY OF YOU HAVE CONTACTED US ASKING IF IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR CONVICTED ANIMAL ABUSERS TO WALK BACK INTO A SHELTER AND JUST ADOPT ANOTHER PET. WE FOUND OUT THAT IN MOST PLACES, INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE AND VALENCIA COUNTY - IT'S NOT EASY TO DO. 'albuquerque and the heart ordinance is much more strict than most areas - but it has to be, the problem is so endemic around here' UNDER THE HEART ORDINANCE IN ALBUQUERQUE - CITY OFFICIALS SAY ANYONE WHO IS CONVICTED OF ABUSING AN ANIMAL OR EVEN ANOTHER PERSON IS NOT ALLOWED TO OWN A PET AGAIN. THAT TOPIC WAS RAISED AFTER YVETTE TAPIA, AN ALBUQUERQUE CITY WORKER WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE BY A NEIGHBOR - TOSSING, KICKING, AND SPRAYING HER NEWLY ADOPTED PUPPY WITH A GARDEN HOSE. WHEN SOMEONE WALKS INTO A SHELTER IN ALBUQUERQUE TO ADOPT - THE WORKERS DON'T JUST HAND OVER AN ANIMAL. 'they go into a metro court database - and there's always a red flag that comes up if that is the case and it prevents them from adopting' IN VALENCIA COUNTY, WHERE TAPIA LIVES AND WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA - - THE LAWS ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS ALBUQUERQUE'S. IF A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF ANIMAL ABUSE - ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS BECOME PROBATION OFFICERS - AND DO ROUTINE CHECKS ON THAT PERSON TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PETS. VALENCIA COUNTY HAS ABOUT NINE PEOPLE WHO FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY - - ALBUQUERQUE HAS A LOT MORE. MANY ARE CALLING FOR HARSHER PUNISHMENT OVERALL. 'well I think they ought to be arrested - there is no excuse for abusing an animal''I would think - you hit them in the pocketbook as hard as you can - would make all the difference in the world' YVETTE TAPIA FACES A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. SHE COULD GET UP TO A YEAR IN PRISON. SHE'S DUE IN COURT IN VALENCIA COUNTY IN MID- AUGUST. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM. JEFF MAHER. EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR. GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON IS GIVING LAWMAKERS |
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Video: Good Day Pet: July 22
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Video: Abused puppy making remarkable progress
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 | Just two weeks ago, doctors worried Phoenix might not survive. Now, Phoenix is able to run and play a little. His legs are wobbly and he runs in circles a lot, but he's progressing every day. |
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Video: Pit bulls attack woman, dog in Tacoma
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 | The search is on for two pitt bulls who viciously attacked a woman and her laborator retriever in Tacoma Friday. KING 5's Tonya Mosley reports. |
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Video: Green Township Man Injured in House Fire; Pet Dog Rescued
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Video: Black Dog Syndrome: Dark Color Hinders Adoption
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Video: Store: Man Caught On Tape Stealing Puppy
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 | A man was caught on tape stealing a puppy from an Olathe, Kan., pet store, the store manager says. |
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Video: Store: Man Caught On Tape Stealing Puppy
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 | A man was caught on tape stealing a puppy from an Olathe, Kan., pet store, the store manager says. |
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Video: Good Day Pet: July 21
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Video: Lost Dog Found
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 | Nashville lost dog found in Georgia. |
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Video: Dock Dogs
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 | Some local competitors will be traveling to Minnesota later this month to compete in a world championship. |
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Video: Pet of the Week -- July 17, 2008
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Video: Dogs on a Mission: Training for Search and Rescue
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Video: Video: Dogs Get Oxygen Masks
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Video: Adopt-a-Pet: Curly
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Video: SPCA Featured Pet: Bart
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Video: Live with Lan Doggy Dogg!
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Video: Puppy Mill Closing Gives Wisconsin Humane Society More Work
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Video: Marina Equestrian Center Could Be Replaced By Dog Training Facility
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Video: Dog Saves Erlanger Family From Fire
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Video: English Bulldog Puppy Scam
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Video: Tim Link Communicates with Dogs
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Video: Good Day Pet: July 17
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Video: Pet of the Week for July 17
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Video: Fox Fursday: World's Ugliest Dog On Good Day
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Video: Paws on Grand Allows Dogs to have their Day
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Video: Adopt A Pet: 7/17/08
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Video: Alleged dog abusers appear in court
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 | BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF DARREN WHITE HEADS TO COURT TODAY TRYING TO GET JAIL TIME FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MUTILATED HIS PUPPY'S EARS. THIS AFTERNOON THE COUPLE ACCUSED OF THE CRIME ENDED UP WALKING OUT OF COURT -- STILL FREE. OUR GADI SCHWARTZ WAS AT THE COURTHOUSE TODAY AND HAS OUR REPORT. THIS IS THE SHERIFF TWO YEARS AGO KISSING HIS ADOPTED PUPPY ON THE HEAD- AFTER ITS EARS WERE CHOPPED OFF WITH SCISSORS. 3:21 the puppy is doing good she still has some issues- if you reach down too quickly she is still skittish THE PITBULL NAMED TRIXIE - HAS BEEN WITH DARREN WHITE'S FAMILY EVER SINCE. 4:08 I told her you're going to court you're getting your day in court- she couldn't be here but she would have said the same thing no agreement on probation. TODAY THE SHERIFF IS DEMANDING JAIL TIME FOR ANDERSON BEGAY THE MAN WHO IS SAID TO HAVE CHOPPED TRIXIE'S EARS INTO PIECES. THE D-A OFFERED BEGAY A PLEA DEAL BUT IT INVOLVED THE POSSIBILITY OF TIME IN THE SLAMMER SO HE REFUSED -- AND WILL NOW TAKE HIS CHANCES WITH A TRIAL. HOWEVER BEGAY'S WIFE ANITA WILLIS DID TAKE A LESSER PLEA DEAL AND GOT 1 YEAR PROBATION. 08:28 did you guys expect it to get this bad. AFTER COURT BEGAY AND WILLIS TRIED TO SLIP OUT THE BACK - 9:41Mr. Begay are you expecting jail time I know that plea agreement didn't go. AFTER HEADING DOWN FLIGHTS OF STAIRS THEY FINALLY BOLTED OUT OF AN EMERGENCY FIRE EXIT -- WITH NOTHING TO SAY. GADI SCHWARTZ- EYE WITNESS NEWS 4. |
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Video: AP Top Stories
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 | Here's the latest news for Wednesday, July 16, 2008: Oil prices tumble again; More US troops may go to Afghanistan; VW rolling big plant into Tennessee; Golden Retriever learns to dive. |
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Video: Golden Retriever Learns to Dive
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 | The owners of a golden retriever from Wallingford, Connecticut taught the dog to dive to the bottom of their pool. (July 16) |
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Video: Woman taped abusing puppy placed on leave
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 | WOMAN WHO'S AT THE CENTER OF AN ANIMAL ABUSE CASE THAT HAS GAINED NATIONAL ATTENTION. YVETTE TAPIA, AN ALBUQUERQUE CITY EMPLOYEE, WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO - ABUSING A NEWLY ADOPTED PUPPY AT HER HOME NEAR TOME. JEFF MAHER BROKE THE STORY. HE'S LIVE AT CITY HALL TO SHOW US HOW THE PUPPY IS DOING - AND WHAT TAPIA'S PARENTS HAD TO SAY. JEFF? YVETTE TAPIA, WHO'S A SECRETARY FOR THE CITY'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT CAME TO WORK TODAY HERE AT CITY HALL - AND WAS TOLD TO GO HOME. SHE'S ON PAID LEAVE WHILE THE CITY CONDUCTS ITS OWN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW - WE GAVE TAPIA A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN HERSELF. IT'S SHOCKING VIDEO THAT HAS NOW BEEN SEEN BY PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY - - YVETTE TAPIA, CAUGHT RED-HANDED BY A NEIGHBOR - TOSSING, KICKING, CHOKING, AND YANKING 'BUDDY', A 4-MONTH OLD LABORADOR MIX. ONCE AGAIN, WE WENT TO TAPIA'S HOME - - NO ANSWER. BUT THEN - WE GOT A TIP THAT SHE WAS STAYING AT HER PARENTS HOUSE IN PERALTA 'how are you doing, I'm looking for Yvette Tapia''she doesn't live here''are you her parents?''shes not...''can you at least....you're her parents right?''yes''have you been in contact with her? Can you tell us how she's feeling about...''you can check with her at her house''we did, she wasn't there - how does she feel about what she did?''can you tell us how she feels about what she did?'AFTER THAT - WE WENT TO GO CHECK ON BUDDY AT THE VALENCIA COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER, WHERE HE WAS ADOPTED BY TAPIA IN MAY. BUDDY IS ONE OF THE FRIENDLIEST DOGS THERE - AND SEEMS HAPPY AND OUTGOING. WORKERS SAY HE'S TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED AT TAPIA'S HOME AND DOES 'NOT' HAVE ANY PHYSICAL INJURIES. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS CHARGED TAPIA WITH ONE COUNT OF ANIMAL CRUELTY - A MISDEMEANOR THAT CARRIES A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF ONE YEAR IN PRISON AND A FIVE-HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE 'and I am certain that some people who see this will say - this deserves more than one charge''yes, there are some people who will say this will deserve more than one charge, and then there's others that are calling us already claiming that it's not as bad as it looks' OFFICERS SAY A JUDGE COULD MAKE IT A FELONY CASE - WHICH COULD ADD MORE PRISON TIME. MEANWHILE, THE SHELTER HAS ALREADY GOTTEN ABOUT A HUNDRED CALLS FROM PEOPLE INQUIRING ABOUT BUDDY. WORKERS AREN'T SURE WHEN OR IF HE'LL BE UP FOR ADOPTION AGAIN - THEY SAY A LOT OF THAT DEPENDS ON WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE CASE. 'they want to adopt the dog, they want to just find out if the dog is okay, find out if they charges have been filed, if they can come and see the dog - can we take it?' ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS SAY IN MANY ANIMAL ABUSE CASES, THE JUDGE HAS THE POWER TO ISSUE AN ORDER THAT PREVENTS A PERSON FROM EVER BEING ABLE TO OWN AN ANIMAL AGAIN ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. LIVE AT CITY HALL. JEFF MAHER. EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR. |
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Video: Teen Attacked By Dog
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 | Teen is hurt after being attacked by Douglas County Sheriff's canine. |
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Video: Bentley the Life Saving Labradoodle
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 | Many of us think of dogs as companions...but in one case, a dog named Bentley is a teacher and a life saver. |
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Video: Kenny Watches Dock Dogs Dive In with Delight!
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Video: Pit Bull Problems
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 | Police and Animal Control officers warn pet owners about the danger of pit bulls. |
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Video: Disease Can Spread From Bobcats To Domestic Felines
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 | (7/15/08) - A disease that can spread from bobcats to domestic cats through ticks is 90 percent fatal to household cats. |
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Video: Dog Saves Family From Burning Home
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 | A south Florida family is crediting the family pet with saving the lives of family members by alerting them to a fire burning in their home. (July 15) |
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Video: Pet Of The Week: Buzz The Beagle
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 | Chloe and the Oregon Humane Society introduce Buzz an 8-year-old beagle, who is looking for a good home. |
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Video: City worker caught abusing puppy
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 | SOME HOME VIDEO SHOWING AN ALBUQUERQUE CITY WORKER ABUSING A NEWLY ADOPTED PUPPY THE VIDEO SHOWS THE WOMAN TOSSING, KICKING AND CHOKING THE PUPPY AT HER VALENCIA COUNTY HOME. JEFF MAHER IS LIVE AT CITY HALL WITH THE VIDEO YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR. JEFF? YVETTE TAPIA WORKS HERE AT CITY HALL AS A SECRETARY IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. SHE LIVES IN VALENCIA COUNTY -- AND THAT'S WHERE ONE OF HER NEIGHBORS RECORDED SOME DISTURBING IMAGES ON VIDEO THAT MANY ARE CALLING DOWNRIGHT DISGUSTING. IT STARTS OUT AS A NORMAL DAY. YVETTE TAPIA BRINGS OUT HER GARDEN HOSE TO CLEAN OUT HER PUPPY'S CAGE IN THE BACKYARD. THE PUPPY IS SITTING UNDERNEATH A CHAIR. HE MOVES BEHIND THE HOUSE AFTER TAPIA SPRAYS THE HOSE IN HIS DIRECTION - SHE THEN WALKS OVER TO HIM - AND THEN THIS. WITH ONE HAND SHE TOSSES THE DOG - FLIPPING HIM IN THE AIR - AND HE LANDS HARD ON THE CONCRETE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS - THE PUPPY IS AGAIN HIDING UNDERNEATH THE CHAIR, SHE REACHES UNDER - GRABS HIM BY THE COLLAR AND CARRIES HIM NOT SO GENTLY OVER TO HIS CAGE. ANOTHER DAY - TAPIA IS SEEN DRAGGING AND YANKING THE PUPPY BY HIS LEASH IN THE BACKYARD. AS SHE WAITS FOR HIM TO GO TO THE BATHROOM - SHE TAPS HIM TWICE WITH HER FOOT - AND THEN TRIES TO KICK HIM IN THE FACE. ONCE HE'S DONE - HE GETS PULLED AND YANKED BACK OVER BEHIND THE HOUSE THIS NEIGHBOR -- WHO WANTED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS -- VIDEOTAPED THE WHOLE THING FROM HER HOUSE 'and I was absolutely appalled at the way that she treated the animal so we decided to take some action to let people know that this was happening.' THE NEIGHBOR SAYS SHE ALSO SAW TAPIA HITTING THE PUPPY ON THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER. SHE SAYS THE PUPPY WAS KEPT IN THIS CAGE FOR 14 HOURS A DAY WITH NO FOOD OR WATER IN HIS DISH. AFTER SEEING THE TAPE -- ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS TOOK AWAY BOTH OF TAPIA'S DOGS. 'I just couldn't believe it, I'm a dog person, I love animals and to see that happen to a puppy not being able to do anything about it is very disturbing'WE WENT TO TAPIA'S HOME NEAR TOME. SHE WASN'T THERE. SO WE WENT TO HER OFFICE AT CITY HALL IN ALBUQUERQUE. 'hi how are you - pretty good yourself? - good, I'm with channel four, I'm looking for Yvette Tapia'WE WERE ESCORTED BACK TO HER OFFICE -- SHE WASN'T THERE EITHER, BUT HER BOSS WAS. 'as you know, the policy of the city is to deplore any kind of animal abuse and certainly if the person involved is a city employee we will look at the tape, look at the charges that are brought and do an internal investigation and take what administrative action we feel is appropriate within our power to do so' VALENCIA COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS SAY THEY'RE REVIEWING THE TAPE FURTHER TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT HOW MANY COUNTS TAPIA COULD BE CHARGED WITH. LIVE AT CITY HALL. JEFF MAHER. EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR. |
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Video: I-Team: Pit Bull Controversy
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