4th Dog Dies in Iditarod

I hate blogging about blogs, but LA Unleashed has the rundown so I don't think I can improve on what they have.

King County, WA to Consider Law Against Continuous Dog-Chaining

This article was actually on the first page of the soon-to-be-exclusively online Seattle PI. While I know that sometimes people have little choice when it comes to keeping their animals outdoors, you can still tell when the animal is cared for. They have proper shelter, a generally clean environment, room to move, perhaps a leash tied to a runner so they don't get tangled when they run, etc.

The dog spotlighted in this article just doesn't seem to fit that "cared for" criteria.

And he is simply one of many.

Cane Toads Killing Dogs

Dogs and cane toads don't mix well.

Mike and Vicki Milton's west highland terrier Wallace was rushed to the clinic after he was found with a toad in his mouth at their Knuckey Lagoon home on Sunday night.

Dr Monaghan said when the five-year-old arrived he was in a "bad way'' and they did not hold much hope of him surviving.

She said his mouth was clamped shut, he was having seizures and his eyes were flickering.

They've had 5 cases recently in the NW Territories in Australia.

Help Chained and Penned Dogs

Great website for those of you concerned with the abuse of dogs who are kept perpetually chained and/or outdoors in all weathers.

Check out www.dogsdeservebetter.org.

Thanks to reader Monica for directing us to it!