Dog available for adoption (Papillion Times)

ASHLAND - This male black lab is available for adoption through the Ashland Dog Pound. He is approximately nine months old, weighs 57 pounds and is in good health.

Pet adoption to be held Saturday in Florence (Florence Morning News)

The Second Chance K9 Rescue of the Pee Dee and Carolina Kitties Rescue will have a pet adoption from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Wood Creek Dog Food Center, 2803 W. Palmetto St., Florence.

Dog adoption fees slashed (Lancaster Online)

Faced with an influx of dogs, Humane League of Lancaster County is reducing its canine adoption fees by 50 percent this month."Just this past month, we got 98 more dogs here at the shelter," Megan Gallagher Clark, the Humane League's vice president of development and outreach, said. "So now we h...

Maspeth woman saves dog after gruesome accident (Queens Chronicle)

Ewelina Bajda saved Angel, left, after the dog had been struck by a car. Here she is shown with her husky Misiu. (photo courtesy of Ewlina Bajda) On Nov. 2, while 35,000 people were running 26.2 miles through the five boroughs, a pit bull barely a year old stood on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.

High costs for food, vet care can 'dog' pet owners (AP via Yahoo! News)

Speculation about what kind of puppy the new first family will get has intrigued the nation since President-elect Barack Obama publicly promised his daughters a pooch.