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Animal Control Shoots Dog in Williamsburg, KY; Public Speaks Out

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

BY HEATHER DAVIS / NASHVILLE PAW MAGAZINE

There is public outcry after a shocking chain of events in Williamsburg, KY last week. Local business owners had been feeding a friendly stray dog - a Great Pyrenees they’d named Bugsy - and decided it would be best to call animal control so officials could find a home for the sweet pooch. What happened, however, was horrifying. The animal control officer, instead, drove up and shot the dog, killing it. Had the locals known the dog’s fate, they would have taken rescue measures into their own hands, and are now speaking out against a system gone wrong.

Read the full news story here.

Middle Tennesee’s own Big Fluffy Dog Rescue has stepped up by writing a formal complaint letter and starting a petition for the city to take action against the officer. You can make your voice heard by signing the petition here.

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Swarm of Bees Kill Two Dogs in Lebanon

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

THE TENNESSEAN / Petey, a Boston Terrier, stung repeatedly by bees last Sunday has died. His pal Katie, a Labrador Retriever, died Sunday after being covered with bees and stung to death at their home in Lebanon. Petey had been recuperating at a veterinary hospital when he succumbed Tuesday.

“We’re just devastated by this,” said owner Susan Garner. Read the whole story here.