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Lehigh Valley Animal Rescue Needs Public's Help To Relocate Lehigh Valley Animal Rescue Needs Public's Help To Relocate
Lehigh Valley Animal Rescue Needs Public's Help To Relocate Furry Feet Rescue of Walnutport is calling on the public to help fund an upcoming move.  Staffers say the shelter must find a new home to make their facilities compliant with new Pennsylvania state laws.  "We are committed to providing shelter and care for stray dogs and those that come from other states, but we cannot do it alone," wrote campaign organizer Michelle Geyer on GoFundMe.com.  "We need your support to keep our mission alive and continue to provide a safe environment for these animals." Organizers said they expect the new facility to cost around $52,000. They wi…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Tributes Pour In For Lehigh Valley Native Dominic Fetter After Death At 29 Tributes Pour In For Lehigh Valley Native Dominic Fetter After Death At 29
Tributes Pour In For Lehigh Valley Native Dominic Fetter After Death At 29 Tributes are flooding social media for Lehigh Valley native Dominic Louis Fetter, who died in Spokane, Washington, on Friday, April 7. He was 29. Born in Bethlehem, Dominic was both academically and athletically skilled, holding consistent positions on the honor roll and the varsity wrestling team at Liberty High School, his obituary says. Dominic had an unbreakable spirit and unmatched determination that could be seen “both on and off the mat,” reads his obituary. He was currently working as an Entertainment Engineer at Feld Entertainment. Above all, Dominic’s compassion and grace knew n…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Puppy Thief Puts Dog In Purse, Walks Out Of Philadelphia Shelter Puppy Thief Puts Dog In Purse, Walks Out Of Philadelphia Shelter
Puppy Thief Puts Dog In Purse, Walks Out Of Philadelphia Shelter UPDATE: The stolen puppy, Wendy, has been returned following the identification of the assailants, authorities said. ORIGINAL: Authorities in Pennsylvania are on the lookout for two women, one of whom took a puppy right from its kennel at an animal shelter, put it in her purse and walked away. The incident happened at the PSPCA headquarters in Philadelphia Mother's Day around 2:20 p.m., officials said. Video shows the woman taking the small, white terrier mix out of her kennel and placed it in her purse.  The stolen puppy had been adopted by a family anxiously awaiting a new family m…

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by Cecilia Levine