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VA Pilot Known For Rescuing Dogs Killed In Plane Crash : 'A Friend To All' VA Pilot Known For Rescuing Dogs Killed In Plane Crash : 'A Friend To All'
VA Pilot Known For Rescuing Dogs Killed In Plane Crash : 'A Friend To All' This story has been updated. A Virginia pilot who regularly flew dogs in need to safe homes around the country was killed when his small plane crashed in a remote area of New York. The Greene County incident happened in the Town of Windham at around 6:10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24. Sheriff’s officials said a single-engine Mooney plane was traveling from Maryland to Albany carrying the pilot and three dogs when it crashed in a remote area. The impact killed the pilot, 49-year-old Seuk Kim, of Springfield, Virginia, and one of the dogs. A second dog, a lab mix puppy, survived but suffered two bro…

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Emaciated Dog Rescued From Fighting Ring Gave Birth, They're All Recovering In DC Foster Home Emaciated Dog Rescued From Fighting Ring Gave Birth, They're All Recovering In DC Foster Home
Emaciated Dog Rescued From Fighting Ring Gave Birth, They're All Recovering In DC Foster Home Kirsten Peek remembers the first time she laid eyes on Janet Jackson. "She was very friendly, eager for attention," said Peek, of Washington D.C. who works as the public informations officer for the Humane Society of the United States. "She was standing at the edge of this baron kennel [in Cumberland County] wagging her tail, giving 'pet me' eyes. I could see everyone one of her vertebrae and hip bones over a huge, pregnant belly." Janet Jackson was among 120 abused dogs rescued from a a large-scale nationally-known dogfighting enterprise run by a convicted Atlantic County druglo…

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VA Dog's Final Plea For Adoption Successful After Facebook Post Goes Viral VA Dog's Final Plea For Adoption Successful After Facebook Post Goes Viral
VA Dog's Final Plea For Adoption Successful After Facebook Post Goes Viral A lucky dog at a Stafford County animal shelter has finally got her second chance after a desperate plea for adoption went viral. Officials at the Stafford County Animal Shelter put out a final plea to the community on Facebook after their long-term resident Sky went months without any inquiries for adoption. "Sky hasn’t received ONE inquiry since arriving to us November last year," the shelter commented. "No one has sent an email. No one has called about her. No one asks to visit with her. We have posted her multiple times … Still nothing". UPDATE : SKY HAS BEEN ADOPTED !!! It’s off…

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Pet Store Should Be Probed By Officials In VA For Ties To Puppy Mills: PETA Pet Store Should Be Probed By Officials In VA For Ties To Puppy Mills: PETA
Pet Store Should Be Probed By Officials In VA For Ties To Puppy Mills: PETA PETA is encouraging officials in Virginia to investigate a local pet store that is allegedly falsely advertising and selling animals from “puppy mills" for exorbitant fees. This week, PETA sent a formal complaint to the City of Chesapeake Commonwealth’s Attorney Matthew Hamel urging him to investigate Family Pet Care, for “what appear to be clear violations of Virginia’s deceptive advertising law.” The organization is claiming that the store obtains dogs from purported puppy mills, despite alleging on its website that it does not engage in such practices. According to the complaint, one …

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Regal Beagle: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Add Envigo Pup To Their Family Regal Beagle: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Add Envigo Pup To Their Family
Regal Beagle: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Add Envigo Pup To Their Family One beagle that was saved from Envigo, a former, unethical breeding facility in Virgina, was recently adopted by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, according to WUSA9. Their new pup, Mia, is just one of the 4,000 beagles that were freed from Envigo and taken across the country to adoption shelters. Envigo was shut down in July, after officials discovered their cruel euthanasia practices and found the facility in inhumane conditions. The royal family visited the Beagle Freedom Project in California on August 11 to adopt their own rescue, who they call "Momma Mia" since  she bred so many ot…

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