1329. Winning The World's Ugliest Dog Contest

Be Fearful if Fido is Flying in Cargo
Bay Area NBC Investigative Journalist Elyce
Kirchner reports on why the airlines are getting away
with murder, literally. There is an incredibly high number of
pets that don't come out alive after flying in the cargo
compartment. We'll have the list of the top airlines and the
worst.
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"Pet" Dreams
Puppy lovers have 'fessed up, they have "pet dreams" when they
leave their four-legged friends behind on holidays. A new survey
shows that eighty per cent of pet owners would cancel or change
their travel plans if they could not trust someone to mind their
pet. One in six pet owners would chat to their pet on Zoom while
away on holidays. And one in seven confessed to having "pet
dreams'' about their animal companions.
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World's Ugliest Dog Contest Chronicled
They're sooo ugly, they're cute. Vicki DeArmon
has been the brainchild behind the wildly-popular Ugliest Dog
Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair. Now she's taken the photos from
these contests and printed them into a coffee-table book perfect
for ogling.
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Database Links Puppy Mills To Pet Stores
The ASPCA announced the launch of a new Internet tool that allows
consumers to link pet stores that sell puppies with USDA licensed
commercial dog breeders. Consumers are able to search the
database by pet store name, USDA license number, name of the
breeding facility, or by zip code and specific breeds. They are
hoping that this new tool will allow consumers to make informed
decisions and refrain from buying puppies at pet stores.
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Doc Halligan Fills-In
TV Vet Dr. Karen Halligan fills in for the
vacationing Dr. Debbie. She'll be answering your
questions alongside Groomer Joey "Dogfather"
Villani, Trainer Alan Kabel, and
Communicator Joy Turner.
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