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• NO PLACE LIKE HOME

  Dog Days of Summer this weekend in Templeton

  

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  Posted 5:47 PM 9/4/2012 by Jeanette Trompeter

  As summer gives way to Fall, there are rituals that mark the change of seasons. Like city pools closing for the season. In templeton, that ritual happens with a wonderful celebration, and joyous proof There's No Place Like Home.

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• NATIONAL NEWS

  Hope for Hope, an abused dog in Texas

  

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  Posted 11:28 AM 7/12/2012 by NBC News

  Things are looking up for a dog that was tortured and abandoned in North Texas.

  The four-year-old pug mix was found earlier this week and has since been named Hope.

  Hope is part pug-mix, part example of just how cruel people can be.

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• NATIONAL NEWS

  Kittens caught in concrete floor, builders tear up house looking for them

  

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  Posted 11:27 AM 5/30/2012 by NBC News

  A mysterious sound, a dreadful realization, and a miraculous rescue.

  A cat was trapped in one of the most unlikely places imaginable, and somehow made it out alive.

  Meet Crete. As in, concrete. He's named that because his owner rescued him from inside of a garage floor. (More) • Video (1)

  
  

• PET NEWS

  Templeton Fire Department finds lost dog under response vehicle

  

  Posted 11:29 AM 5/25/2012 by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News

  The Templeton Fire Department is trying to track down the owner of a lost dog found underneath one of its response vehicles at the station Thursday.

  Firefighters believe the dog is a miniature Doberman and say she is very friendly and appears well-kept.

  The dog is not microchipped and has no tags.

  If you know who she belongs to, contact the Templeton Fire Department.

   

  
  

• SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

  Animal shelters celebrate "Chihuahuas de Mayo"

  

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  Posted 1:10 PM 5/1/2012 by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News

  Animal shelters in Santa Barbara County are offering free spaying and neutering for Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes during the month of May as part of what they're calling "Chihuahuas de Mayo."

  They're also offering half off adoption fees for Chihuahuas and mixes as part of their "Whole (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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• PET NEWS

  Orphaned kittens paired with dog that lost her pups

  

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  Posted 1:45 PM 4/19/2012 by NBC News

  Dogs and cats no longer hate each other, at least at Abandoned Pet Rescue in Broward County, Florida.

  Marcy, a lactating mix-breed Chihuahua, who was brought in by Broward Animal Control was united with two kittens, Romulus and Remus, who were left on the pet rescue's doorstep.

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• CALIFORNIA NEWS

  California pet microchip bill vetoed by Brown

  Posted 2:02 PM 10/10/2011 by KO, The Associated Press

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Democratic state Sen. Ted Lieu of Torrance says he was surprised and disappointed when Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have required animal control agencies and shelters to implant microchips in every dog and cat before releasing, selling or giving them away. (More)

  
  

• SANTA MARIA

  SB Co. Animal Services reports outbreak of Parvovirus in Santa Maria area

  Posted 12:02 PM 10/7/2011 by Bethany Tucker, KSBY News

  Santa Barbara County Animal Services is warning pet owners to make sure their dogs are vaccinated after a recent spike in the number of Parvovirus cases in the northern part of the county.

  The Santa Maria Animal Shelter says it has seen 15 confirmed cases of Parvovirus come to its shelter (More) • Video (1)

  
  

• CENTRAL COAST

  Local animal shelters are full

  Posted 6:18 PM 9/15/2011 by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News

  Local animal shelters are trying to get the word out-- the effects of the recession have left them packed.

  Thousands of cats and dogs are put down every year on the Central Coast, and those tough decisions continue.

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• NATIONAL NEWS

  Guide dog raised in Santa Barbara helped blind owner escape from World Trade Center

  

  Posted 11:00 AM 9/11/2011 by Danielle Lerner

  It's a tale of survival, teamwork and the bond between one man and his dog. Michael Hingson is blind. He was working as a sales manager on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center's Tower One on 9/11, and escaped with the help of his guide dog Roselle, who was raised in Santa Barbara.

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