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Heir of the Dog?
Two of Leona Helmsley’s grandchildren will inherit $5M each now that the Queen of Mean has passed into the other realm, but the true winner in her death is Trouble, a white Maltese toy dog. The dog was...
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No heir, apparently…
The white Maltese dog that Leona Helmsley loved so much ($12 million much) might become a stray. The Associated Press reports today that Helmsley’s brother and the appointed caretaker, Alvin Rosenthal,...
View ArticleDog owner gets $3,100 tab for bitten bark
A Pennsylvania man and his canine companion are being held accountable for the cost of three trees that fell victim to her penchant for bark. The story, from the AP: This summer, Tyler Port allowed his...
View ArticleIs there a “Buddy” waiting for you?
Here’s a warm and fuzzy story for the holiday season. A news release from Petfinder.com, of Silver Spring, which describes itself as “the largest online database of adoptable pets,” and whose parent is...
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Baltimore’s top dogs
The Golden Retriever leap-frogged over the German Shepherd to wrestle the No. 2 spot away from the Boxer on this year’s list of the most popular dogs in Baltimore. The American Kennel Club reports that...
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Unexpected victims of the sub-prime mortgage mess
As owners lose their homes to foreclosure, their pets, too, are losing shelter, the Chicago Tribune reports. The newspaper found several animal shelters that have seen an increase in pets given up for...
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Fighting for Fido
Is dogfighting going on right under your nose? That’s what it seemed like Thursday after listening to a House Judiciary Committee hearing on a bill that would make being a spectator at a dogfight or...
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Multimedia: Gansler on dogfighting
At a press conference in Reisterstown earlier today, Attorney General Doug Gansler and the Humane Society of the United States announced a crackdown on illegal animal fighting. Up to $5,000 will be...
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Neglected horses galloping toward recovery
The surviving horses that were taken from Hilton and Donna Silver are well on their way to recovery, a Baltimore County animal control official said Wednesday. “They are doing phenomenal,” said Brooke...
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UM law students get their claws out
Anyone who’s gone to law school in the past five years or so knows the Internet-fueled distraction of the final exams period when it’s just you, some books and a computer for days at a time. Read...
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Law blog roundup
Welcome to the Monday following a Blast of a weekend. Here are some items to get your week started. – The Tennessee Legislature also has a dogfight. – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hits the...
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Kramer to seek special session on dog bill
Dels. Benjamin Kramer, left and Kathleen Dumais, both Montgomery County Democrats, get into a heated exchange about the dog-liability bill on the House floor Monday night. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily...
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