Animal Control
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The new scanner can read a unique serial number stored on a microchip to retrieve data about the pet’s owner
The dog, a female pit bull now named River the Frozen Puppy, was taken to the Halifax Humane Society where she was nursed back to health
Noah’s Ark shelter volunteer Teresa Clark has named the pup “Trooper”
The dog underwent surgery and is expected to be OK
Rolling down his vehicle’s window, Sheriff’s Cpl. Art Madden asked the animal to “please stop” and also made kissy noises, to no avail
No injuries were reported but police say it raised a few eyebrows among officers who thought they’d seen it all
Even a no-nonsense cop like Officer John McGrory can’t pass up a moment of cuteness
For the second week in a row, a fan at an Eagles playoff game has been arrested for allegedly punching a police horse
Officers and firefighters responded to a house fire on Jan. 7 when Officer Robert Wrinkler noticed a dog inside the building
Police said Taylor Hendricks walked over to a mounted officer and repeatedly punched the horse, striking the animal in the face, neck and shoulder
This wasn’t the first python encounter for Officer Joseph Cabrera, who helped secure a 13-foot python back in April
Spokeswoman Candy Thomson said the owl was seen struggling between the left-hand lane and the median
Officers responding to a call were greeted by a furry surprise
A Florida judge says a sheriff’s office must retain custody of a horse whose owner was charged with drunken driving while riding the animal
Detectives Matthew Edelman and Jonathan Kalman were conducting an unrelated investigation when they “came across a horrendous act of animal cruelty”
Animal control worked with firefighters to free the three bull mastiffs after they escaped from their backyard
A deliveryman heard a woman scream “help” and had his wife call 911
Jacob Solberg, 22, ran up on the horse without provocation and hit it on its rear end
The officer was responding to a call about a man with a gun inside a restaurant when he hit the animal
Police stumbled across an industrial building crammed with more than 1,000 snakes, parrots, chickens and other animals when they arrived to serve a warrant
The bull, named Gus, killed its 71-year-old owner
While sheriff dive team members were recovering the body, they encountered a large gator ‘aggressively approaching’ them
The officer said the animal fit perfectly in his vehicle
The photo made its rounds on social media with the caption, “this is what happens when you don’'t shut up”
Special Investigator Diane DiGiacomo was best known for her role on the television show ‘Animal Precinct’
The officer successfully rescued the skunk, but did not escape unscathed
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