Former Vick dog Gracie dies
Gracie, one of more than 50 dogs rescued seven years ago from NFL quarterback Michael Vick’s dog fighting compound, has died. The black pit bull spent her final years in an adoptive household in...
View ArticleDog and cheetah enjoy their first snowstorm
In case you’re needing to see some sort of silver lining behind those snow clouds that socked the eastern seaboard and paralyzed the northeast this weekend, we offer this. Kago and Kumbali — a dog and...
View Article14 more Korean farm dogs arrive in U.S.
Fourteen more farm dogs from South Korea have arrived in the U.S. and are bound for the Richmond SPCA for eventual adoption. The dogs arrived Friday at Dulles International Airport after being rescued...
View ArticleFacing defunding, VA says it will keep closer eye on its dog research...
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will tighten oversight of controversial medical experiments on dogs after an investigation found surgery failures and canine deaths in research projects at a...
View ArticleBlind dog and guide dog adopted together
A blind 12-year-old dachshund and his guide dog — a beefy looking pit bull named Blue Dozer — were adopted together from a shelter in Richmond. The two were surrendered to the Richmond Animal Care and...
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