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Pawsitive Connections, a dog training program at the Central Michigan Correctional Facility in St. Louis, is helping teach inmates valuable life skills.
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What makes the decision important is the determination that a violation of any single element of Michigan’s animal cruelty law can justify a conviction.
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Michigan’s longest dog sled race has been canceled for the first time in history.The Upper Peninsula Dog Sled Association announced today the UP200 - along with its Midnight Run and Jack Pine 30 - are all canceled due to poor weather conditions.Association President Darlene Walch said days of warm weather and rain showers last night melted too much snow on sections of the 220-mile track.
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Dale Bryant says his dog King was tangled in a lead line and could have been injured. So he called 911. The city took his dog, and he fought for four months to get him back.
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After the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Lab confirmed the parvo-like illness impacting dozens of dogs in northern Michigan was parvovirus, a new set of questions emerged: Is it a new strain of the virus? Why did so many dogs test negative when they were in fact positive?
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The Michigan State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory says their testing has confirmed the illness is parvovirus and that initial testing was not as precise for detecting the virus.
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At least 30 dogs have died from the virus. Many of them were puppies or young dogs not up to date on their vaccinations.
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Last month, a federal judge ordered the release of 4,000 beagles from a Virginia research and breeding facility after violating federal regulations. The Humane Society of Midland County offered to help and took in 50 of the beagles to find new homes.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed allowing handlers to brings service dogs in training into more public spaces.
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An official legal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel says the state has not complied with a 1978 law that requires it create a registry and safety rules for medical tests on animals.