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Dogtown Episode 2

Critter News

This episode featured three young dogs: Johnny, the golden retriever that was considered too dumb to train; "Baxt" (I think) a puppy with a neurological problem; and Tuffy, the dog attacked and left for dead by other dogs. Many consider hoarding to be a real mental illness. Another episode of Dogtown done!

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

4 The Love Of Animals

sexual abuse, and animal fighting as well as neglect (such as hoarding). ALDF points to the following examples for why a registry is needed to help animal guardians, law enforcement and shelters protect their animals: Robert Rydzewski : In 2004, the then 29-year-old upstate New Yorker shot his neighbor’s dog in the face twice.