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King County, WA to Consider Law Against Continuous Dog-Chaining

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This article was actually on the first page of the soon-to-be-exclusively online Seattle PI. The dog spotlighted in this article just doesn't seem to fit that "cared for" criteria. The dog spotlighted in this article just doesn't seem to fit that "cared for" criteria. Tags: chained dogs seattle legislation us.

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Blog for Rescued Dogs in Western Washington

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About 600 dogs were seized from horrible puppy mill conditions. Tags: seattle animal cruelty animal rescue puppy mills. Remember how we posted about the raids on puppy mills in Mount Vernon and Gold Bar, Washington? Here's a blog for people who are trying to help them. Our pet sitter alerted us to the site.

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Puppy Mill Busted in Gold Bar, Washington

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This story comes out of Gold Bar in Snohomish County, north of Seattle (where we latte-sucking liberals live.) Several dead puppies also were found in a freezer, and two dead dogs were found elsewhere on the premises. Eighty-seven of the dogs were living in a converted attic. Tags: seattle puppy mills.

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Consider the Chickadee

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These birds certainly have a big fan in Alex Washoe, a freelance writer and bookseller in Seattle, WA. Not long after the move my friend and I were walking our dogs, early in the morning, when the dogs discovered something tiny lying in the middle of the sidewalk. They were very curious, but unusually gentle.

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The Cookie and Coco Caper

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They only had until March 5 because the apartment they were moving to would not allow dogs. My boss couldn't take the dogs because he already has a very needy dog, a cat and a new baby. Luckily, I have a coworker who volunteers with Seattle Purebred Rescue. Some rescuers think it's simply a dog-hater.

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Cookie and Coco: Anatomy of an Internet Chain Email

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They are two dogs that once needed to be adopted. Someone told us it involved Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue. We are once again getting a lot of hits over the saga of Cookie and Coco. They eventually were (in 2007, I believe. But, the story won't die. You can read about our coverage of it here. Or at least a version of it.

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Puppy Mill Raids in Western Washington

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We live in Seattle, which is part of King County. Up north are Snohomish County and Skagit County where two puppy mill raids have led to the rescue of almost 600 pregnant dogs, about 80 percent of whom are pregnant. (We And, of course, they are all "designer dogs." What a mess. Keeping abuse in the family!