dog park now one step closer to reality

source: Prescott Daily Courier, AZ
Chino Valley Parks and Recreation interim director Jason Kelly said an amendment to the town’s Heritage Fund grant, which allots $575,125 for parkland development, will set aside $149,825 for the dog park.
“Labor is included in the cost, and volunteer hours can be attributed back to the state,” Kelly said. “The town is […]

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New Dog Park Opens

source: WTVW, IN
“We started this back in 1999, trying to get a dog park established in Evansville,” she said. “And, we finally have one. … The park is currently one enclosed acre. But, E-DOG could expand it to as much as eight acres if there’s enough demand.

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proposed dog park at Sanchez Center

source: Pacifica Tribune, CA
The Pacifica Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission unanimously approved the concept of a dog park on the eastern grounds of the Sanchez Arts Center during its meeting last Wednesday. This moves the project along to City Council for further study. City Council could potentially take up the matter as soon as its next […]

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Royal Oak dogs to get room to roam

source: Detroit Free Press, United States
As challenging as fund-raising is in the sagging economy, a dozen Royal Oak dog lovers have raised more than $17,000 since February. At 3:30 p.m. Friday, members of the Royal Oak Animal Mission plan to attend a groundbreaking — rain or shine, with their dogs — to kick off construction of […]

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Dogs have their day

source: Daily News - Galveston County, TX
LEAGUE CITY — After almost two years of failed attempts by residents, the city council last week approved spending $194,000 to build a park where dogs can romp unleashed. …
The park would be the first in Galveston County dedicated to dogs. Plans call for a fenced area divided into sections […]

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Dozens speak out on dogs in parks

source: Boston Globe, United States
Linehan, who called for the hearing, said it was important to discuss whether the city needs to tighten enforcement of leash and pooper-scooper laws and to see if creating more parks in which dogs can be off leash legally would help solve dog-related conflicts.
… Sergeant Charles Rudack, who heads the city’s animal […]

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Canine Country Club

source: San Bernardino Sun, CA
… the much-anticipated Canine Country Club at Noble Creek Park opened Saturday. The dog park has 1 1/2 acres of lush green grass, shade trees, picnic tables, walking paths, and even fenced areas to separate little dogs from big dogs.
…Canine Country Club is open every day from dawn to dusk. For […]

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Clarkston dog park opens

source: Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA
“I have heard nothing but rave reviews from the people I see down there,” said Hadlock, who headed the effort to get a dog park in the city. “It’s not just a place for dogs, it’s a place where people … can get to know each other in a setting […]

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Scientists clash over wolves’ endangered status

source: Nature.com, UK

While legal battles continued this week in America over whether the grey wolf is an endangered species, a parallel argument over Canis lupus is playing out on the pages of a high-profile biology journal. …
This illustrates one of the most contentious issues in conservation biology: what is a species, and what does it mean […]

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Wolves back on endangered species list

source: Los Angeles Times, CA

… The decision transferred control over the animals to state game agencies in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. But after wolves were allowed to be shot on sight across most of Wyoming — and all three states began planning public hunts — U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in July issued an injunction […]

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