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  • Last year Obie the dachshund tipped the scales at 77 pounds. Now hes shed 50 pounds and its hard to believe its the same dog.
  • Last year Obie the dachshund tipped the scales at 77 pounds. Now he's shed 50 pounds and it's hard to believe it's the same dog.
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  • A 6-year-old boy had to undergo surgery after he was attacked by a dog at a home in Discovery Bay Thursday night.
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  • Fat and furry: Atkins for portly pets
  • With more than half of America's pets being overweight, there are new exercise programs being developed for them.
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  • Larry the Italian greyhound got loose at SFO
  • A $2,500 reward is being offered to help find a dog that got loose at San Francisco International Airport earlier this week.
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  • A worker suffered severe damage to her left arm after she stuck it in a tiger enclosure at a central Oklahoma animal park.
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  • The huge vegetation fire that burned in Solano County was caused  by a combination of rare winds and marshland vegetation.
  • The huge vegetation fire that burned in Solano County was caused by a combination of rare winds and marshland vegetation.
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  • The huge vegetation fire that burned in Solano County was caused  by a combination of rare winds and marshland vegetation.
  • The huge vegetation fire that burned in Solano County was caused by a combination of rare winds and marshland vegetation.
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fairfield, solano county, suisun city, fire, animal, animals in peril, north bay news, lilian kim
  • 8-alarm vegetation fire burning near Fairfield
  • Officials have issued a smoke advisory to Bay Area residents due to smoke from a huge vegetation fire burning in Solano County.
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  • 8-alarm vegetation fire burning near Fairfield
  • Officials have issued a smoke advisory to Bay Area residents due to smoke from a huge vegetation fire burning in Solano County.
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  • On Saturday morning, right here on ABC7, the third season of the acclaimed series "Sea Rescue" gets underway.
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  • Newark cop finds abandoned dog tied up, giving birth
  • A Newark police officer found an abandoned dog tied to a park bench giving birth to 9 puppies.
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  • Newark cop finds abandoned dog tied up, giving birth
  • A Newark police officer found an abandoned dog tied to a park bench giving birth to 9 puppies.
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  • Bags of ashes are all thats left of Ellen Barkleys beloved pets -- Rottweiler Jaeger and German shepherd Luke.
  • A homeowner in the East Bay is furious with her neighbor, who she says killed her two dogs.
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animal, animals in peril, brentwood, dog attack, east bay news, carolyn tyler
  • Dogs beaten and burned after attacking chickens
  • A homeowner in the East Bay is furious with her neighbor, who she says killed her two dogs.
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  • Baby giant panda at National Zoo
  • One of the smallest and possibly cutest victims of the U.S. government shutdown is the giant baby panda in Washington D.C.
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animal, animals in peril, pregnancy, endangered species, national/world
  • Raccoon caught in trap
  • A raccoon faces a long recovery after getting caught in what a South Bay wildlife rescue group calls a "barbaric" trap.
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  • Pit bull accused of attacking Antioch boy
  • An Antioch appeals board has ruled that two pit bulls involved in the mauling of a 10-year-old boy will be humanely euthanized
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  • Pit bull accused of attacking Antioch boy
  • An Antioch appeals board has ruled that two pit bulls involved in the mauling of a 10-year-old boy will be humanely euthanized.
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  • Fresno cat rescue.
  • A Fresno firefighter discovered a kitten at the scene of a fire and carried the kitten outside to fresh air.
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  • Fresno cat rescue.
  • A Fresno firefighter discovered a kitten at the scene of a fire and carried the kitten outside to fresh air.
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  • dog fighting san francisco
  • San Francisco police have busted an alleged dog fighting ring in the city. The SFPD is working to identify additional individuals involved in the case. If anyone has any information regarding the location of the dogs or the identity of the suspects shown in these photos, please contact the SFPD tip line at 415-575-4444.
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  • San Francisco police have busted an alleged dog fighting ring in the city.
  • San Francisco police have busted an alleged dog fighting ring in the city. Three people have been arrested.
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SFPD, bayview hunters point, crime, animal, animals in peril, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Effort grows to put down pit bulls that attacked boy
  • There's a growing effort to put down 2 pit bulls who mauled an Antioch boy this summer since the owners are fighting to keep them.
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antioch, dog attack, children, animal, martinez, uc davis, animals in peril, east bay news, alan wang
  • 2 dogs abandoned in Fremont
  • Fremont police want to know who abandoned two dogs on Wednesday.
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  • San Francisco police bust dog fighting ring
  • San Francisco police have busted an alleged dog fighting ring in the city. Three people have been arrested.
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  • This weeks Perfect Pet: Daisy
  • To adopt this week's Perfect Pet, Daisy, contact the San Francisco SPCA at (415) 554-3000.
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  • First the Bay Area, now Southern California. Meatballs laced with poison are now putting pet owners in one community on alert.
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animal, animals in peril, food, crime, southern california, los angeles, california news
  • EPA pastor asks for publics help to find woman who hit him
  • A blind East Palo Alto pastor is asking for the public's help in finding the woman who hit him and his guide dog and left the scene.
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  • Dog mauling victim meets firefighters who rescued him
  • A 10-year-old Antioch boy who was mauled by a pit bull met the Contra Costa County firefighters who rescued him.
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antioch, dog attack, children, animal, martinez, uc davis, animals in peril, east bay news, carolyn tyler
  • Mount Diablo State Park reopened to visitors on Monday after a massive wildfire there charred more than 3,000 acres.
  • Mount Diablo State Park reopened to visitors on Monday after a massive wildfire there charred more than 3,000 acres.
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  • Mount Diablo State Park reopened to visitors on Monday after a massive wildfire there charred more than 3,000 acres.
  • Mount Diablo State Park reopened to visitors on Monday after a massive wildfire there charred more than 3,000 acres.
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mount diablo, fire, cal fire, clayton, evacuation, animal, animals in peril, east bay news, laura anthony
  • This July 21, 2012, photo released by the Ventana Wildlife Society shows a condor in flight in Big Sur, Calif. (AP Photo/Ventana Wildlife Society, Tim Huntington)
  • Scientists have established a strong link between the long-banned pesticide DDT and endangered condors' reproductive problems.
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  • Cal Fire officials say the Mount Diablo fire burned thousands of acres and full containment is expected Saturday afternoon.
  • Officials say a fire that burned more than 3,000 acres in and around Mount Diablo State Park is now 100 percent contained.
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  • Fire officials say the massive wildfire on Mount Diablo burned an estimated 3,133 acres and cost $4.5 million to fight.
  • Fire officials say the massive wildfire on Mount Diablo burned an estimated 3,133 acres and cost $4.5 million to fight.
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  • This weeks Perfect Pet: Mulan
  • To adopt this week's Perfect Pet, Mulan, contact the Marin Humane Society at (415) 506-6225.
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animals in peril, animal, marin county, news
  • Firefighters battle the Morgan Fire on Mt. Diablo.
  • Cal Fire investigators have determined that target shooting was the cause of the massive wildfire on Mount Diablo.
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  • Firefighters battle the Morgan Fire on Mt. Diablo.
  • Crews have the fire on Mt. Diablo pretty much under control, but some smoldering spot fires are keeping containment at 80 percent.
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  • Smoke from a wildfire that crews are battling on the slopes of Mount Diablo was visible from several miles away.
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  • Cal Fire crews on scene of the Mount Diablo fire
  • Crews made good progress overnight on the Mount Diablo fire, getting 70 percent of the fire area surrounded with a safety zone.
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  • Contra Costa firehouse robbed while fighting fire
  • A Contra Costa County fire station was burglarized while firefighters were battling the Morgan Fire on Sunday.
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mount diablo, fire, cal fire, clayton, evacuation, animal, animals in peril, east bay news, lisa amin gulezian
  • Firefighters battle the Morgan Fire on Mt. Diablo.
  • Crews have the fire on Mt. Diablo pretty much under control, but some smoldering spot fires are keeping containment at 60 percent.
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mount diablo, fire, cal fire, clayton, evacuation, animal, animals in peril, east bay news
  • Firefighters battle the Morgan Fire on Mt. Diablo.
  • There were 705 firefighters battling the Morgan Fire Tuesday morning and they have it up to 45 percent contained.
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  • California condor
  • At the state capitol on Tuesday there was a contentious debate over whether or not to require hunters to use non-lead bullets.
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  • California condor
  • At the state capitol on Tuesday there was a contentious debate over whether or not to require hunters to use non-lead bullets.
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  • Capt. Jed Matcham, left, and firefighter Richard Netro, of the Benicia Fire Department monitor the Mount Diablo Fire on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Clayton, Calif.
  • The Morgan Fire on Mount Diablo is now 45 percent contained, up from 20 percent yesterday.
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  • Morgan fire flares up Monday night
  • The size of the Morgan fire didn't change from 3, 718 acres burned, but flare-ups were reported Monday night.
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  • Wildfire on Mount Diablo grows to 3,718 acres
  • A fire in Mt. Diablo State Park is raging out of control -- it's threatening homes and power transmission lines.
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  • Smoke from Mt. Diablo wildifires
  • Bay Area Air Quality Management issued a smoke advisory to Bay Area residents Monday due to smoke from wildfires burning on Mt. Diablo.
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  • Mount Diablo fire plume
  • A fire in Mt. Diablo State Park is raging out of control -- it's threatening homes and power transmission lines.
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