USA Today
Dog protection: Missouri groups seeks to end puppy mill cruelty

Under the proposed dog-breeding measure, people could only have 50 breeding dogs and would be required to feed animals daily, provide annual veterinary care and not breed animals more than twice every 18 months. Breeders also would have to follow rules for the dogs’ living space and house animals indoors with unfettered access to an outdoor exercise yard. . . “We’re tired of being known as the puppy mill capital of the country,” Schmitz said. “We’re tired of having dogs being treated in such a substandard and cruel way.” . . . Schmitz’s group says Missouri has about 3,000 high-volume breeding facilities.  . . (more)

Apparently Missouri  legislators were unable to address the issue so Missourians for the Protection of Dogs collected 190,000 signatures to get it on the ballot.

New York Post
“My Dog Ate What?” Tomorrow at 10 on National Geographic Wild‎

Having survived Leo, our Rhodesian Ridgeback who himself survived stealing and eating: 500 Tums, one glass cookie jar filled with two pounds of cookies, three chickens, 26 donuts, five pounds of eggplant Parmigiana, 100 honey balls, 20 granola bars (with wrappers), and the only pair of Chanel shoes I’ve ever owned, I couldn’t wait to watch the new weekly show, “My Dog Ate What?”  No dog could have been as bad as Leo and lived — right? Wrong. . . .(more)

Fox News
Labradoodle Pioneer Regrets Fashioning ‘Designer Dog’

The man who bred the first labradoodle – and in the process made the mutt a desirable accessory – says it’s the great regret of his life. The coveted accessory has pushed out other breeds in terms of desirability. . . (more)

Oregon Live.com
Win $500,000 for your local dog park

How would you redesign your local dog park if you had $500,000 to spend on its renovation? Answer that question and your ideas will reshape your local park into the WagWorld Dream Dog Park. . . (more)

Allentown Morning Call

New U.S. stamps raise awareness of shelter pets

If you want to spread the word about the need to adopt shelter pets, meow is the time. A postage stamp aimed at spreading the word goes went on sale Fridayon sale Friday.  .  . To help publicize the campaign nationally, comedian Ellen Degeneres has promised to donate 1 million meals to shelters nationwide.