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La Plata County Humane Society director resigns; agency waits to hire replacement

Michelle Featheringill says she and board didn’t share same vision

DATE: Dec 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Does La Plata County’s barking dog ordinance have teeth?

New regulations will be tested in court jury trial in January

DATE: Dec 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former nurse trains dogs to detect low blood sugar

Cherie Hughes started training dogs 50 years ago

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Woman gets deferred sentence in animal cruelty case

Plea deal bans horse ownership for two years

DATE: Nov 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Air Force mascot falcon improving after injury at West Point

The Associated Press AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – An Air Force falcon injured at West Point during an apparent prank before Saturday’s annual rivalry game between the two service ac...

DATE: Nov 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Animal rescue deals with suspected poisonings

‘All our goats were killed. Every single one of them,’ owner says

DATE: Nov 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

If you don’t eat honey because you are a vegan, avocados might be off-limits, too

One thing that most sensible people can agree on – whether they’re vegan, meat-eaters, paleo, keto or whatever food tribe they happen to belong to – is that avocados are delicious. But there...

DATE: Oct 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Animal scientist Temple Grandin shares insights on animal fear, overbreeding

Dogs, horses experience core emotions such as panic, rage and curiosity

DATE: Oct 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kids at La Plata County Fair reap massive benefits at Junior Livestock Sale

Participants collect more than $275,000 in livestock sale

DATE: Aug 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Number of animal cruelty charges reduced for La Plata County couple

Jury trials set for later this year

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango restaurants try to accommodate customers with dogs

Residents, tourists appreciate being able to bring pooches out to eat

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

I bake for dogs, and they eat it up

Puppy season kicked off last month, with posts on social media and a flood of photographs and videos filling up my feed. My friends and their friends, and, it seems like everyone else’s frie...

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food