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'Squatting' could be to blame for recent fires
January 16, 2012 12:20 AM
Last Sunday an outbuilding of an apartment complex burned to the ground on Hathaway Drive nearly taking another building with it. The suspected cause was transients living in the abandoned buildings. Less than a week later an abandoned warehouse on Sierra Madre in Colorado Springs was engulfed in flames. It... more » -
Local business aids animal rescues in tough economy
January 15, 2012 9:45 PM
Faced with financial troubles, animal shelters and rescue organizations are seeing a rise in the number of animals being surrendered. Unable to afford their family pets, many people are turning to rescues to take them in- and now those businesses are in need as well. One local thrift store staffed... more » -
Springs dog trainers helping soldiers with deployment
June 12, 2010 12:10 AM
Ava is an American Bulldog; her owner is a soldier serving in Iraq. She's waiting for him to return, along with the Rocky Mountain Dog Trainers in Colorado Springs. Her owner has Ava in a program while he's deployed, through the obedience school, where Ava is put into a... more » -
Pop culture blamed for California's Chihuahua crisis
December 10, 2009 9:40 AM
California has more Chihuahuas than it can handle, and experts say Hollywood is to blame. Chihuahuas make up 30 percent -- or more -- of the dog populations at many California animal shelters. There's suspicion that fans took to the tiny breed to imitate Chihuahua-toting celebrities like Paris Hilton and... more »
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