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Pit Bull Ban Lives On in Miami-Dade As Repeal Falls One Vote Short in Tallahassee

​A full month before the season kicks off, Mark Buehrle is close to taking his first loss in Miami. The new Marlins ace is celebrity spokesman number one for pit bulls and the activists trying to overturn Miami-Dade's two-decade ban on the dog breed. Along with his wife, he's vocally pushed for la ... More >>

Seven Reasons Your Cat Hates The Internet

​They're snuggly. They're snooty. They're hilarious. Is it any wonder our Internet tubes are clogged with cats? They're like a living, breathing, addictive substance -- one huff, and you become a raging Elmyra: "I'm gonna hug you and kiss you and love you forever!"We estimate that for more than a ... More >>

Ruffing It

​They're snuggly. They're snooty. They're hilarious. Is it any wonder our Internet tubes are clogged with cats? They're like a living, breathing, addictive substance -- one huff, and you become a raging Elmyra: "I'm gonna hug you and kiss you and love you forever!"We estimate that for more than a ... More >>

Five Teacup Puppies Stolen from Bird Road Pet Store

​Five teacup puppies, valued at a total of $4,100 and countless immeasurable units of adorableness, were snatched from the Puppy Dream pet store on Bird Road this weekend. The store's cameras caught an unidentified woman committing the unspeakable crime of grand theft cute.

Florida Man Arrested After His Grandson Walks In On Him Having Sex with a Dog

​Eugene Hickman, 54, of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, may become one of the first people prosecuted under Florida's new anti-bestiality laws. Though, whatever punishment he gets is probably nothing compared to the years of therapy his poor grandson is going to have to go through. Yeah, Hickman was ca ... More >>

Watch the Premiere Episode of LeBron James' Cartoon Show

​It's been a busy few days for LeBron James: he became a minority owner of one of the biggest soccer team in the world, his mom got arrested, he lost to the Bucks last night, and now the premiere episode of his animated YouTube series, The LeBrons, has hit the web. Check out the show, and it's pos ... More >>

Disease Epidemic Forces Miami-Dade Animal Services to Temporarily Suspend Many Services

​Following an outbreak of infectious diseases in the animal shelter, Miami-Dade Animal Services has announced that they will temporarily suspend numerous services for "no more than two weeks, effective immediately." The shelter will no longer accept the intake of any new dogs. Most stray dog pick- ... More >>

More Than Half of America's Pets are Fat

​America's ever expanding weight problem: not just for humans anymore!According to The Wall Street Journal, more than 50 percent of America's pet cats and dogs are now considered overweight, with about one fifth considered obese. You guys, despite what the comic page says, you are NOT actually sup ... More >>

The world's fanciest cat-poop map

​America's ever expanding weight problem: not just for humans anymore!According to The Wall Street Journal, more than 50 percent of America's pet cats and dogs are now considered overweight, with about one fifth considered obese. You guys, despite what the comic page says, you are NOT actually sup ... More >>

Puppies R Love: Readers Share Their Horror Stories From The Puppy Mill

Gia, Gisela Sonera's gravely ill Shih Tzu puppy.​We received a ton of reaction to last week's story on Puppies R Love, the Miami pet shop which has been repeatedly sued for selling sick and dying pups. Something about this one line from reader Jennifer Nunez forced a sad groan out of us:

Puppies R Love sells sick canines

Gia, Gisela Sonera's gravely ill Shih Tzu puppy.​We received a ton of reaction to last week's story on Puppies R Love, the Miami pet shop which has been repeatedly sued for selling sick and dying pups. Something about this one line from reader Jennifer Nunez forced a sad groan out of us:

Three More Cases of Miami Beach Hookworm Blamed on Cat Poop

​Feral cats using the sands of Miami Beach as a giant communal litter box has led to an increasing outbreak of hookworm. The Miami-Dade Department of Health has confirmed that three new cases of hookworm have appeared in humans. Great, we've now got hookworm, cholera and dengue fever war ... More >>

Breed to Kill

​Feral cats using the sands of Miami Beach as a giant communal litter box has led to an increasing outbreak of hookworm. The Miami-Dade Department of Health has confirmed that three new cases of hookworm have appeared in humans. Great, we've now got hookworm, cholera and dengue fever war ... More >>

Miami Pit Bull Owners Plan Broward Get-Together This Weekend To Protest Ban

In this week's New Times, you read about how difficult it is for police to break up brutal dog-fighting rings -- even with tough new laws on the books. Unless cops see a fight in person, as they did in a Miami case, they rarely get the conviction.via Miami Coaltion Against Breed Specific Legislation ... More >>

No More Raw Milk at Florida Whole Foods, the Company Explains Their Decision, Kind Of

via wikimedia​Cooked milk, get your cooked milk.Whole Foods Market has officially dropped raw milk from its shelves in Florida.Raw Milk is milk that has not been pasteurized or homogenized. Pasteurization is a heating process meant to kill bacteria, and homogenization is the process of making the ... More >>

Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue in Eviction

 This past July, Riptide reported that Homestead's non-profit Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue could close due to a zoning snafu. Several months before, Miami-Dade Animal Services inspectors had discovered that owner Robbie Coy didn't have a kennel license- and he couldn't get one unt ... More >>

Cesar Canine Cuisine Invades Miami and Gives Your Dog an Intimate Restaurant Experience

via chinadaily.comOh no I couldn't possibly finish. Have the waiter bring me a doggy bag.​Next time your bitch starts complaining about a lousy meal treat her like a pimp (or pimpette) and slap her with a rolled up newspaper, (that goes for your son of a bitch too). Or you could take her out and s ... More >>

Red Tape Entangles a Canine-Lovin' Samaritan

Wikimedia CommonsRed tape makes this puppy sad.Robbie Coy, founder of Homestead's Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue operation, includes in his adoption contracts a clause stating that the new owners cannot leave the animals leashed outside. So inn November, 2007, when Coy was driving by an adopter's home ... More >>

Decoding Woof

Wikimedia CommonsRed tape makes this puppy sad.Robbie Coy, founder of Homestead's Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue operation, includes in his adoption contracts a clause stating that the new owners cannot leave the animals leashed outside. So inn November, 2007, when Coy was driving by an adopter's home ... More >>

Magic City Kitty - Can I Have Doggie Sex?

Hello, Kitty I am a 51-year-old housewife; my husband is the same age and I love him to death. But we rarely have sex. We just recently adopted a Japanese Akita from friends who were moving out of state, and he's really a handful. He's completely hyperactive and shows his affection by grabbing hold ... More >>

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Letters from the Issue of February 9, 2006

Our letters section has gone to the dogs

On Your Bark, Get Set, Go!

Our letters section has gone to the dogs

Front Line

Local animal rescuer opens her home to unwanted pets

All Paws on Deck

Caught in the act of being cute

Fur Love

Caught in the act of being cute

Puppy Love

John Cusack is another endearing mutt in Must Love Dogs

Steppin' Out

John Cusack is another endearing mutt in Must Love Dogs

BEST BIRD SHOP

Aviary Bird Shop

BEST NEW TREND

Pugs in public

Shoot that Poison Arrow

Pugs in public

BEST DOG PARK

David T. Kennedy Park

Bad Neighbors and Dead Dogs

The county's animal shelter is plagued by old problems, but retaliation would be a new one

Jest in Show

Best in Show -- you've seen the movie, now here's the real thing!

Best Dog Park

Kennedy Park

Triumph of De Vil

Young pups learn new tricks as sequel 102 Dalmatians hits the spots

Best Place To Style The Pooch

Dog Charm Pet Grooming

Dog Bites Man, Man Shoots Dog

A Miami cop and a Morningside resident differ about who's to blame for the death of a pet

War and Peacocks

A squabble between two South Dade neighbors has the feathers flying

War and Peacocks

A squabble between two South Dade neighbors has the feathers flying

Get Shorty

A stubby-legged feline fad has the fur flying between entrepreneurial cat fanciers and animal-welfare activists

Letters

A stubby-legged feline fad has the fur flying between entrepreneurial cat fanciers and animal-welfare activists

A Mutt Above

Overheard in a local schoolyard: "I'll trade you a Kirby Puckett rookie card for a Kirby the Cocaine Canine"