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War hero dog saved soldiers in Afghanistan only to be killed in Arizona: Wrong dog euthanized at Pinal County pound – UPDATE: Employee fired
A dog named Target, who not only survived the war in Afghanistan but also saved soldiers from a suicide bomber, was taken home by her soldier owner to Arizona – only to be killed in the Pinal County pound. A Pinal County Animal Care and Control employee euthanized the wrong dog Nov. 15, says a…
Potentially deadly SWAT standoff ends with PepperBall arrest, dog bite
A Tucson police SWAT standoff between about 80 police personnel and a Tucson man holed up in a midtown home containing weapons could have easily turned deadly. It instead ended with minor injuries and an arrest of the suspect, according to a Tucson Police news release. Suspect Ronald Zimmer, 55, faces charges of second-degree burglary,…
Pigs are people, too: Animal abuse, haters and worldly woes quashed in debut cartoon video by two Tucsonans
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Tucson talent rocks. Evidence includes funky trash cans on Fourth Avenue, mosaics on highway overpasses and now an animated music video produced by Tucson’s own Eric Heithaus with art by yours truly, Ryn Gargulinski. Please enjoy watching “Everyone I Know Needs Love” as much as we enjoyed creating it. Main character Dollie is a cartoon…
A tale of two Tucsonans: One nice neighbor, one nasty stranger
Tucson is packed with some of the coolest folks. But like anywhere else, the cool folks are balanced out by some real pieces of work. We recently ran across two shining examples of both. The nice neighbor A Sunday morning knock on the door is not something many of us are particularly raring to answer.…
An open letter to the person who abandoned a pet hamster in the ditch
Dear Sir, Madam, Child or Otherwise Heartless Being: I met your pet hamster Monday evening while I was walking my dogs through the alleyway near a ditch. We were incredibly surprised to see a small, defenseless domesticated pet cruelly abandoned in the wild and, although I am not too particularly fond of hamsters, we found…