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WGN Radio Petcast: Will Chicago Go for Breed Ban; Court Reunites Pit Bull Service Dog

Listen HERE to this very special WGN Radio Petcast (may take a moment to load) On Monday January 2, Joseph Finley was jogging along the south shore lakefront when from nowhere two Pit Bulls and attacked and mauled him. At least dogs were called Pit Bulls, but who knows really? The response by some has... Read more »

By Steve Dale,
January 11, 2012 at 11:05 pm

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Breed Specfic Ban, FIV Cats, Where to Get a Pet: WGN-TV News

Steve Sanders makes life easy…He’s a longtime news anchor at WGN-TV, and I always enjoy talking with him on set. In this segment, from the 11AM news on December 30, we spoke about the case of the service dog that was removed because he’s presumed a Pit Bull in a town where Pits aren’t allowed... Read more »

By Steve Dale,
December 30, 2011 at 8:21 pm

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Pit Bull Mix or Not, Judge Orders Service Dog Returned to Jim Sak

I have no clue what the issues are in Aurelia, Iowa, a town of about 1,100 people. I am confident that the town  wasted time and money which could have been better spent, maybe on improving services for children, helping citizens in need or enhancing their new community center – instead they spent resources taking... Read more »

By Steve Dale,
December 28, 2011 at 7:12 pm

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Service Dog In 'Jail' Because He's Part Pit Bull

Proof that no good deed goes unpunished, being a Chicago police officer for 32 years – that’s a good deed, far starters. Then Jim Sak retires and moves to a tiny town in Iowa to help care for his ailing 87 year old mother-in-law, as Fran Spielman reported in the Chicago Sun Times. Jim suffered... Read more »

By Steve Dale,
December 22, 2011 at 3:55 pm

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