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• Minneapolis activist indicted for animal lab 'terrorism'
  A man from Minneapolis has been indicted on a charge of conspiracy to commit vandalism during a five-year-old animal-rights incident at the University of Iowa.
  
• San Diego Great Dane named world's tallest dog
  A dog named Titan lived up to his name Thursday when he earned the title world's tallest dog.
  
• St. Paul man sentenced for throwing puppy off apartment balcony
  "I'm sorry for what I did," Quincy Lee Morrow, 23, told Ramsey County District Judge Rosanne Nathanson at his sentencing hearing this morning.
  
• Skepticism greets dog breeder's retirement
  When a Little Falls man opened a 600-dog kennel, animal-welfare activists were outraged. Now he says he's getting out of the business, but not everyone's buying it.
  
• Dog saves family from fire after detectors fail
  An eastern Indiana woman says her family's dog deserves a special treat after his barking saved her family from an early morning house fire. Laura Sizemore said Dash, a 2-year-old border collie-Australian shepherd mix, began growling and barking about 3 a.m. Wednesday, awakening her and her husband, Stacy.
  
• H1N1 confirmed in Iowa cat; family had been ill
  Other influenza strains have been known to cross species, but the veterinarian who treated the cat cautioned against drawing too many conclusions about whether other pets could get the swine flu.
  
• Science takes case for animal research to the people
  A decline in support for using animals in research has sparked an aggressive national campaign to promote it.
  
• MN teen suspected of shooting horses
  A teenage boy is suspected of shooting two of his neighbors' horses as they grazed in a pasture south of the Twin Cities.
  
• Adopters needed to deal with doggie deluge
  A flood of purebreds and mutts has officials at the Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley puzzled over why the shelter's equilibrium has suddenly gone awry.
  
• Poison left for squirrels was eaten by dog; what does law say?
  A reader writes: My dog was with me in the fenced yard when he came upon a detergent cap that was filled with peanut butter --and what turned out to be rat poison.
  
• Puppy stolen from pet store returned
  The 3-month-old black female pug had a "smile in her eyes" and ate a lot when store employees got the dog back, said Heather Latko, owner of the Shakopee pet store.
  
• DO I LOOK LIKE MY PET?
  If you and your pet(s) bear a striking resemblance, submit a photo.
  
• Aug. 20, 1951: A parakeet passes
  Aug. 20, 1951: A parakeet passes
  
• Make-or-break time approaching on humane society's move
  The organization says it may have to leave Burnsville if the city won't approve a zoning variance so it can move into an office and industrial area.
  
• Happy tail: Dog lost in Ohio reunited with Minnesota family
  A family dog lost during a car crash on the Ohio Turnpike has been reunited with his Minnesota owners two weeks later.
  
• Woman cited for cutting off part of dog's tail
  The woman told police she cut off the dog's tail because it bit her
  
• Felonious Minneapolis feline runs afoul of the law
  Hoppy, who has twice raced out from its south Minneapolis yard to attack passing dogs and their owners, was returned home after Animal Care and Control impounded it for the second time in two years.
  
• Cat purrs send different messages
  A cat's purr normally says, "I'm happy." But a new study suggests some purrs send cat owners a much different message: "Feed me!"
  
• Photos of the day
  Photos of the day
  
• Are there cats still in a Minneapolis bungalow?
  After rescuing three cats in a boarded-up house, the city thinks it got them all, but one activist isn't so sure.
  
• Which piglet will make Saints fans go hog-wild?
  Three little pigs -- no, not those three little pigs -- newly born at the Minnesota Zoo are competing to be this season's mascot for the St. Paul Saints minor league baseball team.
  
• Doggie delights
  What do tuna, liver, garlic, chervil and flaxseed mean to a baker? Only one thing: dog biscuits.
  
• Toxic foods could poison precious pets
  A reader writes: I know that I'm not supposed to let a dog eat chocolate, but now I heard he can't eat bananas or raisins, either. What else should I be aware of?
  
• Yorkie works as a service dog
  Guide dogs can do so much more than lead the blind these days. Not only are they being trained to help people with autism, they can hear for the deaf, turn lights on and off, help quadriplegics get dressed, make bank deposits and smell the chemical change the signals a diabetic’s low blood sugar.
  
• Paws-ability: Dogs' assistance immeasurable
  Seeing-eye dogs have long been used to help their owners around town. But a Minneapolis nonprofit trains loyal canines to do so much more for people with disabilities -- such as opening doors, making bank deposits and helping them get dressed.
  

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