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  • Girl hurt when horse-drawn carriage collides with truck in Petaluma
  • A Good Samaritan is being credited with saving an 11-year-old girl in a runaway horse-drawn carriage in Petaluma on Saturday.
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  • Girl hurt when horse-drawn carriage collides with truck in Petaluma
  • A Good Samaritan is being credited with saving an 11-year-old girl in a runaway horse-drawn carriage in Petaluma on Saturday.
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  • Livermore police are looking for the owner of a young German shepherd that was found in the citys Springtown area with a severe leg wound.
  • Livermore police are looking the owner of an injured dog that was found suffering from a severe leg wound.
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  • Ryder McConathys dog in a wheelchair
  • An 8-year-old boy is proving his devotion to his dog by raising money to help him get around.
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  • Firefighters in Martinez rescued a kitten Friday morning that had become stuck in a truck engine.
  • Firefighters in Martinez rescued a kitten Friday morning that had become stuck in a truck engine.
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  • Olive the Oiled Otter is seen with her second pup.
  • Having already set a milestone for birthing a pup after being found covered in oil, a sea otter gave birth to a second pup this week.
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  • limpets in a jar
  • ABC7 News follows a San Francisco State University researcher who has been looking at climate change on a smaller scale.
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  • limpets in a jar
  • ABC7 News follows a San Francisco State University researcher who has been looking at climate change on a smaller scale.
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  • Environmentalists say a state ban on lead bullets for hunting is necessary, but gun rights advocates say it would be a virtual ban on hunting.
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  • Thousands of bees attacked a Texas couple as they exercised their miniature horses, stinging the animals so many times they died.
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  • A horse who served in the Korean War and earned two Purple Hearts for saving soldiers has been honored with a monument.
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  • A California carnival game operator has been fined for giving away baby turtles as prizes because they're considered a health risk.
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  • The discovery of a plague-infected squirrel has prompted the closure of three campgrounds in SoCal's Angeles National Forest.
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  • 30-year-old bison in San Franciscos Golden Gate Park died
  • The oldest bison in SF's Golden Gate Park was euthanized Friday after a checkup determined she could no longer stand up.
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  • 96 Hours in the Life of a California Sea Lion
  • A training exercise turned into the real thing for a marine mammal rescue team based in the Bay Area.
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  • 96 Hours in the Life of a California Sea Lion
  • A training exercise turned into the real thing for a marine mammal rescue team based in the Bay Area.
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  • Check out this week's Perfect Pet, Grapefruit, available at the San Francisco SPCA. Call 415-554-3000 for information.
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  • Deer saved in the Santa Cruz Mountains
  • New video shows a deer being rescued after it became stuck in a net in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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  • A public safety officer shot and killed an alligator after it ate an 80-pound Husky that was walking with its owner.
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  • Mexican free-tailed bat
  • At the Oakland Zoo a teenage volunteer was bit by a bat that turned out to have rabies.
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  • Mexican free-tailed bat
  • At the Oakland Zoo a teenage volunteer was bit by a bat that turned out to have rabies.
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  • A barred owl sits on a branch.
  • Federal wildlife officials plan to dispatch armed bird specialists to shoot one species of owl.
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  • Environmentalists say a state ban on lead bullets is necessary, but gun rights advocates say it would be a virtual ban on hunting.
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  • My dog Toaster was attacked by a raccoon
  • The co-founder of Digg took on a wild animal that attacked his dog over the weekend.
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  • Meet this weeks Perfect Pet: Pokie and Stevie. For information about adopting these pets contact The Peninsula Humane Society at 650-340-7022.
  • For information about this week's Perfect Pets, Pokie and Stevie, contact The Peninsula Humane Society at 650-340-7022.
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  • Dog in San Francisco sickened after eating poisoned meatball
  • A reward for info about suspects who left out hundreds of poisoned meatballs in SF, leading to one dog's death, has risen to $5K.
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  • Three abandoned dogs from Dubai are finding a new home in the Bay Area.
  • Three abandoned dogs from Dubai are finding a new home in the Bay Area.
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  • Arthritic dog celebrates 20th birthday
  • An arthritic dog who melted our hearts last year in a viral photo showing his owner easing his pain, is celebrating a big milestone.
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  • Contra Costa County officials are reporting more cases of West Nile virus throughout the Bay Area.
  • Contra Costa County officials are reporting more cases of West Nile virus throughout the Bay Area.
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  • Police say a cow fell through the roof of a small house in southeastern Brazil killing a man and narrowly missing his wife.
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  • Sheriff's deputies say a mountain lion was seen near Wunderlich County Park in San Mateo County on Friday.
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  • SFPD photo of poisoned meatballs
  • Hundreds of tainted meatballs found in San Francisco recently contain levels of strychnine potentially lethal to humans.
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  • Running of the bulls in Pamplona
  • An American college student and two Spaniards were gored during a danger-filled sixth bull run of Spain's San Fermin festival.
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  • Perfect Pet
  • For information about this week's Perfect Pet, Tuscon, contact The Marin Humane Society at 415-506-6225.
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  • SFPD photo of poisoned meatballs
  • San Francisco police have new information about poisoned meatballs found which have already made at least two dogs sick.
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  • Somehow, a dog in Florida got himself stuck between a cars steering mechanism and the axle.
  • Somehow, a dog in Florida got himself stuck between a car's steering mechanism and the axle.
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  • Somehow, a dog in Florida got himself stuck between a cars steering mechanism and the axle.
  • Somehow, a dog in Florida got himself stuck between a car's steering mechanism and the axle.
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  • More than 130 dogs saved from a hoarder in California need to be saved again - but only rescue groups can save them now.
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  • A NorCal man is under arrest after police say he stole a horse and left it to die and later sexually assaulted another horse.
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  • Oskar the dog recovers after eating a poisoned meatball
  • A San Francisco dog that fell critically ill on Wednesday from eating a poisoned meatball is continuing to recover.
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  • For information about this pet, contact the the East Bay SPCA at 510-569-0702.
  • For information about this pet, contact the the East Bay SPCA at 510-569-0702.
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  • Dog in San Francisco sickened after eating poisoned meatball
  • SF pet owners are on high alert after several meatballs, believed to be laced with strychnine poison, were found along city streets.
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  • Dog in San Francisco sickened after eating poisoned meatball
  • SF pet owners are on high alert after several meatballs, believed to be laced with strychnine poison, were found along city streets.
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diamond heights, cole valley, haight ashbury, animal, animals in peril, food, crime, san francisco news, matt keller
  • Police officers in Southern California are receiving death threats after a video was posted online showing an officer shooting a dog.
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  • La Toque in Napa
  • The ABC7 News I-Team learned Napa restaurant La Toque is in big trouble for continuing to serve foie gras.
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  • Lake Veterinary Hospital in Oakland
  • One of the oldest veterinary hospitals in Oakland has suddenly shut its doors leaving thousands of pets in the lurch.
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  • Lake Veterinary Hospital in Oakland
  • One of the oldest veterinary hospitals in Oakland has suddenly shut its doors leaving thousands of pets in the lurch.
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  • Bear, a German shepherd, has done a lot of good for a lot of people as a therapy dog for combat veterans and their families.
  • 'Bear,' a German shepherd, has done a lot of good for a lot of people as a therapy dog for combat veterans and their families.
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  • Health officials say a second bird in Marin County has tested positive for West Nile Virus this year.
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  • A woman whose dog died after being left in her locked vehicle Friday at a Pleasant Hill parking garage has been arrested.
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