Read more SPCA stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8415/spca.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:28:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67879/vicks-fans-critics-plot-rallies-ahead-of-eagles-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Vick’s first NFL game since his conviction for dog fighting has triggered strong reactions among animal and civil rights advocates in Philadelphia and they plan to let him know it, AP reports. Before he steps onto the field today as the Eagles’ quarterback, the Pennsylvania SPCA will throw a...http://www.newser.com/story/67879/vicks-fans-critics-plot-rallies-ahead-of-eagles-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 1:28:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40360/baghdad-pup-going-home-to-his-sarge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA dog rescued from almost certain death by soldiers in Baghdad will be reunited with the US Army sergeant who adopted him. Military regulations had prevented Sgt. Gwen Beberg, 28, from sending the dog, Ratchet, to the US, but yesterday the SPCA was allowed to fly Ratchet to Kuwait on...http://www.newser.com/story/40360/baghdad-pup-going-home-to-his-sarge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Oct 2008 3:18:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39881/soldier-fights-to-bring-home-iraq-pup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA sergeant who saved a puppy from a pile of burning trash in Baghdad is fighting to be allowed to bring her beloved pet home, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . An Army officer took 6-month-old Ratchet off a convoy to Baghdad airport where the pooch was to be sent to...http://www.newser.com/story/39881/soldier-fights-to-bring-home-iraq-pup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Oct 2008 6:58:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39073/puppy-rescued-from-baghdad-had-rabies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwenty-four animals flown to the US from Iraq have been taken back from their adoptive homes after the CDC learned a puppy on their flight had rabies, the New York Times reports. The dogs and cats, befriended by troops in Iraq, were vaccinated only days before being exposed to the...http://www.newser.com/story/39073/puppy-rescued-from-baghdad-had-rabies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Oct 2008 13:46:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17513/vicks-fighters-now-cuddlers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany of the pit bulls Michael Vick illegally trained to fight have better days ahead, the AP reports. Experts have evaluated the more than 50 dogs taken from the quarterback’s property—and only one showed aggression. The rest were transported to rescue groups nationwide; 13 took an unlikely cross-country trip...http://www.newser.com/story/17513/vicks-fighters-now-cuddlers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Jan 2008 14:32:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/6580/spca-calls-off-the-dogs-on-britney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritney Spears is out of the doghouse with the SPCA. The society's LA chapter has dropped its investigation into her dog's broken leg, People reports. The investigation followed reports that the Yorkie wasn't being treated for the injury. But the dog's vet reported that everything was just fine.http://www.newser.com/story/6580/spca-calls-off-the-dogs-on-britney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Aug 2007 17:21:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4926/gator-goes-to-the-beach-on-long-island.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnd you thought your Halloween costume was scary: A pillowcase found wriggling in a Long Island parking lot early yesterday turned out to contain a 2½-foot male alligator. An official from the town of Babylon found the creature near a beach, Newsday reports, with a message on the pillowcase: "Live...http://www.newser.com/story/4926/gator-goes-to-the-beach-on-long-island.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 29 Jul 2007 15:38:57 CDT