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Crazy like a fox. (Exercising the Right).(Brief Article)
At 6 p.m. on July 13th, Brian Bloom left his home in Conover, North Carolina, to investigate the source of some animal sounds coming from his front yard. As he looked around, a fox suddenly scampered from under his car and charged at him. During an interview with the Hickory Daily Record for July 17th, Bloom recalled that when he attempted to fend off the aggressive creature by kicking it in the snout with his right leg, it sunk its teeth into his left leg. "I then tried a couple of karate moves, and tried to snap its neck," he told Daily Record staff writer Kim Gilliland, "but he wouldn't let go. Then when I started to choke him, my fiancee got me my pistol, and I shot him one time with my .40-caliber hollow points, but he didn't budge. I shot him again, and then a third time, but he still had a-hold of my leg. My fiancee finally got a stick and pried his mouth open, but he was dead ...
- New manager named for Kansas City animal control division.
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Kansas City, MO) April 11, 2005 700+ words
Byline: KC Daily Record Staff Mike Schumacher has been named...Community Services Department, Animal Control Division, for the City of Kansas...Grandview where he was responsible for animal control and code enforcement. He also has...
- Independence man charged for firing at animal control officer.
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Kansas City, MO) March 26, 2007 700+ words
Byline: The Kansas City Daily Record Staff Jackson County prosecutors...which shots were fired at an animal control officer. David L. Gust, 34...police report, an Independence Animal Control Officer was fired at while he...
- York Daily Record, Pa., Moment with a Manager Column.
- Newspaper article from: York Daily Record (York, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) April 1, 2002 700+ words
...Manager ORGANIZATION: Animal Control and Rescue League...I started doing animal control work for municipalities...Joli Harrington, a Daily Record correspondent, at...see more of the York Daily Record, or to subscribe...
- Animal control board questions dog regulations.
- Newspaper article from: Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) June 14, 2007 700+ words
...regulations on dogs in Daviess County's animal control ordinance have received mixed reviews...the county animal ordinance to the animal control board. Fiscal Court began looking...if approved as written, would allow animal control officers to designate dogs as "dangerous...
- Torrance Lacks Animal Control.(Mountain View)
- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) October 31, 2002 700+ words
...Out on Leave Torrance County's only animal control officer is on sick leave for more than...County Commission on Oct. 23 that animal control officer Richard Ledbetter was on sick...We are talking with a former county animal control officer about providing coverage...
- Animal control changes planned.
- News wire article from: News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) February 9, 2005 700+ words
...As Chatham County's lead animal control officer, Michael Yarborough...doesn't even get around to the animal control part of his job till the day...exhaustive internal review of animal control. Among the priorities is to...
- City again to shift management of animal control officers.
- Newspaper article from: Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN) January 2, 2007 700+ words
...year to change the management of its animal control officers. Although plans still are...second half of 2007, will bring both animal control and pet adoption services for the city...senior officer among the city's eight animal control officers. "It's still a great job...
- EDITORIAL: County's animal control takeover makes sense.(Editorial)
- Newspaper article from: Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) August 3, 2006 700+ words
Aug. 3--CountyAAcentsAaA's animal control takeover makes sense The recent plan...SheriffAAcentsAaA's Office in charge of animal control is a good one. County Board Chairman...owners. Melissa Gunn, director of animal control, is on medical leave and could not...
- KCK's animal control: A growing problem.
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News February 2, 2005 700+ words
...4,443 unwanted pets the city's animal-control division housed last year, at least...percent were adopted. To the city's Animal Control Task Force, statistics like that illustrate...which includes Jack Jones, director of animal control, stressed that its goal was to recommend...
- Animal control agency reduces services in Pierce County, Wash.
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News December 30, 2004 700+ words
...cities can call the new Pierce County animal control service that starts Saturday. But...Wednesday that provides a lower level of animal control service next year for residents living...County officials have agreed to hire two animal control officers from the Humane Society to...
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