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Shocking footage shows a teenage girl from North Carolina attempting to set fire to a dog.
The teenage girl was filmed by her friend using an aerosol can and a lighter to set fire to the dog on a backyard deck.
The two juveniles involved, who have been identified as two girls, aged 13 and 14, haven’t faced any charges yet.

A shocking video showing a dead dog with a fresh shot wound to its body has emerged. The horrific footage was captured by a neighbour of a 74-year-old priest, who had allegedly shot his pet with a carbine after stringing it from a tree. The disturbing incident occurred in the village of Epia in Messinia, in the southwest Peloponnese.

Nine dogs with a cause need help.We are looking for foster hosts for small labradors, who will someday become guide dogs for blind people, reported bTV.

At the moment they are extremely sweet black and brown brothers and sisters.

People who will give them a temporary home will definitely have more responsibilities than the owners of the other dogs.

Thousands of cats and dogs are still waiting in poor conditions at pet shops, amid ongoing debate over a new draft law banning pet shop owners from displaying them in stores. 

Critics of the draft law say it does not go far enough, arguing that animal sales should be banned completely. 

A total of 39 pitbulls which were used in criminal activity by their owners have been put into a rehabilitation program in the Aegean province of Manisa, Doğan News Agency reported May 30. 

The dogs will not be put up for adoption, according to officials from the Temporary Animal Nursery, which is under the control of Manisa Municipality.  

The selling of cats and dogs from pet shops will be banned across Turkey, according to a new regulation from the Forestry and Waters Affairs Ministry.

The ministry has prepared a draft law on animals, animal rights and pet shops following a series of meetings with representatives of animal rights groups.

A stray dog whose back legs were paralyzed after he was hit by a car could eventually walk again thanks to the efforts of a good Samaritan in Central Anatolia.

Mehmet Köksal, who feeds stray animals in his neighborhood every day, devised a makeshift cart from a shopping trolley for the dog, which was hit by a car in Kırıkkale. 

An animal lover in the northwestern province of Kırıkkale has helped a stray dog, whose back legs were paralyzed after being hit by a car, walk with the help of a shopping trolley. 

Mehmet Köksal, 49, said he now expects help from officials to ensure treatment for the dog under better conditions. 

"You're OK, you're OK," Lola Webber, a campaign manager with the Humane Society International (HSI), whispers to a lab-mix puppy, cradling her in a jacket as dozens of dogs bark in nearby cages. 

Photographer Christian Vieler takes hilarious photos of dogs trying to catch food aiming to capture the range of intense emotions dogs experience when eating.

The pictures show the many faces of dogs, depicting excitement, confusion and sadness as the treat approaches them.

But, sometimes, the dogs are so unbothered that they miss the treat entirely.