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In a study by a civil rights watchdog group, taxi drivers in the District of Columbia often drove past blind people who were trying to hail a cab while accompanied by a guide dog. The Equal Rights Center, in a report released Wednesday morning, said that it conducted 30 tests this year, and that in half of them, drivers passed someone with a guide dog, only to ...

This day camp starts like just any other. The yellow school bus makes its rounds, picking up one passenger after another en route to day camp. Small legs quickly climb the stairs, heads pop out of bus windows, and excitement reigns as they near their destination. But never has a school bus been so drenched in drool: each of these day campers has four ...

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        Invariably, when M.W. and I leave the house, Sammy leaves a puddle.  Everything to Maya is a chew toy, including Boo Boo, Felix, and Delilah, our three cats.  Sammy has a chronic case of separation anxiety, and Maya is a Twinkie-sized terrorist. We’re all one big, bloody marvelous crew. When I first met M.W., he described Bela and Sammy as different as night and day.  Bela, a ...

Two weeks ago a local home was vandalized under cover of darkness by a group of young teens. That was bad enough, but the property crimes were accompanied by taunting of the owner's three dogs: LeeLou, a Neapolitan Mastiff (145 pounds), Shadow, a Presa Canario (130 pounds), and Lajsci (La-chi),a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix (100+ pounds). Stupid and dangerous only begins to describe the situation.  Let's ...

Today was the annual Pet Blessing at church.  It was lovely, with special music and readings, and cats, dogs, hamsters, crickets, crabs, birds, snakes and all kinds of animal companions, real and stuffed.  I held Ms. Kizzie close, as she can be a real handful.  Mr. CJ was his usual sociable and friendly self, the veritable Mayor of Church and as good as gold UNTIL ...