Long circulated message claims that an attached photograph shows Bronson, a black Labrador Retriever with a deadly copperhead snake wrapped around his snout.
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Circulating Message Claims ‘Newborn Baby Saved By Stray Dog’
by Brett M. Christensen February 5, 2019Circulating social media message claims that a newborn baby abandoned in a forest was carried across a busy road and through a barbed wire fence to safety by a stray dog.
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Hoaxes
Hoax Warning Message – ‘National Kill A Pit Bull Day’
by Brett M. Christensen October 7, 2018Warning message that circulates via social media claims that October 31 (Halloween Night) has been designated as “National Kill a Pit Bull Day”.
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Circulating social media messages tell the story of a German Shepherd named Capitán who slept by the grave of his owner Miguel Guzmán for years after the man died in 2006.
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Ham Face Dog Prank Post From 2015 STILL Duping Internet Users
by Brett M. Christensen July 24, 2018According to a post that is currently being shared on Facebook, a dog saved his family from a fire but was badly burned during the rescue. Supposedly, Facebook is donating $1 for every share to help get the dog’s face fixed.
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Bogus Warnings
Myth – Ice Water Can Cause Dangerous Bloating in Dogs
by Brett M. Christensen July 9, 2018Long-running Internet warning claims that pet owners should never give their dogs ice water and cites a case of a show dog that suffered severe bloat after drinking water with ice in it.
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Circulating message, which features a picture of a dog with severely burned paws claims that the injuries were the result of walking the dog on asphalt or concrete in the summer.
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This message tells the story of Daisy, a guide dog who lead her blind owner and almost 1000 others out of the doomed WTC towers after the 9/11 terrorist attack.
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Email petition describes a case in which a dog was deliberately and very badly burned by its owners. It asks recipients to “sign” and forward the message in the hope that the names can be used by the SPCA in the prosecution of those responsible.
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Email forward features a series of photographs showing a wild polar bear playing with a husky sled dog