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	<title>chicobandido.com &#187; Animal Cruelty</title>
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		<title>Dog killed by police in La Grange, Missouri, after being captured</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2010/06/dog-killed-by-police-in-la-grange-missouri-after-being-captured/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video and description of dog being shot by police in La Grange, Missouri, after having been captured by a catch pole.]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia: Langley City pet shop dogged by parvo virus</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2010/01/langley-pet-shop-parvo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Langley City pet shop appears to have a lot of sick dogs!]]></description>
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		<title>Official Vick&#8217;s Dog Chew Toy</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/12/official-vicks-dog-chew-toy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's too bad I didn't find this in time for Christmas. A lot of my friends would have received it.]]></description>
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		<title>Eagles name Michael Vick their Ed Block Courage Award recipient!!</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/12/vick-ed-block-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/12/vick-ed-block-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Philadelphia Eagles have named Michael Vick their Ed Block Courage Award recipient!]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook group &quot;Boycott Nike&quot;</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/12/facebook-group-boycott-nike/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/12/facebook-group-boycott-nike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Message from the owner of the Facebook group "Boycott Nike": "I want to remind everyone NOT to buy Nike during this holiday season. They continue to supply Michael Vick with free product but refused to send me free sneakers for the volunteers at my local animal shelter. Please encourage your friends and family to do the same. Thank you."]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Viacom and BET from airing &quot;The Michael Vick Project&quot;</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/12/stop-vick-project/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/12/stop-vick-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Kirschner from the group "Stop Viacom and BET from airing The Michael Vick Project" spoke with a representative from Viacom this week who confirmed that BET will be airing the Michael Vick Reality Project. As you know, $Vick$ signed a "lucrative contract" (undisclosed terms) to star in his own reality show.  It is time for us to prepare to boycott the show's commercial sponsors.]]></description>
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		<title>No animal cruelty charges?</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/12/no-animal-cruelty-charges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/12/no-animal-cruelty-charges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An emaciated pit bull and her eight neglected puppies, whose teenage owners advertised them for sale on craigslist.org, are recovering at the Nanaimo SPCA.  No charges are expected to be filed.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to NIKE</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/10/letter-to-nike/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/10/letter-to-nike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a letter sent to Nike by a friend.  I'd like to see the company's response!]]></description>
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		<title>Dead dogs from Denver</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/10/dead-dogs-from-denver/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/10/dead-dogs-from-denver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARNING!  The following links contain pictures of dead dogs, dogs that have died as a direct result of Denver’s ban on "pit bulls".]]></description>
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		<title>Bye Bye Nike!</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/10/bye-bye-nike/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/10/bye-bye-nike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my opinion, there is one business reason and one business reason only for Nike to provide Vick with their brand name apparel and that’s in the hopes that he will wear it publicly, particularly on television.]]></description>
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		<title>Nike denies contract with Vick</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/10/nike-denies-contract-with-vick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/10/nike-denies-contract-with-vick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nike is denying that they have a contract with Michael Vick.]]></description>
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		<title>Vick signs with Nike</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/10/vick-signs-with-nike/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/10/vick-signs-with-nike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Michael Vick’s agent, the NFL player has re-signed an endorsement contract with Nike, two years after they dropped him for his involvement in dog fighting.]]></description>
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		<title>The killing of puppy 43063: Nathan J Winograd</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/06/the-killing-of-puppy-43063-nathan-j-winograd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/06/the-killing-of-puppy-43063-nathan-j-winograd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nathan Winograd has a very sharply and bluntly written piece about shelters that kill based on breed.]]></description>
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		<title>HSUS killing dogs again!</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/02/hsus-killing-dogs-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2009/02/hsus-killing-dogs-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You'd think that, after the Michael Vick debacle, the so-called "Humane" Society of the United States might reconsider their blanket belief that all dogs seized from dogfighters should be killed.  Well, apparently not!]]></description>
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		<title>Sad, angry, and frustrated</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/12/sad-angry-and-frustrated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/12/sad-angry-and-frustrated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pit bull puppy in my earlier story Animal cruelty and the Ontario government is now on her way to be cremated. She died this morning at the vet&#8217;s office. She never left the vet&#8217;s office from the time my friend brought her in, torn and bleeding from a barbed wire &#8220;collar&#8221;. Her body simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal cruelty and the Ontario government</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/12/animal-cruelty-and-the-ontario-government/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/12/animal-cruelty-and-the-ontario-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How the plight of one young dog highlights the inconsistency, bias, and danger of the Ontario "pit bull" ban.]]></description>
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		<title>Woo Hoo!</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/10/woo-hoo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/10/woo-hoo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not much leaves me speechless, but this story at CNN sure did. Based on the history of cases like this in the U.S., I was not expecting a positive outcome for the dogs.Most of Vick&#8217;s dogs will go to families and a &#8216;sanctuary&#8217; Thanks to KC Dog Blog and Donna at Bad Rap for this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miakoda&#8217;s dead</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/09/miakodas-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/09/miakodas-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received this letter today from East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Please read and act. Miakoda&#8217;s dead. My baby. My pride &#038; joy. Cole&#8217;s best friend&#8230;&#8230;.is dead. All because of some irresponsible *******. I&#8217;ll got into more detail later, but what happened was the temp outside was nice, all the neighbors were out working the yards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The death of the mixed breed dog</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/06/the-death-of-the-mixed-breed-dog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/06/the-death-of-the-mixed-breed-dog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time when, if asked, I would have said that only licensed, ethical breeders of registered, purebred dogs should be allowed to breed, in order to eliminate backyard breeding and puppy milling. As with most absolutes, I have gradually been forced to re-examine that attitude, for a variety of reasons.I guess, first of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario residents: Bill 232 &#8211; not bad, needs some work</title>
		<link>http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/06/ontario-residents-bill-232-not-bad-needs-some-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/06/ontario-residents-bill-232-not-bad-needs-some-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bob (Robert) Runciman, the House Leader for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, has introduced Bill 232 in the Ontario legislature. It contains amendments to the Ontario SPCA Act regarding cruelty to dogs and cats to allow the courts to impose jail terms up to two years less a day, fines up to $60,000 and [...]]]></description>
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