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CBC
21-07-2025
- CBC
Nicola Lake algae bloom raises public safety concerns
At least one dog has died after swimming in Nicola Lake near Merritt, B.C. due to a toxic algae bloom on the lake. Homeowners, campers and lake users are concerned that not enough is being done to warn the public. Shelley Joyce reports.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Yahoo
Nicola Lake algae bloom raises public safety concerns
At least one dog has died after swimming in Nicola Lake near Merritt, B.C. due to a toxic algae bloom on the lake. Homeowners, campers and lake users are concerned that not enough is being done to warn the public. Shelley Joyce reports.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'I Am Legend' writer recalls people walking out of theaters in droves during dog death scene
Writer Akiva Goldsman has had a career full of highs, including winning the Oscar for his script for 2002's A Beautiful Mind and the success of 2005's Cinderella Man — but I Am Legend was less well received. One part of it was really loathed. He remembers people walking out of theaters during a scene of the 2007 film in which one of the main characters, who happens to be a dog, is killed. "I Am Legend never tested well because we killed Sam. People walk out when that dog dies," Goldsman told The Hollywood Reporter. "And I get it. I love dogs. Never more walkouts in anything I've done than when that dog died." The 2007 Will Smith movie is about the sole survivor of a human plague. Everyone else is either dead or infected with a virus that's turned them into monsters. Smith's character, Robert Neville, spends much of the Francis Lawrence-directed film with only his dog, a German Shepherd named Sam. But after his beloved partner is attacked, Robert holds Sam in his arms and even sings to her, before noticing that she's now sick too. Her eyes have become wild and her teeth sharper. When she suddenly begins to growl and bite at him violently, the camera closes in on Robert's face as he strangles the dog. The audience hears the dog struggling and sees a heartbroken Smith looking away from what he's doing. He tears up at the end of the scene, and he still can't look as he moves the dog aside. Commenters on YouTube video of the scene said it "ranks right up there with killing Old Yeller" and that it still had them crying in 2024. Smith told THR that a meeting the movie's team had with the head of the studio behind it, Warner Bros., did not go well either. "We walk in and — almost like from a sitcom — Alan Horn has four giant pictures of the most gorgeous German Shepherds behind his desk," Smith recalled. "He loves dogs. And he is telling us the story that he just lost one of his German Shepherds. We're like, 'Oh no. Oh no.' Akiva says, 'Alan, Will has something he wants to pitch you.'" After the studio — predictably — took issue with the plan to kill Sam off, Smith noted that Goldsman was the one who found a solution. He suggested a "stage play.""And what happens in the shot is you just pan off, and the whole scene is just played on my face," Smith said. "You hear the sound of the paws, the nails scratching on the floor until they slow down and stop. It's super painful, but the audience doesn't have to suffer it." And that's what they did. Even with that brutal scene, I Am Legend was a success at the box office, according to Box Office Mojo, earning $585.4 million globally. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
The Sun
08-07-2025
- The Sun
Horror moment German Shepherd is dragged behind car to her death – before vigilantes wreak revenge on owner's house
THIS is the harrowing moment a German Shepherd is dragged to its death by its lead from a fast-moving car in Belgium. The owner's house was burned down by furious vigilantes seeking "revenge" - but he claims the whole thing was a tragic accident. 3 Footage captured by another motorist - too graphic to publish in full - shows the lifeless dog pinned against the right side of a car driving through Dalhem, eastern Belgium. It appears to be held fast by the neck, with its head up by the rear passenger window. The rest of its body hangs down and drags along the road - with damage to its lower limbs evident. The dog was dragged like this for several miles at around 50mph. The footage was posted to Facebook in a now-deleted post - and sparked a storm of anger. An online manhunt ensued and, despite the car's number plate being blurred out, sleuths were able to track down the owner. At first he was subjected only to online threats - but this escalated severely when somebody set fire to his home, with the man inside. He was able to leave the house, which was also vandalised with messages including "dog killer" and "revenge for your dog". The owner went to the police station to give his version of events. He claimed his dog's death was a complete accident, according to the Liège prosecutor's office. Tourist who kicked sniffer dog 'so hard it flew into the air' at US airport is deported after being slapped with fine He said he had left the dog in the car boot while he went to a cafe but, unbeknown to him, it had jumped through the window, which had apparently been broken. The man said he got in the car and drove off believing his pet was asleep in the back. Prosecutors reported: "He said he was alerted to the situation by a female driver flashing her headlights. "It was at that moment that he realized his dog was hanging outside the right rear window of his vehicle. "The man untied it, put it in the trunk, and drove off." The local's friends flocked to his defence, insisting that the pooch was like his son. One said: "He would never hurt his dog." Another said: "He never leaves Ares's side, whether it's to go to work or to come to the cafe." And a third vowed they had never seen the pet owner be violent towards an animal. One of his supporters said that the man was deeply upset by the death of his dog. They speculated that a passerby had broken the window out of misplaced concern for the creature left in the car. The mayor of Oupeye said he was "shocked by the dramatic turn of events in the case". Mayor Serge Fillot said: "Personally, it is the first time that I have witnessed this type of event, namely a shocking, dramatic event, which is publicized, followed by a manhunt organized on Facebook with an identification of the person, whom I know, and which leads during the night to revenge, an attempt at revenge which could also have resulted in the death of the person." Prosecutors are running two concurrent investigations: one into possible animal abuse and the other into the threats and arson against the owner. 3
CBS News
07-07-2025
- CBS News
Maryland pharmacist sentenced for animal cruelty after using prescription drugs to kill dog
A pharmacist in Maryland was sentenced to one year in prison after using prescription drugs to kill his dog, according to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office. Ryan Kenneth Ball, 38, of Bel Air, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and obtaining prescriptions by fraud. In his sentencing, a judge ordered that he be prohibited from owning any animals while on probation. Dead dog leads to charges for pharmacist On July 17, 2024, Harford County Sheriff's deputies found syringes and two prescription drug vials in a neighbor's trash can. One of the vials had been stripped of its label, but it was determined to be rocuronium, a paralytic agent often used during anesthesia. The second vial was determined to be succinylcholine, a similar paralytic. According to court documents, the homeowner told officers that their neighbor's 6-year-old Plott Hound dog, Louie, had died. Ball was identified as Louie's owner, documents show. Officials also learned that Ball was a licensed pharmacist at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Investigation into dog's death Harford County Animal Control aided in the investigation into Louie's death and learned that Ball did not like the dog. The investigation revealed that Ball tried to pay people to take Louie. After the dog died, its body was taken to a local vet for cremation. Officials were able to stop the cremation and instead sent Louie's body to a lab for an autopsy. A toxilogical test found that Louie's heart contained rocuronium and succinylcholine. Louie's cause of death was determined to be an overdose of rocuronium, court documents show. The drugs are often used to relax a patient's muscles during surgery. They can lead to breathing issues and even death if the patient is not ventilated, according to court documents. Officials said Louie would have experienced "awareness with paralysis" after the drugs were administered. Pharmacy license under review Records from the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center showed that the prescriptions were ordered by the hospital for routine use. Both vials had warning labels that read, "Warning: Paralyzing agent. Patient must be ventilated. Causes respirator arrest," according to court documents. Officials determined that Ball used his access to the medical center to take the drugs home. Ball was referred to the Board of Pharmacy for his license to be reviewed. WJZ reached out to the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center for comment.
