AUGUSTA (AP) — The saga of Dakota the dog isn’t over. A Maine judge on Monday signed off on a deal to spare the life of the dog that won a disputed pardon by Republican Gov. Paul LePage. But LePage said he’s not happy because his pardon was taken off the table as part of […]
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Dog Gov. Paul LePage tried to pardon will live, receive training
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A dog that Maine’s governor tried to rescue from a euthanasia sentence will live. The Kennebec Journal reports that a judge on Monday agreed to a deal to send an Alaskan husky named Dakota to a veterinary hospital for training after it attacked two other dogs, killing one. A judge had […]
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The fate of Dakota, the husky 'pardoned' by LePage, could be decided Monday
The fate of Dakota, the husky pardoned by Gov. Paul LePage, could be decided Monday by a District Court judge if the former owner, the woman who adopted the dog and the Kennebec County district attorney strike a deal that would lift permanently the euthanasia order imposed in April. If Judge Valerie Stanfill were to […]
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Paul LePage again argues that he has enough power to pardon a dog
Gov. Paul LePage is once again weighing in on behalf of Dakota, the husky condemned to death for attacking two dogs in less than a year. LePage plans to file a friend of the court brief, defending his authority to pardon the 4-year-old husky, according to a letter provided by the district attorney prosecuting the […]
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‘Pardoned’ dog could become sled dog to get off death row
WATERVILLE — A dog that was ordered to be euthanized despite a pardon issued by Maine’s governor could get a second chance at life as a sled dog. The Waterville Morning Sentinel reports that a state prosecutor has agreed with the dog’s previous owner and the owners of two dogs it killed to send the […]
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Appeals court stays euthanization of dog ‘pardoned’ by Gov. Paul LePage
In this March 30, 2017, file photo provided by the Waterville Humane Society, an Alaskan husky named Dakota, who killed a neighbor’s pug last year, sits in Waterville. Maine’s conservation department is getting involved in the proposed pardoning of Dakota, saying the case could have implications for the state’s animal welfare laws. WATERVILLE— A dog […]
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Hearing to determined fate of husky pardoned by Paul LePage
In this March 30, 2017, file photo provided by the Waterville Humane Society, an Alaskan husky named Dakota, who killed a neighbor’s pug last year, sits in Waterville. Maine’s conservation department is getting involved in the proposed pardoning of Dakota, saying the case could have implications for the state’s animal welfare laws. AUGUSTA — Maine’s […]