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Jessica Simpson’s designer dog was snatched by a coyote, and she hasn’t seen her since.

Daisy, a Malti-poo (Maltese and poodle) was snatched right in front of her, Simpson announced on her Twitter page.

“My heart is broken because a coyote took my precious Daisy right in front of our eyes,” tweeted Simpson. “HORROR! We are searching. Hoping. Please help!”

Fans and fellow dog owners expressed sympathy to the 29-year-old singer, who reportedly has been searching for Daisy in her Los Angeles neighborhood, the New York Daily News reports.

Simpson, who was just in Rio de Janeiro shooting her VH1 reality show “The Price of Beauty,” was given Daisy as a gift from her ex-husband Nick Lachey several years ago.

A woman in Australia who received a $200 citation for unregistered dogs thinks the inspectors who cited her may have been barking up the wrong tree.

The two dogs in Mishka Gamble’s front yard are fiberglass.

Gamble does have a dog, a 15-year old shih-tzu who rarely goes outside, and then only uses the backyard. She thinks the inspectors mistook her fiberglass dogs — a Staffordshire terrier and a blue heeler — for the real thing.

Gamble told The Cairns Post she was shocked when she received a notice saying she had seven days to pay $200 for the registration of two dogs. “I certainly don’t have two dogs,” she said.

“I’ve got a fiberglass pig and sheep. Do I need to register them too?”

Earlier this month, the Cairns Regional Council came under fire for its dog audit after issuing 61 advisory notices to homes that, it turned out, didn’t have dogs. One resident was given a notice for having a cat bowl in the yard.

Gamble said she had since registered her “real” dog.

(Photo from The Cairns Post/CHRIS HYDE)

The Pennsylvania SPCA, while it’s not among those animal welfare organizations offering a bounty for taking down Michael Vick, is still sending out a strong anti-dogfighting message — most recently, this one.

The PSCPA, which says it is investigating an increasing number of dogfighting cases in Philadelphia, takes in thousands of pit bulls every year – many of them victims of abuse that end up getting euthanized.

Police found two large marijuana plants growing in an Illinois back yard, but the man of the house explained he was only growing the plants to train his dog to detect the substance.

Officers, acting on a tip, showed up at the 31-year-old man’s home in Joliet and saw a marijuana plant growing behind a shed, according to a police report.  A woman who lives at the residence, the report said, allowed officers to enter the back yard.

Once inside, a police sergeant performed a field test on the plant that revealed it was cannabis. The officers say they then found a second plant growing in the yard, and a third one that was dead and lying on the ground.

When the officers called the woman’s husband on his mobile phone to inquire about the pot plants, he told them he had “a controlled substance license and was growing the cannabis to train his dog.”

Reached Sunday by the Herald News, the man initially denied having such a license. He did say he was training his dog to detect drugs, but then quickly added that he could not discuss the matter.

 
Beagle Rescue of Southern Maryland, Inc. is hosting its fourth annual fundraiser and alumni celebration, Beagle Bash, on Sunday, September 27.

The event takes place at Countryside Kennels in Owings, from noon – 4:00 p.m.

Beagle Bash is a free event, celebrating all things beagle. Activities include games, contests, canine good citizen testing, swimming in the beagle pool, raffles, vendors and more.

“Beagle Bash is a wonderful event for the entire family, both the two and four-legged members, that helps raise funds for the care of our beagles all year long,” said Mara Melton, Founder of Beagle Rescue of Southern Maryland, Inc. “Our volunteers are able to reconnect with our dogs who have found their forever families and celebrate their hard work and dedication to finding loving and safe homes for the dogs that come to Beagle Rescue of Southern Maryland.”

Countryside Kennels is located at 9214 Boyds Turn Road in Owings.

Beagle Rescue of Southern Maryland was formed in 2001. The nonprofit, volunteer-run corporation has found homes since then for almost 900 beagles in need from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and even South Carolina.