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La Plata County creates draft of dog-barking rules

When rural dogs are barking, La Plata County law is silent. But that’s about to change. County staff has produced a preliminary draft of the county’s first ordinance on nuisance ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animal shelter makes case for continued county support

Commissioners hear that county pets are a city problem

DATE: Jan 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dead lynx identified as 11½-year-old male born in Telluride

Official says animal was tagged

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Home-school students learn with equine program

Course provides enrichment of home-school students

DATE: Dec 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Living

Reported sightings, but no solid leads on missing llamas

The search for two missing llamas – aka Chai and Dawson – has included sporadic sightings and insightful intuitions of their wanderings, but nothing that has proved fruitful in the 1½-month ...

DATE: Sep 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County looks to draft rules to limit barking dogs

Fido would get 20 minutes to woof it up

DATE: Aug 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest Service installing cave gates to save bats

Effort made to halt spread of white-nose syndrome

DATE: Jul 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Woman cited with trespassing for freeing pup from car

A Durango woman has been cited with criminal trespass for breaking into a car to “rescue” a puppy that didn’t need to be rescued. Shelby Perovich, 25, reached into the back window...

DATE: Jun 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton’s resident mascot and wolf-dog dies

Town laments loss of beloved mascot

DATE: May 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rabies vaccine requirement for pets gains momentum in state Legislature

Currently, local governments determine policy

DATE: Feb 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rural, barking dogs may get shorter leash

La Plata County exploring dog-nuisance, animal-cruelty regulations

DATE: Oct 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

La Plata looks at barking dogs

La Plata County officials are discussing taking a bite out of barking dogs with an ordinance that could establish fines and penalties. County commissioners discussed the issue on ...

DATE: Aug 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News