The man who allegedly stabbed a dog multiple times in Fort Funston in August 2010 will not be charged. Since there weren't a lot of witnesses, “the U.S. attorney doesn’t feel that the case is ready to take to court," National Park Service (NPS) Detective Robert Reidy explained to the Examiner. more ›

A staple of the Sonoma-Marin Fair for 21 years, the World's Ugliest Dog Contest happened over the weekend. The winner? Pabst, this boxer-mix beauty, at right, with an extreme overunderbite. While the Chinese Crested breed has won the contest for more than seven years (they represented more than 50% of the entries this year), Pabst was easily the crowd favorite. According to the dog's owner, Miles Egstad from Citrus Heights, he was "given his name because he had a 'bitter beer face.'" Aw. What's more, Egstad took home $1,600 for "sweeping all three rounds ($100 for mutt class, $500 for runoff with the pedigree class winner, and $1,000 for World’s Ugliest Dog)," as well as an additional $1,000 and pupper jewelery that included "collars, leashes, and bowls plus a year-round modeling contract that Pabst signed with his paw." more ›

Kudos to AP photographer Eric Risberg who snapped this shot of Noonan, a golden retriever poodle mix, standing with his owner, Jay Streets, and others on a bridge inside the downtown SF Apple store. They're waiting to get their paws on the new iPhone 3GS. more ›

Debby Brown's "Chorkie" (Chihuahua/Yorkie mix) named Lexi was stolen from Brown's locked car (with the A/C running) in Concord on Friday night, while Brown and her boyfriend went into a restaurant for take-out food. After Brown posted $10,000 reward posters all over the Concord area and on Craigslist, the dog-nappers agreed to meet with Brown in a Petco parking lot (of all places) on Monday morning. Lexi was safely handed over to Brown's boyfriend, who had persuaded Brown to stay home. Brown forked over the cash and has stuck to her promise not to prosecute or give any information to the police. Police say there has been a rash of car break-ins in the area, and that Brown's information could possibly have lead to an arrest. Now that's some dedicated pet ownership. more ›

Yesterday morning, Lower Rincon Hill -- i.e., more or less everything west of Second Street between Townsend and Harrison, stopping at Fourth Street; and yes huh, it is so a new neighborhood -- was plastered with yellow flyers this morning asking residents to clean up after their dogs. It reads: more ›

Found at Lombard at Baker, it pretty much explains itself. Enjoy. more ›

Seven years after Marjorie Knoller's pup killed Dianne Whipple in the hall of her Pacific Heights apartment building, a judge sentenced Knoller 15 years to life in prison today. Initially handed a four-year sentence after the original trial judge "reduced a jury's conviction of second-degree murder to involuntary manslaughter," Superior Court Judge Charlotte Woolard was all oh, hell no, and slapped Knoller with 15+ years in the clink. more ›

Reward money for info leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for killing a three-legged foster dog -- who was swiped from Ocean Beach near Sloat on July 22-- skyrocketed from $2,000 to $15,000 today. (If you recall, Pogo's body was found "brutally stabbed to death" in Bayview.) So, do you know something about the 7-month-old pup's death? Then, please, contact Animal Care & Control at 415-554-9400. more ›

Help find Miranda, won't you? The M.I.A. pooch was last seen in May of '08 on the 900 block of South Van Ness. Sob, sniff. We're pulling for you, fluff face. more ›

They do crazy things over in Sacramento. Take, for example, Kelly Pecor who was arrested last night after his sister caught him using her five-month-old bulldog, Chateau, for masterbatory purposes. Sis made a citizens arrest and now her brother faces charges of sexual assault on an animal. Pecor is also a noted registered sex offender with a history of child molestation. Read more about the canine copulation here. more ›

The official barbecue grilling season starts tomorrow. Happy summer, folks. more ›

Does this mean Oh noes! Be careful! We have poison on our grass and don't want your dog to get hurt? Or does it mean, Your dog craps on our lawn, and we're going to murder it? We prefer to think it's the former. Although the above photo was snapped in the Marina, so... it's anyone's guess. more ›

Found somewhere on Church Street, does this sign mean your dog can't release his or her bowels here, or that you must use something to clean up said mess. Is this official-looking sign even enforceable? more ›

Another mauling, y'all. This time in San Jose. more ›

Hey, remember yesterday, when everyone at SFist chimed in on the "what to do when a homeless kid's dog bites your friend on the leg" question? We got quite a few interesting answers, and one suggestion that we get in touch with the good folks at San Francisco Animal Control to see what they suggest doing in those circumstances. Deb Campbell was kind enough to answer a few of our questions: What would Animal... more ›