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| IMPORTANT: Bing News RSS feed has moved! Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:36 AM PDT http://www.bing.com/newsSearch Results for Pets at Bing.comNews136000010These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use requires written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.http://www.bing.com/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com/newshttp://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39206901http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39206901A Montgomery County judge wants to first hear from the SPCA before ruling on ... problems and about to be evicted from the residence in Towamencin ... In that petition, Muchnick said she now has an income to care for ...2010-09-16T13:42:26Zmsnbc.comhttp://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2010/09/16/springford_reporter_valley_item/news/doc4c8e79a46ac84453685298.txthttp://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2010/09/16/springford_reporter_valley_item/news/doc4c8e79a46ac84453685298.txtprosecutors have determined. Darryl Simmons, 50, of Perkiomen, was "legally justified" in shooting his neighbor Joseph McNair, Montgomery County District ... and was pronounced dead at Pottstown Memorial Medical ...2010-09-16T13:06:39ZMontgomery Mediahttp://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/StoryAP/09-11-2010-Freezer-Petshttp://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/StoryAP/09-11-2010-Freezer-Pets... dead pets in a freezer, including six cats. Portland Public Schools officials said the principal at Ockley Green School asked the custodian in July to ... two frogs, a guinea pig, a hedgehog, a parakeet,2010-09-11T07:57:37ZObserver-Reporterhttp://www.wfmz.com/news/24961574/detail.htmlhttp://www.wfmz.com/news/24961574/detail.html... trailer at an Oregon school found 17 dead pets in a freezer ... principal at Ockley Green School asked the custodian in July to help turn a little-used trailer behind the school into a classroom. The Oregonian ...2010-09-12T17:50:34ZWFMZ-TV Onlinehttp://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/pput_preparing-your-pets-for-disaster-1162583.htmlhttp://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/pput_preparing-your-pets-for-disaster-1162583.htmlAccording to the American Pet Products Manufacturers' Association 2009 -- 2010 Pet Owners Survey, 62 percent of American households ... American Veterinary Medical Association and Humane Society of the United States ...2010-09-11T01:31:04ZTradingMarkets.comhttp://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39196615/ns/health-pet_health/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39196615/ns/health-pet_health/A Labrador who ate a hive with thousands of bees inside. The West Highland terrier who attacked a chain-saw. A border collie that crashed through a closed glass window to get to the mailman. Are these doggies with a ...2010-09-16T13:20:58Zmsnbc.comhttp://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=13152179http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=13152179... tortoise that was reported stolen from a Wilmington-area store has been found. New Castle County police said Monday that the ... The tortoise has roamed the Greenbank Aquarium store during business hours for the ...2010-09-14T18:38:18ZWBOChttp://cbs5.com/pets/san.bruno.explosion.2.1909195.htmlhttp://cbs5.com/pets/san.bruno.explosion.2.1909195.html... Boulevard and San Bruno Avenue, causing a massive explosion and fire that officially killed four people, hospitalized more than 50 others, and destroyed 37 homes. Two dogs were found stray near the Crestmoor ...2010-09-09T23:59:12ZKPIXhttp://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-living/ci_16073394?source=rsshttp://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-living/ci_16073394?source=rssYour pets run away? This is a special note for San Bruno residents living in or near the area of last week's terrifying explosion and fire storm. Did your cat, dog, or other pet run away, frightened by the ...2010-09-16T13:06:39ZSan Jose Mercury Newshttp://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/DN-peterspets_11met.ART.State.Edition1.35e3923.htmlhttp://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/DN-peterspets_11met.ART.State.Edition1.35e3923.htmlCOPPELL – The murder-suicide that left Coppell Mayor Jayne Peters and her daughter ... Hope and Lucy, and four cats, Mystic, Sassy, Snowflake and Reno. All six pets have been adopted. In a classroom in the ...2010-09-11T04:58:39ZTexas Cable News This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Judge to decide whether to return pets - msnbc.com Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:42 AM PDT Levittown — A Montgomery County judge wants to first hear from the SPCA before ruling on whether to return 15 surviving cats and a dog to the woman who once tried to kill them. Judge Steven T. O'Neill continued Wednesday's hearing on Linda Muchnick's request for the return of her pets until Oct. 1 when an SPCA representative is available. Muchnick, 57, a former Towamencin resident now living in Pottstown, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in May on all animal cruelty charges stemming from her attempt to poison her 30 pets with rat poison at the same time she tried to kill herself. Fourteen died but the remaining 15 cats and dog were nursed back to health by the SPCA, which took custody of the pets in August 2009 after Muchnick was arrested on the animal cruelty charges. The surviving pets remain under the care of the SPCA which, through May, had spent almost $20,000 for their care. Muchnick, overwhelmed by financial problems and about to be evicted from the residence in Towamencin, attempted to kill herself and her pets on Aug. 20, 2009. She left behind a suicide note that stated, in part, that it would be best for her pets if they died with her "so they could be in heaven together," according to the criminal complaint. Muchnick was devastated to learn that, while she had survived her suicide attempt, about half of her pets had died, according to a psychiatrist who interviewed Muchnick after her arrest. Less than two weeks after she was found not guilty by reason of insanity, Muchnick petitioned the court to have her surviving pets returned to her. In that petition, Muchnick said she now has an income to care for the pets and a support system in place to help her with any problems. The county prosecutor's office is opposing the request, claiming the animals were subject to animal cruelty under her care and should not be returned. Margaret Gibbons can be reached at 610-279-6153 or mgibbons@phillyBurbs.com This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Perkiomen man ruled 'legally justified' in fatal shooting of neighbor - Montgomery Media Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:06 AM PDT An off-duty SEPTA police officer who fatally shot his unarmed Perkiomen neighbor during a heated dispute in 2008 will not face any criminal charges, prosecutors have determined. Darryl Simmons, 50, of Perkiomen, was "legally justified" in shooting his neighbor Joseph McNair, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman ruled Sept. 10 after a two-year investigation into the September 2008 fatal shooting on a rural road. "Simmons was legally justified in the use of deadly force against Joseph McNair after McNair provoked a violent encounter with Mr. Simmons on the roadway near their neighborhood and threatened him with violence," Ferman said. "In this case there is no question that the deceased, Joseph McNair, precipitated and provoked the violent encounter." McNair, 38, of the 100 block of Eaglet Lane, was shot to death near the corner of Miller and Otts roads about 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17, 2008, by Simmons, then 48, as the two men crossed paths in their vehicles. Simmons, then a 22-year veteran of the SEPTA police force, claimed McNair threatened him and took actions that made him believe McNair had a gun and to believe his life was in jeopardy. Simmons claimed he acted in self-defense when he shot McNair, who was unarmed. McNair suffered five gunshot wounds to his torso and face and was pronounced dead at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center a short time after the altercation. The death was ruled a homicide. However, it was up to the district attorney to determine if the death was "justifiable homicide." Under state law, a person may use "deadly force" when he reasonably believes he is in immediate danger of death or serious bodily injury from another person and he reasonably believes it is necessary, at that moment, to use deadly force to protect himself. Simmons allegedly told investigators that McNair had previously threatened to kill him, his wife and his children. McNair reportedly had threatening altercations with other neighbors too. The investigation by county detectives and state police determined that immediately prior to his encounter with Simmons, McNair was involved in a verbal argument with another unidentified neighbor that ended with McNair, "in an enraged state," threatening that man and his family. "McNair sped away from this verbal assault and, within minutes, had forced Darryl Simmons' car to stop and instigated a violent confrontation, for no reason, with the innocent Simmons," said Ferman, adding Simmons cooperated fully with investigators. "Simmons described his encounter with a menacing, threatening bully by whom he had previously, and repeatedly, been threatened," added Ferman. Simmons, authorities said, was aware that McNair had a lengthy criminal history for violent crimes and firearms offenses. "As a result of this, Simmons believed that McNair was someone who was capable of making good on his threats and killing him or his family members," Ferman said. After McNair "deliberately cut Simmons off the road, nearly striking him," McNair backed up his Pontiac Vibe and confronted Simmons with threats to kill him, Ferman maintained. At one point during the altercation outside the vehicles, McNair, authorities alleged, reached into his car and it appeared to Simmons that he was "going to get something," authorities said. "Simmons reported he could not see McNair's hands in the darkness and believed he was reaching for a gun. Simmons thought, at that moment, McNair was about to grab a gun and shoot him," Ferman maintained. As McNair made a motion back out of the car, Simmons, who had his handgun, a .357-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, with him in his BMW vehicle because he intended to head to work after he picked up his daughter at a soccer game, took the gun from his waistband and shot at McNair to protect his life, Ferman maintained. When Simmons realized he struck McNair he immediately called his wife and 911 to request help for McNair, authorities said. Ferman said investigators and ballistics experts determined physical evidence found at the shooting scene corroborated Simmons' account of the incident. A review of McNair's criminal history, according to authorities, revealed 23 arrests by federal, state and local authorities, including 14 for violent crimes and gun offenses. McNair was acquitted of a Philadelphia murder charge in 2002, according to authorities, and was sentenced in November 1995 to 108 months in federal prison on drug-related charges. While Simmons would have had a legal duty to retreat before using deadly force, that obligation would only apply if he knew he could retreat safely, Ferman explained. With their cars positioned in the roadway and both men out of their cars; with Simmons' inability to see what McNair was reaching for; with McNair's "unwarranted and unexplained threatening, menacing conduct" towards Simmons; with Simmons' knowledge of McNair's past "aggressive, volatile behavior" with neighbors and knowledge about McNair's violent reputation, it is unreasonable to conclude that Simmons knew he could retreat safely, Ferman determined. "Mr. Simmons was reasonable in concluding that deadly force was needed to stop the immediate threat," Ferman concluded. Charles D. Mandracchia, the lawyer who represented Simmons, previously said Simmons, a married father of two daughters, was "shattered" by the incident. Simmons was assigned to administrative duties at SEPTA pending the outcome of the investigation.
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