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Puppy at Englewood adoption event tested positive for rabies, Colorado health officials warn

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is contacting people who attended a puppy adoption event last month in one Colorado city. The health department is screening attendees after a puppy tested positive for rabies on Wednesday.

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‘Wellington is killing its residents’: Some say water bills have increased to more than $1,000 a month

Many residents in a small but growing town in northern Colorado are accusing the town of increasing water bill rates to levels that are unaffordable, leaving many to wonder if there is a system error while others are contemplating moving. Wellington, a town of nearly 12,000 people, is at the center of the dispute.

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Euthanasia at area animal shelters is up by double digits as thousands of Coloradans surrender their dogs

Dogs that once were adopted within days are now waiting weeks or months and some never make it out. While many shelters have “no-kill” policies, those policies don’t apply to dogs that are unhealthy or unsafe.

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Stone Canyon Fire forces 600 animals to be evacuated from Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

The Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center had to act quickly on Tuesday when the Stone Canyon Fire grew close to its facility. Staff saw the flames peaking over the ridge located directly behind the center and decided to activate the emergency evacuation plan. 

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