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August 26, 2006 on 7:00 am | In Beagle News |

Nicholas Herman, 9, hugs Fionna, a golden retriever-chow mix adopted from the Furry Friends Network. (Submitted photo)

READERS’ PETS Sadie W/PIC Looking good
Sadie Rainbow Donaldson, 4½, is looking good. Her owner is Shari Donaldson of Bradenton.

Kennel trash
That nickname didn’t bother the people at Polk County Animal Control. It bound them together, signaled their kinship with the dogs they cared for. When a police raid filled every cage with pit bulls, they confronted the true cost of compassion.