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Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Colorado Parks and Wildlife, with the help of the Department of Agriculture, has captured and euthanized two coyotes who may have attacked two young children last week.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Colorado Division of Wildlife officials euthanized a mountain lion in Canon City Wednesday morning after it grabbed a house cat, deputies said.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  The Colorado Department of Agriculture has canceled a quarantine placed on a Douglas County ranch after a horse was found with a potentially fatal horse virus.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  The dog who bit an El Paso County baby in the face late Sunday afternoon was surrendered by the owner to the Humane Society to be euthanized. Yet some believe the pit bull was not the one to blame.

Monday, February 20, 2012  The pitbull that attacked a 9-month-old girl near Yoder, Colo. Sunday afternoon will be put down, according to officials with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region.

Friday, November 19, 2010  A giraffe at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was euthanized after suffering from a fall early Friday afternoon.

Thursday, November 18, 2010  A truck driver who was hauling horses from Colorado to Oklahoma has been charged with animal cruelty after two of the horses had to be euthanized when he stopped in Salina.

Monday, July 12, 2010  Officers were called to the 3600 block of Dogwood Drive, near South Chelton Road and South Academy Boulevard.  The call was for a 6-year-old child who had been bitten by a Pitbull type dog.

Friday, March 05, 2010  Michelle Bese and two children, ages 2 and 5, were in the house when the lion entered.  The 2-year -old was asleep in a bedroom, and the 5-year-old and Bese were sitting at the kitchen table when the animal came in the house. There were also four other small dogs in the home.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010  Former managers of the Colorado Humane Society won't be allowed to open more shelters under an agreement with the state.

Friday, August 28, 2009  A jury convicted 41-year-old David Riley Thursday. He was also found guilty of obstructing a police officer. He'll serve four years of probation after he leaves jail.