Debarking

• Debarking is a Last Resort for Nuisance Dogs - Overview of Australian legislation designed to prevent indiscriminate debarking.

• Pet Connection: What To Do About a Barking Dog - An article by Gina Spadafori explaining why dogs bark and solutions, including debarking.

Passengers quarantined in Australia due to flu scare (USA Today)
Almost 2,000 passengers on the Dawn Princess were kept from debarking in Sydney for seven hours on Saturday, due to a H1N1 swine flu scare.

No ballroom needed for homemade Philly-area prom (The Journal-Standard)
They arrived on pirate ships, on a sled pulled by a polar bear and in the shadow of a giant peach, debarking on the red carpet in tuxedos and sequined dresses as the crowd clapped and cheered. At the Pennsbury High School prom, getting there is half the fun. The other half begins once students enter a school elaborately transformed by dozens of handmade murals and movie-like props.

Homemade Philly-area prom (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)
At the Pennsbury High School prom, getting there is half the fun.

President attends Beverly Hills fundraiser (KABC-TV Los Angeles)
President Obama attended a Democratic National Committee fundraiser Wednesday.