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kennel

[ken-l] / ˈkɛn l /


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Blair’s kennel facility’s permits expired in 2023, and she allegedly didn’t respond to attempts by the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control to contact her, People reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

"My wife and son have evacuated, but I'm staying because I want to be able to help my brother-in-law, who runs a kennel with 60 dogs, if they need to be evacuated," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

The Fourth of July is freedom day, but if you’re not paying attention, the celebrations might land your furry friends in a shelter kennel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Every kennel here is full when we visit and many of them are covered by screens, because some of the dogs are so volatile our presence could provoke them.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

The Lab mix in kennel 8 has been at the shelter the longest, 18 days, but should be adopted between 16 and 20 days.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

A recent BBC Panorama investigation revealed how the number of dangerous dogs needing to be put in kennels has risen more than a third since the ban.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Evidence from his son's cell phone indicated, however, that Murdaugh was the only person with his wife and son at the estate's dog kennels several minutes before they were killed.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Aimiee Sadler, chief executive of Dogs Playing for Life, said that the program helps make dogs more suitable for adoption and that keeping dogs confined to their kennels is equal to “incarceration.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Sri Lanka's police kennels department was mobilised to ensure that local street dogs did not attack Aloka, who was led on a leash held by an army commando.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

The Hunter's Gate Was conveniently sited close to the kennels and kitchens.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Rapaport volunteers to be kenneled while “Big Brother” contestant Tiffany Mitchell takes it on herself to fight for him.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026

Shelter staff had recommended in his file that he be placed in a home with no other dogs, though Benavidez saw him kenneled with another dog in the shelter with no apparent issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2023

The prison authorities let them keep the dog kenneled in their cell as part of a program in which they train the animal for later use as a service dogs for disabled people.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 2018

“He’s not getting the treatment he needs. He’s being kenneled like an animal.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2014

From being a mere kenneled creature he had become as a hound on the scent, the keenest on earth—that of self-interest.

From The Copy-Cat and Other Stories by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

After 40 years in captivity they kept their spirits up by caring for a dog kennelled in their cell which they trained to work with vulnerable individuals.

From The Guardian ● May 25, 2019

In Anglesey he built a castle, and kennelled the hounds he loved so well in a church, to find them all mad the next morning.

From Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures by A. G. (Andrew George) Little

But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.

From Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \"Big Fish,\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. by Charles Gilson

"What a run he would give!" said Jerry; "the best pack that was ever kennelled wouldn't have a chance with him."

From The Kellys and the O'Kellys by Anthony Trollope

At last I discovered that it was the howling of the kennelled blood-hounds which I missed.

From Red Axe by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

He envisions having informational screenings playing in the waiting room, building on awareness programs the community is already doing on best practices like leashing and kenneling to keep pets from harm.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2021

His book discusses types, methods of training, kenneling, diseases and all the other practical points relating to the use and care of the hound, etc.

From Taxidermy by Leon Luther Pray

I have reliable word that he is kenneling in Squannaconk and doing much damage.

From Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin

But right soon a message reached him, from Rehoboth, of southern Massachusetts north of Rhode Island, that Head Captain Annawan was "kenneling" in Squannaconk Swamp, and plundering the farms outside.

From Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin

The author takes up the origin and history of the breed, its development, breeding, kenneling, and training.

From Taxidermy by Leon Luther Pray

In a statement, South Wales Police said seized dogs are "transported to secure kennelling sites" where specially trained officers will assess the dog.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025

Forces in England and Wales say the costs of kennelling thousands of seized dogs, often for months at a time, have risen sixfold to £25m a year and many facilities were at capacity.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024

Courts can order that police be repaid for costs caused by kennelling dogs seized in connection with a hare coursing-related offence.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2022

They had thought that fifteen people might attend, to see their demonstration of a lion-proof enclosure made with kennelling materials available at Home Depot.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 5, 2017

The kennelling for the poor animals was got up under the supervision of Ap and Seth himself.

From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Gordon Stables




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