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Mary Spencer with Hattie, Charley and Libby. Credit: Mary Spencer There are heroes. And then there are superheroes. Meet Mary Spencer. She's giving Wonder Woman a run for her money. Spencer joined the SPCA of Texas in 1992 and served as its chairman for eight years. Today, she chairs the organization's building committee and represents the mayor of Dallas on the city's Animal Shelter Commission. Last week hundreds who share her passion for homeless pets attended an event in Dallas to launch her book, "All My Fosters Are Rockstars," which weaves stories of some of her foster pets with information about the importance of microchipping, spaying and neutering, adoption, and other animal ...

Sandra Harrison Remember the story about the goat and the Great Dane who had fallen in love after being rescued together at a downtown wedding venue in the Dallas area? Now the two inter-species soul mates -- Minelli the goat and Judy the Great Dane -- have been separated thanks to a state law that differentiates between pets and livestock. The unlikely pair had until now been inseparable after they were rescued by animal lover Sandra Harrison on June 25. However, a tragic phone call came to the rescue center Tuesday that was destined to break up the odd couple's love fest. "I got a call that said, 'Dr. Fling, you're in violation of state law. State law says any stray livestock must be ...

Photo: Gio Bentiez, CBS4.com How would you react if you received a phone call informing you that your missing dog or cat had turned up 1,000 miles away from home? You'd feel the obvious relief, tempered with a great deal of confusion about how your plucky pooch or frisky feline could have traveled such a distance. That's about how Jodi Head of Dallas, Tex. felt this week when a man found Head's beloved Yorkie, Sunshine, in Miami Beach, Fla., reports CBS4 Miami. Club promoter Micha Porat saw Sunshine roaming the streets and brought her to a vet. Luckily, Sunshine was microchipped and quickly traced back to Head, who reunited with her pup on Monday. Head rewarded Porat with $200, though ...