A homeless man from the West Village just learned that his dog, taken away by the NYPD earlier this month, was euthanized at an ASPCA animal hospital without his permission. DNAInfo New York, which had been looking into the dog's fate, broke the news to his owner yesterday.

More than 70 cockfighters were arrested overnight as part of Operation Angry Birds, a massive three-part raid that involved hundreds of cops and Department of Homeland Security officers.

Finally, Sarah MacLachlan has apologized for those depressing animal commercials. This parody has her saying "Every day, innocent people are emotionally harmed by my depressing ASPCA commercials and they're crying out for help" and apologizing for "harshing your buzz."

We're not dog people (which is why it's really not necessary to send us big baskets of pet swag). Gawker operative Stephen Kosloff, however, doesn't mind the poochy set. He brings us his stories from last night's ASPCA fundraiser.