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David Shepherd, Former W.T. White Baseball Coach And DISD Hall Of Famer, Dies At 80
W.T. White baseball coach David Shepherd during their high school baseball game held at Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas on Friday, April 24, 2009.
Former long-time W.T. White baseball coach and Dallas ISD Hall of Famer David Shepherd has died. He was 80.
"Coach Shep" coached at W.T. White from 1980 until retiring in 2014, guiding the Longhorns to 32 consecutive playoff appearances, winning more than 650 games and 16 district titles. He was inducted into DISD's Hall of Fame in 2021.
Eight of his players were drafted by Major League Baseball teams, including first-round draft pick Calvin Murray in 1989. Murray, who played for Team USA in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, is one of four players — along with Trey Beamon, Jeremy Hill and Bryan Holaday — to reach the majors.
Shepherd coached two All-Americans and mentored another 20 players who earned all-state honors. Hundreds of his players received college scholarships. The baseball field at W.T. White is named for him.
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FILE — David Shepherd, W.T. White baseball coach, pictured at the W.T. White baseball field named for him on Wednesday, January 7, 2009. Shepherd will be inducted into the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame.(MICHAEL AINSWORTH / 137631)On Twitter: @SportsDayDFW
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Egypt Just Banned Every Dog Breed Except For 10, With German Shepherds And Huskies Considered 'dangerous Animals'
Dog owners in Egypt are howling in protest over a new law that could force them to surrender their pets within one month.
The "dangerous animals" law, formally known as the Regulation of Ownership of Dangerous Animals and Dogs Law, went into effect this week, banning most dog breeds. People who violate the law face heavy fines.
The law, which was imposed after a man was attacked and killed by a pit bull, allows ownership of only 10 breeds without owners having to undergo a "safety" inspection: cocker spaniels, Labradors, poodles, Malinois, Pomeranians, Jack Russells, white shepherds, Maltese, and Samoyeds. (The 10th breed could not be determined, owing to translation issues.)
Owners of certain breeds, including pit bulls, rottweilers, German shepherds, boxers, and huskies, have been given one month to surrender their pets. No details were announced as to what the General Authority for Veterinary Services will do with the animals. Nor was there any explanation as to why a German shepherd was prohibited, but a white shepherd (the same dog, but genetically bred to have a white coat) was okay.
Other breeds on the banned list include the Doberman, Alaskan malamute, Great Dane, Akita, Alabai (also known as the Central Asian shepherd), Dogo Argentino, cane corso, and Tosa.
"I was shocked by this law," one pet owner told Al-Ahram, an Egyptian news site. "My dogs have never harmed anyone in their lives, and I entrusted their training to dog-behavior professionals. I raised them alongside my own children, so how can the law consider them to be a threat?"
The regulation also requires pet owners to pay registration fees of up to 50,000 Egyptian pounds ($1,618) per animal. If pet owners fail to register their dog and it attacks another person, they face a minimum of six months in prison. Should that attack result in a death, the minimum sentence is 10 years.
The law also bans exotic animals as pets, including cheetahs, tigers, lions, gorillas, chimpanzees, monkeys, crocodiles, turtles, venomous snakes, wolves, foxes, bears, pandas, and hippos.
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"It's like passing a law prohibiting people from driving cars because of a car accident," Mona Khalil, chair of the Egyptian Society for Mercy to Animals (ESMA) told Al-Ahram.
This story was originally featured on Fortune.Com
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