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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Pat Derby, a former Hollywood trainer for Flipper, Lassie and other performing animals who later devoted her life to protecting them after seeing widespread abuse, has died at age 69, her organization said Monday.
Ms. Derby, who had throat cancer, died Friday at her home in an animal sanctuary run by her organization, the Performing Animal Welfare Society.We welcome your comments on this story, but please be civil. Do not use profanity, hate speech, threats, personal abuse, images, internet links or any device to draw undue attention. Comments deemed inappropriate will be removed and repeated abusers will be banned. NOTE: If you log in using your Twitter account, your comments will be signed using the name on your Twitter profile, NOT your Twitter user name. Read our full comment policy.
