Monthly Archives: June 2008
Two brothers convicted of murder
Two brothers are found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old student in east London by beating him to death with a dog chain. Link to full story Latest Dog News from… Read more
Owner banned after dogs kill cat
A man is disqualified from owning dogs after his Staffordshire bull terriers chase and kill a neighbour’s cat. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
Pets saved from smoke-filled home
Four dogs and a cat are rescued by firefighters after a family goes out, leaving a pan of food on their cooker. Link to full story Latest Dog News from… Read more
Pedigree dog stolen from kennels
A pedigree dog is stolen by thieves who broke into kennels in a village on the Surrey border with Kent. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine… Read more
Dog found in river had throat cut
The RSPCA appeals for information after the body of a partially decapitated dog is found in a river. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
Nellie named Heroic Hearing Dog
A dog from East Sussex wins a national award for the help and support she provides her deaf owner. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and… Read more
Killer mother more worried about dog
A mother who allowed her child to starve to death in "squalor and degradation" was more concerned about her dog, a court hears. Link to full story Latest Dog News… Read more
Dog survives two weeks on fells
A mountain rescue team on a routine call-out finds a dog which had been missing on the fells for two weeks. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9… Read more
Track dog death ‘not deliberate’
A police investigation finds a dog found dead on a railway track in Corby was not killed on purpose. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and… Read more
‘Callous’ owner given animal ban
A woman from Renfrewshire who starved her dog to death is banned from keeping animals for life. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
Dogs to help screen train users
Sniffer dogs and X-ray equipment will screen rail and Tube travellers under new security measures being introduced by police. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and… Read more
Reporter’s log: Curry goes coastal
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Soap dog Wellard to be killed off
The canine actor who plays Wellard is to retire from the BBC soap EastEnders. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated by Dog News
Three held in dog fighting raids
Three people are held on suspicion of involvement in dog fighting following raids in Birmingham. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated by Dog… Read more
Bird nest warning to dog owners
Dog owners are warned not to let their pets disturb nesting bird sites on the Manx coast and riverbanks. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and… Read more
Teenager’s ‘explosion of anger’
A murder jury hears of a "brutal and sustained" attack on a dog walker by a youth she had not met before. Link to full story Latest Dog News from… Read more
Cats ‘spark eczema in vulnerable’
Being exposed to cat allergens early in life may spark eczema – if you carry a key gene fault, say scientists. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9… Read more
Warning over cliff-top dog walks
The RSPCA and HM Coastguard are urging dog owners to be aware of the dangers of cliff-top walks in the South West. Link to full story Latest Dog News from… Read more
How serious a problem is dog fouling?
Councils are being told off for using CCTV to catch dog owners that don’t clear up their pets’ mess. So how big a problem is dog fouling? Link to full… Read more
Elderly hit-and-run man critical
An elderly man is seriously injured and his dog is killed in a hit-and-run incident in the Black Country. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and… Read more
Councils warned over spying laws
Councils in England are urged to review the way they use surveillance powers to investigate suspected crime. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
Council surveillance review urged
Councils in England are urged to review the way they use surveillance powers to investigate suspected crime. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
Clegg ‘happy’ to be a Chihuahua
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says he is quite happy with a poll in which people say he reminds them of a Chihuahua. Link to full story Latest Dog News… Read more
In pictures: Ugliest dog show
A three-legged, one-eyed, cancer-afflicted dog named Gus wins the 20th annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest at a California fair. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and… Read more
‘Gus’ crowned world’s ugliest dog
A three-legged, one-eyed, cancer-afflicted dog named Gus is crowned the World’s Ugliest Dog at a fair in California. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
Theatre audience goes to the dogs
A shaggy dog story which claims to be the world’s first theatre production for canines gets under way. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
Pink paint highlights poo problem
Volunteers hope to shame careless dog owners by spraying the pet’s dirt with a pink dye. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated by… Read more
Body discovered in field was male
Detectives confirm that a body found by a dog walker in an East Yorkshire village was that of a male. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine… Read more
Body discovered in field was man
Detectives confirm that a body found by a dog walker in an East Yorkshire village was that of a man. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine… Read more
Police seize pit bull over attack
A pit bull terrier which police suspected of biting a man’s arm is seized during two raids in Hampshire. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and… Read more
Tighter dog controls called for
The father of a six-year-old girl seriously injured in an attack by a Staffordshire bull terrier calls for tighter controls on the breed. Link to full story Latest Dog News… Read more
Sniffer dogs used in drugs fight
Police use sniffer dogs to help the crackdown on the illegal flow of drugs into Edinburgh Airport. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
‘Fighting dogs’ family sentenced
A man is jailed for keeping dangerous dogs while his partner and son are given suspended sentences. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content aggregated… Read more
Family pet killed by bull terrier
A Limavady family describe how they were awakened by the sound of their pet dog being killed in their back garden. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9… Read more
Alpacas killed in canine attack
An alpaca is killed in a dog attack while another is so badly injured it has to be destroyed. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and… Read more
Woods attack on woman dog walker
Police appeal for information after a woman is attacked as she walks her dog in woods in Dundee. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
Pets ‘abandoned in credit crunch’
Staff at a dogs home say increasing numbers of pets are being abandoned because owners cannot afford them. Link to full story Latest Dog News from K9 Magazine and Content… Read more
Judge cuts US dog’s $12m legacy
A New York judge cuts $10m from the $12m inheritance given by New York property tycoon Leona Helmsley to her pet dog. Link to full story Latest Dog News from… Read more
