Article Archive for October 2008
The spread of a plant-killing disease called sudden oak death in a park leads to restrictions on dogs and their owners.
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A man is jailed for attacking a police officer, a bystander and a dog in a south-west London park.
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From 31 October 2008, veterinary surgeons will again be allowed to charge animal owners for writing prescriptions, when a three-year ban on such fees will come to an end.
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Well, are they?
Over the past few months (OK, since the airing of Pedigree Dogs Exposed) debate has raged about the role dog breeders have played in creating a mess of some much loved, but sadly …
Hills Pet Food are the latest firm to deal Crufts a blow by announcing they are withdrawing their principle sponsorship of the event.
The decision comes on the back of high profile withdrawals from the RSPCA, …
Spectators at Yarmouth greyhound stadium were horrified when, in the ninth race of the evening meeting on Wednesday 22 October, Bluestone Lane ‘brokedown’ and was carried off the track yelping in agony.
The beautiful blue male …
K9 Magazine is happy to publish he following statement from the UK’s largest dog welfare charity The Dogs Trust in relation to the Kennel Club’s recently announced study of dog breed health.
“With the announcement that …
WARNING: The video below contains actual footage of a dog being killed with a report on the background of story preceding it.
We publish this video as it has become a major news story which many …
Two serving police officers admit causing suffering to their pet dogs after being caught on camera by a neighbour.
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A Rotweiller dies after teenagers throw fireworks at boarding kennels in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire.
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Cat People vs. Dog People … They Really are Different
Cat people worship felines like pharos; dog people talk to hounds like people. New research shows that cat and dog people really are different — in …
A rise in stray Staffordshire Bull Terriers in Worcester could signal a breeding programme for illegal dog fighting, a council claims.
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Wokingham Borough Council’s animal warden is pick of the litter after scooping the prestigious national Dog Warden of the Year 2008 award.
Mandy Dorman, who has worked as the council’s animal warden for nine years, was …
A man out walking his dog has found the body of a man in a burn in rural Angus.
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An international greyhound protection group has renewed its calls for greyhound racing to be brought
to an end at Peterborough Stadium, after receiving news of yet more deaths of dogs at the track.
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The RSPCA is appealing for information after a badly injured dog was dumped out of a car in Lincolnshire.
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A 44-year relationship came to a very public end yesterday as Pedigree announced it would no longer be sponsoring Crufts dog show, the flagship event in the dog show calendar.
Pedigree released a very brief statement …
Pet food company Pedigree ends its 44-year relationship with the Crufts dog show.
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Pedigree, the Mars owned dog food brand will not be sponsoring Crufts next year.
The pet food giant has cited a ‘business review’ as its main reason.
A Mars spokesperson would not comment on whether the decision …
Parents are using drug sniffer dogs on their own children
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Cunning Internet tricksters are behind a cruel method of conning unsuspecting Brits out of their cash and this time they’re using puppies to pull off the heartless swindle.
International Internet fraudsters, commonly based in Africa or …
A specialist dog search team is scouring woods in East Sussex where the remains of 19-year-old Victoria Couchman were found.
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The Beijing Associated Press has reported that 1, 500 Raccoon dogs, who are native to East Asia and are bred for their fur to make trims on clothes, have died after their food being contaminated …
A man told onlookers that he was only ‘training’ a dog whilst repeatedly punching his girlfriend’s West Highland Terrier in the face.
As reported by a Scottish Newspaper, onlookers called police to the children’s play area, …
The RSPCA investigates after a dog’s body is found weighted down in a bag in a pond in Nottinghamshire.
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The SSPCA, Scotland’s animal welfare charity, is appealing for help after the discovery of a dead dog and a seriously under nourished one was discovered on a beach in Aberdeen.
The two dogs, young Staffordshire Bull …
On October 13th 2008 the National Dog Warden Association celebrated its 25th anniversary conference, an event featuring a fascinating insight in to animal control solutions from all over the world.
The event culminated in an awards …
About 1,500 dogs bred for their fur have died on a farm in China after eating feed tainted with melamine.
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Council extends consultation on dog control orders including rules to keep dogs on leads in Rugby’s parks.
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The discovery of a dead dog, along with a maltreated one, at Aberdeen beach is investigated.
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A County Down company wins new business in Asia and Europe after investing in international marketing.
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A Rottweiler is rescued in the Isle of Man after falling over a cliff edge.
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The following is a statement provided to us by Canine Partners in relation to the recent coverage of the charity’s split with one of its most well known faces, Allen Parton.
By now, you will perhaps …
UKIP MP Bob Spink wins the Westminster dog of the year competition with his two greyhounds.
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A dog which attacked a woman near an Edinburgh primary school will escape a death sentence if it is kept muzzled.
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What is the dingo? Is he a direct descendant of the wolf or is he a wild dog which was once domesticated, then turned wild again? This puzzle is as frustrating as the proverbial chicken-and-egg …
A man is facing jail for a drunken attack on his pet Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Manchester Evening News reports John Martell, 40, of Mulberry Court flats in Salford, lashed out in the communal lift of …
Well, no need to skirt around the edges any more tabloid contributors. You’ve had your chance with your ‘devil dog’ articles, attribution of the wrong breed images to depict dogs described in news reports of …
