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Man Stabbed Puppy to Death After Being Rejected for Job
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 9/05 Posted Under: Animal CrueltySean Bushell-Clarke, a 26 year old man from Liverpool, has been jailed for four months and banned from keeping animals for five years after a court heard how he stabbed and punched a puppy to death.
Bushell-Clarke killed Benji, a Labrador x Husky, after he received a rejection letter for a job he had applied for, […]
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Dogs Bring Joy to Orphans in Nepal
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 8/05 Posted Under: Social IssuesThe first ‘pet therapy’ programme to be held in Nepal has proved to be an outstanding success.
Kathmandu Animal Treatment centre (KAT) and Bal Mandir children’s home teamed up with the help of Mitrataa Foundation to hold the first ‘Dr Dog’ session at the home.
Mango (the loveable Tibetan Terrier KAT mascot) and Tara (a paraplegic dog) […]
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PETA Euthanised More Than 90% of its Adopted Animals Last Year
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 8/05 Posted Under: Animal Charities, Animal WelfareAn official report filed by People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) with the Virginia government shows that the organisation put to death more than 90 percent of the dogs, cats, and other pets it took in for adoption during 2007. During that year, the well-known animal rights group managed to find adoptive homes […]
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Pair Banned for Causing Suffering to Greyhounds
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 8/05 Posted Under: Animal CrueltyBans For Greyhound Suffering
Rebecca Hagger (20) and Rosemary Hagger (51) both received 10-year bans at Peterborough Magistrates Court on 28 April after previously pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to three greyhounds and failing to meet the welfare needs of another four greyhounds.
Rosemary Hagger was banned from keeping dogs for 10 years and her daughter […]
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Lurcher Thrown from a Moving Car - Can You Help?
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 7/05 Posted Under: Animal Charities, Animal CrueltyA skinny dog with a horrific leg injury was thrown from a moving car and abandoned by the roadside.
A member of the public came to the lurcher’s aid after he saw it ejected through the open door of the vehicle as it travelled at about 20mph along a busy road in Coventry last Monday (28 […]
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