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Charity Speaks Out Over Animal Gas Chamber Euthanasia
The American Humane Association, the nation’s voice for the protection of children and animals, commends Lake County Sheriff Robert A. Hilts and Senior Animal Control Officer Amy Bush for their… Read more
Pet Friendly Properties Increase Value?
Sending Rover to the doghouse is no longer the punishment it once was because many of today’s pooches of panache live lifestyles of the woof and famous. According to a… Read more
What is The Cheapest Dog Insurance?
As the ever helpful magazine that we are, we thought we’d raise people’s awareness to the best dog insurance deals on the market, with this updated list of dog insurance… Read more
Check Out The MoD’s Puppy Recruits
The tiny police dogs of the future for the Ministry of Defence Police Service are learning to walk and taking solid food for the first time having reached the tender… Read more
Deathrow Dog Bruce is Saved and Free!
Thousands of dog lovers from all around the world can rejoice at the news that Bruce, the dog seized in Northern Ireland under the breed specific legislation element of the… Read more
Is Los Angeles About to Quietly Kill Thousands of Rescued Dogs?
D.E.L.T.A. Rescue, the largest no-kill, care-for-life sanctuary in the world, wants Los Angeles County residents to know a proposed ordinance quietly being pushed through the county code process stands to… Read more
BBC Panorama Documentary Shows Extent of Healthy Dogs Put to Sleep
A BBC Panorama documentary – aired in the UK on August 2nd 2010 – brings to the public attention the devastating effect our animal shelters as they struggle to stem… Read more
Dogs Get Their Very Own Pub Thanks to Butcher’s
Butcher’s Pet Care is teaming up with pub company Brakspear for a campaign offering a ‘doggy menu’ in pubs. The month-long campaign kicks off on 23 July in two Brakspear… Read more
National Dog Adoption Month 2010 Launches
DogsBlog.com, the UK’s leading dog adoption site is pleased to launch the 2010 National Dog Adoption Month to promote one very simple, very important message: ‘Dogs in rescue shelters are… Read more
MP’s Urgent Call for Rapid Repeal of Breed Specific Legislation
The Dangerous Dogs Act Study Group (DDASG), made up of the UK’s leading animal welfare organisations, veterinary professionals and local authorities has today welcomed an urgent plea by Romford MP… Read more
Metropolitan Police Refuse to Disclose Costs of Failed Dog Legislation
The Metropolitan Police force is coming under fire again – this time for their refusal to disclose the cost to the taxpayer of enforcing the failed Dangerous Dogs Act (DDA)… Read more
British Vet Deemed ‘Unfit for Practice’ Following Tail Docking Offences
RCVS Disciplinary Committee Suspends Lincolnshire Vet: The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week [22 July 2010] suspended a veterinary surgeon from the Register for nine… Read more
World First University Study in to Dog Behaviour Problems and Emotions
Do dogs get down in the dumps? Canine volunteers in the London and Lincoln areas are being sought to take part in what is believed to be the first study… Read more
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Concerned About Panorama Vet Documentary
The RCVS has, this morning issued a statement in response to last night’s alarming Panorama documentary “It shouldn’t happen at a vets.” The statement reads: We are concerned about allegations… Read more
Veterinary Association Responds to BBC Panorama Vet Expose
The veterinary professional associations have expressed concern and disappointment at the incidents revealed in the undercover footage in the BBC’s Panorama programme ‘It shouldn’t happen at a vet’s’ and are… Read more
British Veterinary Association Responds to Panorama Undercover Reporter
Today (22 July 2010) the Daily Mail has published an article by an undercover reporter, Alex Lee, who spent time filming in a number of Medivet veterinary practices in the… Read more
It Shouldn’t Happen at a Vets: Panorama Exposes Vet Malpractice
BBC documentary series Panorama has revealed a shocking degree of bad practice within certain vet clinics in the UK. An undercover reporter for the Panorama expose – entitled ‘It Shouldn’t… Read more
New University Study in to Dog Bite Prevention
Researchers at the University of Lincoln have launched a new study which aims to reduce the risks of children being bitten by dogs. Dr Kerstin Meints and Dr Nelly Lakestani,… Read more
RSPCA Receives Over 700 Complaints About Controversial TV Advert
RSPCA Asks Public For Help As Calls Surge The number of telephone calls to the RSPCA’s 24-hour Cruelty telephone line more than doubled within four months, and the charity is… Read more
K9 Magazine Partners With GreatNonprofits Animal Welfare Campaign
GreatNonprofits is launching the 2010 Animal Welfare Campaign, in partnership with K9 Magazine, to identify top-rated nonprofits protecting the welfare of the animals in our homes, communities, and around the… Read more
Petition Calls for an End to Controversial Dog Weighing Practice
In January 2007, the UK Kennel Club agreed that the mandatory weighing of miniature dachshunds should cease “as soon as possible” – a decision taken to “remove the perception in… Read more
Venomous Snake Warning Given to Dog Owners
Now that it is spring, pet owners will be taking their dogs outside more for walks, hiking, and camping. While fun is anticipated, pet owners should be cautious about their… Read more
Send Dog Fighters to Jail Says New Poll
More than two-thirds (69%) of people think a prison sentence is the most appropriate punishment for an offence where a dog is set onto another animal to fight, according to… Read more
