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Dec
Merry Christmas from K9 Magazine
To all of our readers and dog lovers wherever you happen to be, we wish you a very merry Christmas period and hope you have a truly prosperous and new year Send this eCard to friends and family (along with other dog related eGreetings) at www.petcrash.com Collect a two year subscription to K9 Magazine for [...]
Jul
Is Former Home Secretary Biggest Threat To Public Safety In Dangerous Dogs Debate?
Lord Baker, the former Home Secretary who introduced the widely criticised Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 legislation has told the BBC that he believes “certain dogs are dangerous by nature”. Coming from a man that refers incorrectly to German Shepherd dogs as Alsatians, this will be a hard pill to swallow for the many who have [...]
Jul
Canine Identity Theft – It Really Can Happen
A champion Poodle has become a rather unlikely victim of identity theft. The dog, named Blue has had his vital pedigree information pilfered from a website by a fraudster who is now using the impressive stats and figures to hike up the price of his own dogs. The con man was only caught on when [...]
Jun
American Dog’s Life Spared – But Is This A Fate Worse Than Death?
A seven year old German Shepherd who attacked a child has been spared from death by a judge in New Jersey, who opted to sentence the dog to life imprisonment instead. Ozzy, the dog in question, who was due to be put down, will now live out the rest of his life in solitary confinement. [...]
Jun
When Will Negligent Dog Owners Learn? “It’s Not The Dog, It’s You!”
A Manchester dog owner was heavily criticised today after she allowed her dog to be left alone with a small child, resulting in the dog biting the child on the nose. Rather than accepting responsibility, she gave the dog away claiming that the safety of her children came first. Fortunately, the parents of the child [...]
Feb
Crufts. There’s Good News And There’s Bad News
Good news first. Those of you attending Crufts will be pleased to know that this year’s event is bigger, better and badder than ever. It’s so big, the Kennel Club press office exclaims, that it’s quite litteraly “bursting at the seams” and has swallowed up, not just the National Exhibition Centre, but the Arena as [...]
Nov
Why Are Dogs In Hospitals A “Disaster Waiting To Happen”
Suffolk’s Ipswich hospital, which £24 million in debt, is set to become the first NHS hospital to open its doors to animals in order to raise funds. The plans for dogs and cats to receive cancer treatment on weekends have been criticised however, and brander as a “hygiene disaster waiting to happen”. The hospital expected [...]
Oct
Would You Let The Bailiff Take Your Dog
Can The Bailiff Repossess Your Dog? By Neil Burton, National Dog Wardens Association A draft Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill that is being looked at by the government will entitle enforcement agents (Bailiffs) to break into private dwellings using a warrant, use force against occupiers, invite third parties on to premises (unqualified helpers to [...]
Aug
Dog Warden Phone Call Leaves Good Samaritan Disillusioned
A disillusioned Lancashire woman is appealing for changes in the way the animal welfare system operates after she found an abandoned dog on her doorstep. Sue Price, who lives in Leigh was horrified when she was advised to “turn the dog out” onto the streets so that the warden could collect her. Read Full Story
Aug
Did K9 Magazine “go too far”
Yesterday, K9 Magazine recieved a phone call from a reader who was upset and angry, that we had unfairly commented on an incident in which a man lost his finger after it was bitten by a dog whilst pushing a leaflet through a letter box. We claimed that this was an accident and that by [...]
