Have The RSPCA Failed to Act on Dog Fighting?
Posted By Alison Green Date: 11/08 Posted Under: Animal Charities, Animal Welfare, Breed Specific Legislation, Dangerous Dogs, Social IssuesRSPCA state they have not acted on dog fighters.
A shock revelation in a London newspaper claims that the RSPCA, the UK’s largest animal welfare charity, have intelligence on dog fighting but have failed to act on it due to a lack of “back up”. Dawn Avery, RSPCA inspector, is instead calling for the [...]
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Bull Breed Discrimination is Clogging up Rescue System
Posted By Neil Burton Date: 7/08 Posted Under: Animal Welfare, Breed Specific LegislationThe plethora of Staffordshire Bull Terriers and type dogs currently in local authority holding kennels is placing a strain on the rehoming system in general. There also seems to be reluctance by some rehoming agencies to take these dogs after they have completed their seven days with local councils.
The popularity of the breed has [...]
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New York Dog Owners Can Now License Their Pets Online
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 5/08 Posted Under: Animal Welfare, International Dog NewsNew Yorkers Can Now Get New or Renewed Dog Licenses Electronically 24/7
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Health Commissioner Thomas R. Frieden have announced the launch of a new online dog licensing system that will make it easier not only for dog lovers to protect their pets, but also for them to comply with the law. [...]
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Designer dogs or just dodgy mutts ?
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 4/08 Posted Under: Animal Welfare, Dog Advice, Dog Healthwritten by Karen Clark-Stapleton
Ok so you have been looking through the many doggy websites offering pups for sale and see many many cross breeds, some will try to baffle you with science (Hybrid #1 etc)when in reality the progeny have simply been bred by greedy uncaring and uneducated owners who simply want your hard earned [...]
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Council Tells Finder of Stray Dog to ‘Put her Back on the Street’
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 2/08 Posted Under: Animal Welfare, Social IssuesDerby City Council has had to apologise after one of its employees told a woman to turn a dog out onto the street.
The woman, who found the stray after it wandered into a pet shop where she works, called the council after not being able to get through to the dog’s owners from the number [...]
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