March 2008 Archive

Breed Club STILL Recommending Healthy Puppies Be Killed – Kennel Club ‘Extremely Concerned’

A couple of weeks ago we reported that the Rhodesian Ridgeback club of Great Britain was encouraging its members to 'cull' puppies born without a ridge. Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies don't need ...

Canine Blood Bank Helping to Save the Lives of Dogs (and People?)

Beechwood Veterinary Hospital is not only helping save the lives of sick pets, it could help save their owners too. The surgery is the first and only place in the ...

RSCPA Complain About ‘Abused’ Dog in Volkswagen TV Advert – Let’s Get Our Priorities Right Shall We?

A television advert for Volkswagen has caught the attention of the Royal Society for the Protection of Animals who have claimed a dog used in the commercial is "abused". Over 200 ...

Dog Borstal Wants Your Puppies – TV Dog Training Show to Focus on Prevention Rather Than Cure

Update April 15th 2008 Puppy Training Special under the Dog Borstal banner has been postponed for this series. The idea is currently in development stage for a possible series.Thank you to ...

Assistance Dogs Get Travel Boost

South West trains (SWT) held the first stakeholders meeting on access issues at the Holiday Inn at Woking Surrey this week Guests for the various associations dealing with disability and other ...

Dogs are Casualty of BBC TV Show

Written by Amanda @ www.endangereddogs.com  BBC1 TV programme Casualty, broadcast at 9pm on Saturday 15th March was a sickening watch for many unfortunate enough to view it. This weeks fifty minute ...

New Veterinary TV Channel to Launch at BSAVA Congress

Against the backdrop of BSAVA Congress (3-6 April), the biggest veterinary gathering outside the USA, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is launching a pilot of VETS.TV and invites all delegates ...

9 Months Locked up Under Dangerous Dogs Law – Now Duke, the Lurcher Cross, is Back Home

Nine long months spent being held at a secret kennels has lead to hollow victory for cross breed Duke after a Judge found him not guilty of being a “pit ...

Study Finds Tail Docking Creates Aggressive Dogs

Dogs with docked tails are more likely to be involved in aggressive exchanges with other dogs according to new research. Scientists at the University of Victoria in Vancouver, Canada studied a ...

Woman Accused of Killing Dog and Blaming Pit Bull Set for Court

Joy Ward over at our friends Dogster, has asked for the following, undoubtedly harrowing story to be crossposted. The details contained in the following story are hard-going so please be warned. Here’s ...

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