Article Archive for March 2008
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 the …
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 country where dogs and people …
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 people …
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 everyone who has expressed interest …
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 interested …
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 long …
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 to visit stand 916 to …
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 bull type” and ordered he …
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 robotic …
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.
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A Buddhist temple in Japan is seeing an increase in worshipers as word spreads about a canine prayer leader who has captured the interest of many new attendees. …
Well it took them a while and they still had to have a crafty dig, but even The Sun has finally got a positive story about the nation’s favourite ‘devil dog’ breed, the Rottweiler. …
In the average household, many pets are only one bite away from disaster. Veterinary Pet Insurance, a USA pet health insurance firm, recently studied its medical claims data to determine the most commonly ingested household …
The RSPCA is demanding urgent action to try and discover new ways to test veterinary vaccines in an effort to eliminate suffering and death of lab animals. Thousands of lab animals are …
Here you go. British justice at its finest. A jail sentence has ‘not been ruled out’ for a delightful drunk by the name of Andrew Glazzard. Mr Glazzard, who killed his own pet …
Kath Hardman of Morley, Derbyshire and Karen Sykes of Belper, Derbyshire won the Crufts Canine Freestyle and Heelwork To Music Finals at the largest dog show in the world. …
Martin Clunes: A Man and his Dogs Martin Clunes sets off on a world wide adventure to discover how close the domestic dog is to its ancestor the wild wolf in a …
Thank you to the Times newspaper. Not only do they regularly uncover the shocking treatment of Greyhounds as well as recently exposing the dead dog organ donor scandal, but today they have …
A dog owner has been given a £500 fine for illegally docking the tails of five puppies in his care in one of the first prosecutions of its kind in Scotland. William …
A Walsall man has admitted four charges under a new dog fighting law in the UK. Clayton Beard, from Walsall, admitted the charges including a new charge of having items for use …
National Geographic Channel’s Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan is about to record its 100th episode which will focus on a reunion celebration of dogs and owners from the past four seasons. The show will air …
Doggy Diaries – What is a Dog’s Life? Dogs are considered by those who love them to be ‘man’s best friend!’ They greet us with an unsurpassed welcome wag, love us seemingly …
In response to the story we featured at the weekend, Breed Club Recommends Healthy Puppies Be Killed we asked the Kennel Club to give their opinion on the advice given by the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club …

