UPDATE TO THIS STORY – CLICK HERE FOR CLARIFICATION OF CURRENT BBC POSITION The BBC has today hinted that it intends to carry on covering ‘events like’ Crufts despite the mass of …

- Site reveals boom in pets market despite economic concerns – Despite crashing shares and bank collapses, Pets are retaining their market value and their homes, with just 1% of Brits considering …

Stoke city midfielder Liam Lawrence could miss his side’s next Premier League clash with Portsmouth after a freak injury caused by his dog. The former Mansfield town player has, according to his …

More heartache and turmoil occurred this weekend for owners of dogs seized during this years Notting Hill Carnival as they waited to see if a “clerical error” had claimed the lives of their family pets. …

written by Karen Clark-Stapleton The dog was probably the first species domesticated by man and has maintained a special place in human affections ever since, so why are some breeders continually creating …

Innocent until proven guilty, that’s the British way – unless you’re a dog that is. I’ll stop with the anthropomorphism right there, I know it’s not fair or right to compare dogs …

Recently I had the honour to be asked to speak at the Western Australia Rangers Association (WARA) 30th annual conference in Perth Western Australia. A number of delegates were surprised to hear that in …

Cardiff Council and Cardiff Dogs Home have been awarded a prestigious ‘RSPCA Innovator in Animal Welfare Award’ as part of the first ever RSPCA’S Community Animal Welfare Footprints 2008. The RSPCA has …

written by Karen Clark-Stapleton So the credit crunch is finally hiting us all in the UK, recession is imminent and people will have far fewer pennies to spend on their beloved pets. …

Dogs and Wolves are equally good at picking up human hand signals, says a new study. Dogs and Wolves are equally good at picking up human hand signals, says a new study. …

Leicester guide dog is first to be allowed to enter UK mosque After months of work by The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), guide …

Dogs and Their Owners take Lessons in Manners. Following many complaints from local residents, dog owners are being urged to take special classes into how to look after their dogs. …

Following the recent exchange of views between K9 Magazine and Our Dogs regarding issues surrounding the RSPCA’s withdrawal from Crufts, the RSPCA have issued a formal response which you can read below:
Dear Mr …

Leading veterinary charity, PDSA, is pleased to announce that its brand new, state-of-the-art Kirkdale PetAid hospital will open to pet patients on Monday 29 September 2008. The new PetAid hospital, located on …

Researchers at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine have identified a gene in Labrador retriever dogs highly associated with the syndrome of exercise-induced collapse (EIC). After intense hunting or retrieving …

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“Intentionally breeding deformed and disabled animals is morally unjustifiable and it has to stop.” Mark Evans, RSPCA chief veterinary adviser.
This is selective quotation because it comes …

Join the truly international celebration of World Animal Day, October 4. Visit the World Animal Day website for ideas, including teacher resources for children’s programs. Participation can be something as simple and personal as lighting …

I would like to offer an open invitation for someone, anyone, to produce for me some statistics in order to provide some positive coverage for the work the Kennel Club advises us it is doing. …

Earlier this week I published an article entitled Our Dogs Newspaper Attacks RSPCA & Dogs Trust Over Crufts Withdrawal. The article can be read in full at the link I have …

The first hearings for dogs seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (DDA) as illegal “pit bull types” during West London’s famous Notting Hill Carnival were heard at West London Magistrates Court on Wednesday 17th …

Army dogs are living in shocking conditions and are forced to endure hours of squalor, according to revelations in a national newspaper. These dogs, including German Shepherds, Labradors and Spaniels, are spending …

Earlier in the year we brought you the shocking information that the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Great Britain was recommending the ‘culling’ of any puppy born without a ridge. As stated at the time, the …

A ‘tipping point’ is what the Dogs Trust described the documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed. The BBC documentary did indeed expose some truly shocking, stomach churning examples of animal welfare abuses. Now the …