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Article Archive for September 2008

The BBC to Continue Crufts Coverage?
September 30, 2008 – 2:39 pm | 4 Comments

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 …

Dog Owners Work Hard to Avoid Credit Crunch
September 30, 2008 – 12:57 pm | No Comment

- 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 …

Premier League Footballer Injured in Dog Clash
September 29, 2008 – 3:11 pm | No Comment

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 …

Dogs Ordered to be Put to Death due to ‘Clerical Error’
September 29, 2008 – 11:43 am | One Comment
Dogs Ordered to be Put to Death due to ‘Clerical Error’

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. …

Why Breeders Must Learn to Listen
September 29, 2008 – 1:02 am | 9 Comments

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 …

Police Dogs Get £225k Home, DDA Dogs Get Screwed
September 28, 2008 – 10:27 am | 2 Comments

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 …

Should the UK Look to the Other Side of the World for Dog Control Ideas?
September 28, 2008 – 10:10 am | 5 Comments

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 Dogs Home Scoops RSPCA Welfare Award
September 26, 2008 – 2:25 am | No Comment

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 …

A New Approach to Reduce the Numbers of Unwanted Dogs?
September 26, 2008 – 1:25 am | 7 Comments

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. …

Wolves as Good as Dogs at Reading Humans
September 25, 2008 – 9:52 am | No Comment

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. …

First Guide Dog Allowed to Enter UK Mosque
September 24, 2008 – 7:04 am | One Comment

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 …

London Dogs and Owners to be Taught Better ‘Manners’
September 22, 2008 – 8:27 am | One Comment

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. …

RSPCA Responds to Our Dogs Newspaper
September 22, 2008 – 8:08 am | 10 Comments

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 …

PDSA to open new Kirkdale PDSA PetAid hospital
September 22, 2008 – 6:49 am | 3 Comments

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 …

New Genetic Test Could Help Thousands of Collapsing Labradors
September 22, 2008 – 12:58 am | No Comment

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 …

Pedigree Breeding Snobbery – Opinion Piece
September 20, 2008 – 6:16 am | One Comment

Written by Simon Mulholland | All rights reserved.
“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 …

The Countdown to World Animal Day Begins
September 20, 2008 – 5:22 am | No Comment
The Countdown to World Animal Day Begins

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 …

An Open Challenge: Some Positive Coverage for the Kennel Club
September 19, 2008 – 3:34 pm | 4 Comments

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. …

Our Dogs Newspaper Responds to K9 Magazine
September 19, 2008 – 9:24 am | 7 Comments

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 …

DDA Dogs Seized at Nottinghill Carnival Begin to Return to their Owners
September 19, 2008 – 6:38 am | 3 Comments
DDA Dogs Seized at Nottinghill Carnival Begin to Return to their Owners

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 …

Heroic Army Dogs Are Living in Squalid, Hellish Conditions
September 18, 2008 – 6:18 am | No Comment

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 …

Another Breed Club Recommends Puppy Killing
September 18, 2008 – 6:11 am | 3 Comments

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 …

The Next Generation of Dog Owners Will Thank the BBC
September 18, 2008 – 3:39 am | 25 Comments

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 …