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The BBC to Continue Crufts Coverage?

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 public outrage following the programme Pedigree Dogs Exposed. The documentary, which highlighted shocking levels of suffering endured [...]

Dog Owners Work Hard to Avoid Credit Crunch

- 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 getting rid of their much loved companion to save cash.* Furthermore a staggering 80% say
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Premier League Footballer Injured in Dog Clash

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 boss Tony Pullis, ‘gone over on his ankle stepping over the dog’.
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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. The owners had all attended West London Magistrates Court on 17th August where a judge
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Why Breeders Must Learn to Listen

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 canine disasters? The development of dog shows, breed societies and stud books by
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Police Dogs Get £225k Home, DDA Dogs Get Screwed

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 and people. But even still, it is people who have chosen to impose a guilty
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Should the UK Look to the Other Side of the World for Dog Control Ideas?

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 the United Kingdom there is no general dog registration scheme in operation and several asked
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Cardiff Dogs Home Scoops RSPCA Welfare Award

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 unveiled the first ever winners of the pioneering new awards scheme for providers that have
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A New Approach to Reduce the Numbers of Unwanted Dogs?

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. SO, one may ask, what will become of the many dogs being bred solely for cash
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Wolves as Good as Dogs at Reading Humans

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. When tasked with choosing between two paint cans based on a trainer’s
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First Guide Dog Allowed to Enter UK Mosque

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 dog Vargo has become the first guide dog in the UK to enter a mosque
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London Dogs and Owners to be Taught Better ‘Manners’

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. Reports from the BBC website inform us that Westminister Council has pledged £5000 towards
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RSPCA Responds to Our Dogs Newspaper

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 Hogan Letter for publication Following your letter to K9 Magazine, published on its website, the RSPCA [...]

PDSA to open new Kirkdale PDSA PetAid hospital

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 Celia Street, will be officially opened by a special guest at 10.30am. Veterinary staff
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New Genetic Test Could Help Thousands of Collapsing Labradors

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 exercise, activities these dogs are trained to perform, affected Labradors start to lose control of
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