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Ban On Vet Prescription Charges To End

From 31 October 2008, veterinary surgeons will again be allowed to charge animal owners for writing prescriptions, when a three-year ban on such fees will come to an end. The Supply of Relevant Veterinary Medicinal Products Order 2005 was introduced by the former
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Are Dog Breeders Evil Villains?

Well, are they? Over the past few months (OK, since the airing of Pedigree Dogs Exposed) debate has raged about the role dog breeders have played in creating a mess of some much loved, but sadly debilitated dog breeds. There have been accusations of broad [...]

Hills Latest Company to Withdraw From Crufts

Hills Pet Food are the latest firm to deal Crufts a blow by announcing they are withdrawing their principle sponsorship of the event. The decision comes on the back of high profile withdrawals from the RSPCA, Dogs Trust, NDWA and last week’s announcement that long time Crufts
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Another Greyhound Dies in Race Action

Spectators at Yarmouth greyhound stadium were horrified when, in the ninth race of the evening meeting on Wednesday 22 October, Bluestone Lane ‘brokedown’ and was carried off the track yelping in agony. The beautiful blue male had suffered a hind leg fracture, with eye witness accounts suggesting
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Dogs Trust Issues Statement on Kennel Club Pedigree Dogs Review

K9 Magazine is happy to publish he following statement from the UK’s largest dog welfare charity The Dogs Trust in relation to the Kennel Club’s recently announced study of dog breed health.
“With the announcement that Pedigree is no longer sponsoring Crufts, many newspapers and online forums reported the news this weekend. You may have incorrectly [...]

Warning, Graphic: Policeman Executes Dog

WARNING: The video below contains actual footage of a dog being killed with a report on the background of story preceding it. We publish this video as it has become a major news story which many in the UK and outside of the USA might not be
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Cat Owners v Dog Owners

Cat People vs. Dog People … They Really are Different Cat people worship felines like pharos; dog people talk to hounds like people. New research shows that cat and dog people really are different — in marital status, economic standing and education among other things.
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Dog Warden of The Year Recognised for Innovative Lost Dogs Scheme

Wokingham Borough Council’s animal warden is pick of the litter after scooping the prestigious national Dog Warden of the Year 2008 award. Mandy Dorman, who has worked as the council’s animal warden for nine years, was shocked to discover she had won the most notable trophy in
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Renewed Calls for End to Greyhound Racing at Stadium

An international greyhound protection group has renewed its calls for greyhound racing to be brought to an end at Peterborough Stadium, after receiving news of yet more deaths of dogs at the track. Greyhound Action was contacted by a sympathiser working at the stadium, who informed
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Pedigree Pulls Out Of Crufts, Now it’s Over to You BBC

A 44-year relationship came to a very public end yesterday as Pedigree announced it would no longer be sponsoring Crufts dog show, the flagship event in the dog show calendar. Pedigree released a very brief statement explaining its decision but it has done nothing to dampen speculation
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Pedigree Withdraws Crufts Sponsorship

Pedigree, the Mars owned dog food brand will not be sponsoring Crufts next year. The pet food giant has cited a ‘business review’ as its main reason. A Mars spokesperson would not comment on whether the decision was based around the documentary Pedigree Dogs
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Caution: Beware of the Dog Breeder Scam

Cunning Internet tricksters are behind a cruel method of conning unsuspecting Brits out of their cash and this time they’re using puppies to pull off the heartless swindle.
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1,500 Raccoon Dogs Bred for Fur are Poisoned to Death With Contaminated Food

The Beijing Associated Press has reported that 1, 500 Raccoon dogs, who are native to East Asia and are bred for their fur to make trims on clothes, have died after their food being contaminated with a dangerous chemical. The same chemical has also been found in dairy products for
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Man Who Punched Dog in Face Described it as ‘Training’

A man told onlookers that he was only ‘training’ a dog whilst repeatedly punching his girlfriend’s West Highland Terrier in the face. As reported by a Scottish Newspaper, onlookers called police to the children’s play area, where they had seen Stephen Carey first attack the West Highland
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SPCA Appeal After Dead Dog Discovered

The SSPCA, Scotland’s animal welfare charity, is appealing for help after the discovery of a dead dog and a seriously under nourished one was discovered on a beach in Aberdeen. The two dogs, young Staffordshire Bull Terrier bitches, were discovered on Monday of this week.
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