October 2008 Archive

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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