Less than a week after announcing their public consultation call on dangerous dogs, the Government has announced that one of the much touted ideas – compulsory insurance for all dogs – has been ditched. The …

The Mayhew Animal Home, an animal welfare charity working at the forefront of this issue in London, welcomes the recognition that change to the Dangerous Dogs Act is long overdue, having witnessed firsthand the horrifying …

Yesterday, Home Secretary Alan Johnson announced the Government is prepared to listen to the public’s views on what we should do regarding dangerous dog legislation in the United Kingdom. This is your chance, and it …

Vets warn against dangerous dogs issue becoming party political
Vets have welcomed the Government consultation on reforming dangerous dogs legislation but called on politicians not to let the issue become a political football during the forthcoming …

Thanks to Frankie, who commented an update on Bruce, the dog who has been incarcerated in council kennels in Northern Ireland having been seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act for, apparently looking like a Pit …

Three people have been arrested and three pit-bull type dogs have been seized during a series of co-ordinated dawn raids across Birmingham today.

At the British Veterinary Association London Dinner, BVA President Bill Reilly put forward the view of his organisation that breed specific legislation should be ditched. However, Govt Minister Lord Davies of Oldham is not so …

The infamous and failed dangerous dogs act has been in place for too long. It has quite clearly failed to prevent dog attacks and its time for it to go and go now. Pit bulls …

An independent report on dog health and welfare today called for legislation on dangerous dogs to be updated to move away from current breed-specific legislation, which is failing to protect both humans and animals.
Professor Bateson’s …

I think I ought to get straight to the point and answer my own question.
Yes, yes he is.
Kit Malthouse, writing in The Times newspaper has parroted, almost word for word, the rhetoric and mistruths spewed …

Today I thought I’d do something a bit different. Instead of writing out my thoughts on this particular issue, I thought I’d podcast them. The audio below is my thoughts on an issue that is …

An interesting piece from The Guardian newspaper highlights the dangers of admitting liability on pet insurance claims. When a dog attacks a human, it is easy to point the finger and blame the dog (or …

Recently we told the tragic story of Sam, a Staffordshire bull terrier killed by mistake while in the “care” of the Metropolitan Police.
Sam died on 26th August 2009. However, his death could easily have been …

A west London family have been left inconsolable and are demanding answers following the tragic news that the Metropolitan police have destroyed their family pet dog Sam, in error. 

Several Animal Behavior Experts from the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) will be in Parris Island, South Carolina from October 6-8 to conduct behavior assessments of over 100 dogs …

Out of the darkness cometh light, or in this case, footage which finally shows EXACTLY how the world got lumbered with the single worst law of all time: Breed Specific Legislation. This footage will shock …

Brian Rudman writes a piece for a national newspaper in New Zealand. His most recent offering advocates ‘throwing pit bulls on the barbie’. He wants them all dead. Brian Rudman, clearly, doesn’t mind a bit …

Bull terrier breeds were in existence long before the Boston Tea Party, and they were popular at the time Thoreau wrote his famous treatise on “Civil Disobedience.” The American Pit Bull Terrier is as American …

“Out of the blue, it attacked for no reason”
When a dog attack is reported we will often hear the same old phrases bandied about.
“It came out of the blue”
“It was totally unprovoked”
“We didn’t see it coming”
“It …

Thursday, July 23rd will remain a day to remember as thousands of people came together to participate in a unique worldwide candle lit vigil & anti-bsl campaigners gathered in central London, New York City, Dublin …

The following is an interview from last Friday regarding Bruce, the dog who was taken from his owner in Northern Ireland having never acted dangerously, never attacking anybody, never even so much as raising his …

London Takes Part in Worldwide Candle Lit Vigil for Death Row Dog:
Dog lovers are travelling from across the UK to gather outside the Northern Ireland Office, Millbank, in central London to show unified global support …

The RSPCA has added its voice to the growing outrage over the treatment of death row dog, Bruce, in Northern Ireland. The UK’s largest animal welfare charity said:
It is wrong that an entire breed of …