The European Parliament has voted 618 votes to 17 for an extension to the transitional arrangements contained within the regulation on the non-commercial movement of pet animals (Reg. 998/2003) which afford the UK additional protection …

Simon Cowell has pledged his support for the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and its campaign to get international recognition for animal welfare. WSPA hopes that more people will follow Cowell’s lead …

Two German Shepherd Dogs who lost their lives in Iraq have had a memorial built in their honour.

Every day animal shelters across the U.S and around the world hear the same story from distraught pet owners: “My pet lives indoors. I never thought he would run away and get lost!” The sad …

Pets and people charity the Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) will receive a welcome boost of support this Friday 5 March, when Nigel Waterson MP presents to the House of Commons the Second Reading …

The Mayhew Animal Home in London runs many annual events and is urging dog owners to have fun and get fit with the help of your four-legged friends. They currently have two events coming up …

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.

The veterinary profession was well represented at a meeting of key stakeholders brought together to discuss the next steps on dog breeding. The British Veterinary Association (BVA), British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) and Royal …

The high prevalence of depression and suicide in the veterinary profession are well documented. As a practical measure to promote the help and support available to individuals the British Veterinary Association’s Members’ Services Group …

An abandoned, epileptic American Bull Dog called Bentley has become a big hairy hero at Dogs Trust Evesham for raising the alarm after his canine carer collapsed unconscious while walking him. On …

This Valentine’s Day, Phoenix dog owners can take their pets’ health to heart. Veterinary cardiologists on the Mobile Dog Heart Health Tour will perform free dog heart examinations inside a mobile medical unit at Steele …

The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), under the authority and request of Shirley C. Byers of the Marshall Co. Prosecutor’s Office in Marshall County, Miss., is managing operations in …

Pet owners don’t believe their money woes matter to their pets, and that’s beneficial to the owner, according to a new study of 400 Americans fielded by independent digital direct agency, Catalyst Direct. Of respondents …

Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), is the only national non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills. A recent undercover investigation discovered that a pet store who …

According to recently released state records, more than seven hundred greyhounds were reported injured at Wheeling Island Racetrack and Casino since 2008, and more than one thousand dogs were prevented from racing because they were …

A coalition of animal protection groups, which includes the RSPCA, has arrived in Haiti to aid animals left stricken by the devastating earthquake.

Animals play a significant role in Haiti, both in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake and in the lengthy road to recovery.

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 …

American Dog Rescue announced this morning a $50,000 challenge grant that will help bolster and bring awareness to the donations needed to aid domesticated animals affected by the Haitian disaster. ADR is supporting The Humane …

A firefighter and his Search Dog located three girls trapped alive since Tuesday in the rubble of Haiti’s devastating earthquake. Bill Monahan and his Border Collie, Hunter, were searching a neighborhood near the Presidential Palace, …

OK so its 2010 Hoorah a new decade but with the news that Mrs Beckham had purchased a Bulldog for hubby Dave one can only assume that the PDE word didn’t actually reach the ears …

At K9 Magazine we all hope you are sticking to your New Year resolutions, I know we are! (Reaching for the biscuit tin!) Pet experts at North Shore Animal League America, the world’s largest no-kill …

Vets are issuing advice to pet owners to take extra care with their animals during the cold snap after a spate of weather-related incidents in surgeries across the country.