Pet Owners

Animal welfare charities strike back against Gove over electric collars

Animal welfare charities including the RSPCA and The Kennel Club have penned an open letter saying the decision to reverse a planned ban on electric collars is “two steps forward, one step back for animal welfare”. Environment secretary Michael Gove announced yesterday that the government plans to allow the use…

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Sainsbury’s recalls pet food after ‘higher than specified levels of vitamin D’ found

Sainsbury’s has recalled several of its pet food products after “higher than specified levels of vitamin D”, which should not be consumed over long periods of time, were found. The products in question were 12x100g and 48x100g selections of Adult Complete Nutrition in Jelly and Gravy, Senior and Puppy Complete…

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Barking Mad closes Glossop branch after Crufts-qualifying dog killed

Dog boarding company Barking Mad has announced it has stopped trading in Glossop following an incident where a dog was hit by a car and subsequently killed whilst being looked after by a host family. The Glossop branch was supposedly not following the guidelines set out by Barking Mad, with…

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‘Nazi dog’ prankster asks public for £100,000 to appeal guilty verdict

Mark Meechan, the man behind the now infamous ‘Nazi dog’ YouTube video has turned to the public in order to make a High Court appeal. The video showed him making his dog perform a Nazi salute to videos of Hitler and the Nuremberg Rally. The public appeal for £100,000 has…

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Crufts-qualifying dog dies in the care of dog boarding company

A Crufts-qualifying dog has died in the care of a host family working for Barking Mad, a company that arranges host families to look after dogs rather than taking them to a kennel. The company has apologised to Jennifer Smith, owner of Reacher who was hit by a car in…

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Dog has major surgery after swallowing ice lolly stick during heatwave

A five year old Shih Tzu was admitted to Grimsby Blue Cross animal hospital for major surgery after swallowing a stick from an ice lolly it found on the floor. The vets first tried to make the dog regurgitate the stick using an endoscopy but despite being able to see…

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Man who filmed dog giving Nazi salute fined £800

Mark Meechan, who is known as ‘Count Dankula’ online, has been fined £800 for a ‘grossly offensive’ video in which he trained his girlfriend’s dog to respond to Nazi slogans. More than 3 million people have viewed the video online which was originally created by Meechan to “annoy” his girlfriend.…

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Family face £10,000 legal fees as Cats Protection wrongly rehome cat

Precious, a five year old girl’s cat was wrongly rehomed by Cats Protection in Glasgow, 22 miles from the cat’s home in Falkirk. A Facebook group called ‘Harvey’s Army’ that aims to help with the rehoming of stray cats picked the animal up despite it being in good condition and…

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Beagle canine trackers solve ‘biggest missing dog case’

A dog owner has been reunited with her canine companion who was missing for over seven weeks following the rescue efforts of a pair of Beagles who traced the missing pet and solved their ‘biggest missing dog case’ to date. Two-year-old Yorkie, Coco, escaped from her owner Zoe’s back garden…

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Over half of Brits think getting a pet makes for the ‘perfect’ home

According to new research from IAMS, 58 percent of Brits consider getting a pet an important part of making a new house a home. The number of bedrooms (60 percent), location (53 percent) and garden (52 percent) are also three must-haves, while enjoying a large garden (49 percent), fitting a…

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