Staffordshire bull terrier Rocky’s owner was prosecuted for removing his ears with knife. In August 2020 Jordan Shelley, Director at The Foal Group, without reaching the 100,000 signatures necessary for a debate in Parliament, the response so far has been encouraging – and Jordan is already planning part two of his campaign. While ear cropping […]
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Trainer’s mission to help keep children safe around dogs
Molly and Winnie in the garden A dog trainer has launched a nationwide mission to help children and dogs live safely together and to stem the number of youngsters being bitten by their pets. Debby Lucken said many families who took on a dog were unaware of the issues that could arise – from overconfident […]
Dogs Trust marks 1,500th smuggled puppy rescued
Befa was the 1,500th illegally imported puppy cared for under Dogs Trust’s Puppy Pilot scheme. Image by Beth Walsh Befa the Springer Spaniel puppy was five weeks old at most when she was almost smuggled through the UK border. Along with other puppies, Befa had been transported thousands of miles across Europe from Slovakia and […]
Eight-year-old cycling 100 miles to rescue China’s dogs from meat trade
When eight year old Rhys saw a documentary about the , he was horrified – and began thinking of ways he could help. His mum, Kathleen Stevens, says, “We were out on a bike ride when he asked me if there was anything he could do to help the dogs in China. I suggested he […]
The Garbage Dogs of Loutraki –
This is the story of the “garbage dogs” and how it all began. Afrodith, a Greek rescue volunteer, and her dogs have to face an enormous struggle every day. Afrodith moved near the huge Loutraki landfill in 2018. Passing by the rubbish dump/landfill was a life-changing experience for her, seeing the horrendous conditions the dogs and […]