Archive for July, 2009

Pigs help toddler fight leukaemia

A love of her prize-winning pigs is helping a three-year-old girl battle illness, according to her farmer parents.

Pigs help toddler fight leukaemia

A love of her prize-winning pigs is helping a three-year-old girl battle illness, according to her farmer parents.

Puppy death leads to breeder ban

A dog breeder is banned from keeping animals after cruelty officers find a dead puppy and other starving creatures in her care.

Bull terrier accused avoids ban

A teenager who admitted causing unnecessary distress to a litter of puppies found starving in a cage is admonished.

No plan for No 10 cat – Cameron

David Cameron has no plans to bring a cat with him to Downing Street if he is elected.

Your Pictures of Scotland: 17 – 24 Jul

Your Pictures: 17 Jul – 24 Jul

Beaver duo born at country estate

Young beavers are back in Devon for what is believed to be the first time in about 400 years – after two kits are born on a country estate.

Cloned sniffer dogs begin duties

The world’s first cloned sniffer dogs, all called Toppy, report for duty in South Korea.

Firefighter killed in pub blaze

A firefighter dies and another is injured after a floor collapsed as 70 firefighters tackled a blaze in an Edinburgh pub.

Terrier gives birth while tied up

A dog, apparently abandoned by her owner, gives birth to the first of seven puppies while tied to a tree in Bridgwater.