Archive for August, 2009

Plea over puppy covered in sores

An animal charity appeals for help after a puppy suffering from a chronic skin condition is abandoned in Glasgow.

Your pictures: 19-25 August

A gallery of your pictures from around Wales.

Death row dog for Court of Appeal

The case of a Northern Ireland dog on death row for being a banned breed is to go to the Court of Appeal.

Police appeal after puppy theft

Seven German shepherd puppies worth £400 each have been stolen from an outhouse in Bradford.

Anti-gay attacks on rise in Iraq

Gay Iraqis are being murdered in a brutal co-ordinated campaign involving militia forces, a rights group says.

Pair admit causing dogs to suffer

Two men plead guilty to cruelty charges after they failed to provide an adequate diet and treatment for five dogs in Norfolk.

‘Dog lard sale’ probed in Poland

Polish police question a woman suspected of fattening up dogs and slaughtering them to sell the lard as a health supplement.

Pup swallowed 10-inch toy arrow

A puppy survives after swallowing a plastic toy arrow almost as long as herself.

Six puppies found dumped in bag

RSPCA officials in Norfolk try to trace the person who dumped six puppies, who were inside a plastic bag.