Archive for October, 2009

Plea over two-week-old stolen pup

Police appeal for information after a two-week-old Labrador puppy is stolen from its mother.

Fish hooks caused puppy’s death

A man asks anglers to take extra care after his daughter’s puppy dies after swallowing discarded fishing tackle.

Osteoporosis tigers back on prowl

Two tiger cubs, who suffer from osteoporosis, return to their enclosure in a Devon zoo after recovering from broken legs.

Puppy is kicked to death in park

A 10-week-old puppy being taken for a walk in a Cambridgeshire park is kicked to death in a “sickening” incident.

Puppies sold from a van later die

Puppies bought at a market in Warwickshire later died due to the parvovirus, a council says.

Pet crowned world’s ‘oldest dog’

The owners of the world’s “oldest dog” put his long life down to a good diet of “Sunday dinners and vegetables”.

Pet crowned world’s ‘oldest dog’

The owners of the world’s “oldest dog” put his long life down to a good diet of “Sunday dinners and vegetables”.

Profile: Hwang Woo-suk

South Korean cloning researcher Hwang Woo-suk was feted as a national hero, but his conviction for fraud has sealed his scientific downfall.

Police dogs go live on ‘puppycam’

A webcam allowing the public to monitor the progress of nine Northumbria Police puppies goes live.

Woman killed puppies in suitcases

A dog owner is warned she faces a jail term after being found guilty of leaving puppies to die in suitcases.