Here is your daily dog digest for April 26, 2012Inside this issue....
- UK Animal Cruelty Stats Released - 2012-04-23 14:34:11-04
The number of people convicted of cruelty and neglect to animals rose by nearly a quarter last year, according to figures announced by the RSPCA today. Cases revealed ahead of the charity’s major fundraising push, RSPCA Week 2012, include a dog repeatedly stabbed with a potato peeler, a dog the only survivor of a house [...]UK Animal Cruelty Stats Released is a post from: My Dog Magazine
- Dog Wardens Comment on Microchipping Proposals - 2012-04-24 05:39:36-04
The National Dog Warden Association is the latest organisation to speak out about the recent Government proposals for compulsory microchipping of all dogs in England. In a statement, the NDWA says: Whilst NDWA welcomes the government announcement on proposed ways to deal with irresponsible dog ownership in its many forms, it is extremely disappointed that [...]Dog Wardens Comment on Microchipping Proposals is a post from: My Dog Magazine
- Why is My Dog Panting? - 2012-04-24 14:37:36-04
Why Do Dog’s Pant? Unlike horses and indeed us humans, dogs do not sweat through the skin; they sweat through the tongue and nose, so that when a dog is [...]Why is My Dog Panting? is a post from: Dog Advice
- Vets Latest to Hit Out at Government’s Dog Law Plans - 2012-04-24 15:09:22-04
Veterinary associations have described the Government’s package on dangerous dogs as a missed opportunity to prevent future dog attacks. The package (for England) includes an extension of dangerous dogs law to cover private property, the removal of the requirement for all dogs to be held in police ‘custody’ and a range of options to introduce [...]Vets Latest to Hit Out at Government’s Dog Law Plans is a post from: My Dog Magazine
- Alice Cooper & The 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act - 2012-04-25 07:28:23-04
Some people never learn from the mistakes of history. Ken Baker is one of those people. His introduction of the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act and, along with it, breed specific legislation (outlawing/banning certain dogs by ‘type’) has been an unmitigated failure. A disaster on every level. Dog attacks have not reduced, the cost of attempting [...]Alice Cooper & The 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act is a post from: My Dog Magazine
