More needs to be done to teach children how to stay safe around dogs and to reduce the risk of avoidable injuries. That’s the view of MPs who want animal behavioural experts and charities to come up with a canine education plan for parents and schools. Some charities want dog safety to be on the National Curriculum, but ministers say…
Serious animal and human bites can get infected if they’re not checked and treated quickly. People and animals have a lot of bacteria in their mouths, which can cause an infection if a bite breaks the skin. These infections are rarely serious if treated quickly, but occasionally they can spread to the blood or other parts of the body. Serious…
A story from Parry & Welch Solicitors, Dog Law Specialists…. “HAVE THE POLICE DELIBERATLY MISLEAD THE COURT SO THEY COULD KILL A PET DOG NAMED HEWY? 2 years ago, the same police force that placed Hewy a beloved Ambull pet with our client seized him when he was alleged to have caused a minor injury to an owner of a…
A 14 year old boy has been arrested and charged following the theft of Mela, a Jack Russell pup. Mela was snatched from a young boy in Crewe, Cheshire. The teenage ran off with the young boy giving chase. The story was shared widely on social media, with CCTV footage of the incident, and Mela was eventually found in Wales…
A Staffordshire Bull Terrier, given the name Snoop by RSPCA staff, was dumped in Trentham, Stoke on Trent. CCTV caught the owner dumping the dog, with his bed, onto a road. “Snoop” ran after the car, jumping up at it. The owner callously drove off and “Snoop” was later found by a passer-by, sitting in his bed. He is currently…