• Willow’s story: how an abandoned dog lost seven puppies – and found a new home

    This winter, animal shelters are in crisis, with pet abandonments hitting a three-year high. We follow one golden retriever from emergency surgery to adoptionAll of Willow’s dog toys have one ear. Tattered, misshapen, with synthetic stuffing poking out of them, they are scattered around an otherwise immaculate front room in north-west Norfolk, a telltale sign that a puppy lives in the house. There are other signs too: a new lead on a hook in the hallway; a still shining food bowl in the ki

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