Animals news

• ‘I could work every day of the week’: the life of a UK pet detective as thefts rise

  31-12-2024 13:00
  
  Colin Butcher and his dog Molly are increasingly in demand as bereft owners hunt for missing cats and dogsOn a chilly December morning, Colin Butcher and his dog, Molly, are on the streets of Haywards Heath in West Sussex. But Molly is not out for a walk – instead she is hard at work trying to track down a missing cat.Pet theft is on the rise across the UK. Data from the insurer Direct Line suggested dog thefts had increased by 6% between 2022 and 2023, with English and French bulldogs &nd
  
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• Icelandic sheepdog, breed mentioned by Shakespeare, is a pedigree at last

  31-12-2024 10:31
  Kennel Club finally recognises breed believed to be more than 1,000 years old that featured in Icelandic SagasA dog breed that was namechecked in one of William Shakespeare’s plays and is believed to be more than 1,000 years old is to be finally recognised by the Kennel Club as a pedigree.The Icelandic sheepdog will be classified in the pastoral group on the imported breed register from 1 April. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘The woman was frantic – it hadn’t eaten or pooed’: what happened when a hat bobble was brought to a hedgehog rescue centre?

  31-12-2024 10:00
  
  The good Samaritan’s error became a viral sensation. Now, the charity says it needs support for our real prickly friendsMarch 2024: a fever dream of Tory budgets, Princess of Wales conspiracy theories and, er, hedgehogs that turned out to be hat bobbles. Yes, as Jeremy Hunt gripped the red budget box for the last time, one tale of goodwill gripped our hearts – that of the good Samaritan who mistook a rogue hat bobble on a Cheshire pavement for a sickly hedgehog, and rushed it to anim
  
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