• Colorado thieves nab pricey bulldogs after man fakes seizure, authorities say

    Men get away with two puppies selling for $4,299 each as pet store employees distracted by accomplice’s fake seizureThieves nabbed a pair of high-priced bulldogs from a Colorado pet store after a man allegedly faked a seizure to distract employees while an accomplice grabbed the puppies from a pen and ran out, authorities said.The theft, which was captured on surveillance video, happened on Sunday. Continue reading...
  • ‘Poo and punishment’ – is there really a war on dogs in England and Wales?

    ‘Poo and punishment’ – is there really a war on dogs in England and Wales?
    From fines to outright bans, many councils are clamping down on canines and their owners. But not all the measures – especially the ones that prevent dogs exercising freely – are welcomeJacqueline Boyd often used to take one of her dogs with her when she went into Nottingham town centre. A canine consultant and lecturer in animal science at Nottingham Trent University, Boyd has six cocker spaniels at her home in Newark-on-Trent. When she travelled into the city, she would bring one a

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