Pets & Animals

Dog owners are being asked to take extra care as they walk in the Yorkshire Dales National Park over the next five months. Alan Hulme, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Head of Ranger Services said the breeding season for wildlife and for farm animals is now well underway and dogs can cause long-term damage [...]

Time is running out to track down the callous 'owners' who threw an emaciated dead female greyhound into a bin – that was subsequently dumped in a Norfolk street. Please click here for full details of how you can help greytexploitations.com/resources-and-reports/kerry-an-appeal-to-find-her-killers Read the original: Urgent Appeal to Find Killers of Kerry the Greyhound

The Association of Dogs and Cats Homes Conference (ADCH) has attracted the highest attendance in the conference’s 12 year history. Chaired by Dogs Trust’s Chief Executive, Clarissa Baldwin, and hosted by Cats Protection, the ADCH brings together dog and cat welfare organisations to share best practice and further improve the help given to over 250,000 unwanted [...]

The Pet Cremation Alliance offers resources to help families and professionals. The newly formed Pet Cremation Alliance (PCA) is determined to bring scrutiny to the many and varied practices in the pet cremation industry. With no government regulations in place and concerning a topic some would prefer to not talk about, too many pet crematoriums [...]

On Saturday 31st March 2012, some the UK dog world’s most respected names are gathering in Gregynog Hall in Powys, to speak at the first Conference on Puppy Farming in Wales, hosted by C.A.R.I.A.D. (Care And Respect Includes All Dogs). The keynote speaker is Professor Sheila Crispin who will discuss why puppies cannot be farmed. [...]