I am trying to pull together a Government briefing document – very quickly – to make the case that when people are enabled with a well-trained assistance dog it actually saves the country money. Can you help me prove what we all already know? Have you looked at this already? Any other countries done this […]
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Chihuahua hour! 11 tiny dogs arrive at Battersea in one week
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home’s London site has been inundated with unwanted Chihuahuas, with 11 arriving through the centre’s doors in just one week. With this being a very popular breed, one or two per week is fairly average, so this overload of little dogs is quite unusual. The pack have various origins, and range […]
Dog Crush: Corded dogs
Do you know your Hungarian Puli from your Komondor? Or perhaps you have a Poodle that is keep in cords? We are on the hunt for owners of corded canines, so if you own a dreadlocked dog or two, take our breed survey today! Via Giphy We have a fantastic feature on these special dogs […]
Freed from darkness: 55 dogs rescued from meat farm
Image by Jean Chung for HSI Animal rescuers have expressed their shock at discovering the conditions on a dog meat farm recently opened up in South Korea, where 55 dogs and puppies were being kept caged in darkness. Just 12 miles outside of Seoul, this is the seventh dog meat farm Humane Society International (HSI) has been […]
Children give homeless rescue dogs a voice
Via Battersea A new project by primary school children is helping to give Battersea Dogs and Cats Home’s loneliest residents a voice. In a series entitled ‘When I grow up…’, children have drawn pictures and written letters from the rescue dogs’ perspectives, in the hope it will help others understand what these dogs would really […]