Should owners who don’t microchip their dogs get them back if they’re lost and subsequently found? Microchipping your dog, as well as having them wear a tag, is now mandatory as well as a fundamental part of good ownership. As collar and tag can be lost or removed, microchipping is extremely important: despite a flawed […]
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Great Debate: are we no longer allowing our dogs to die?
As pet insurance companies register a rise in complex “supervet” procedures, some people are posing the question – are dog owners starting to go too far, putting ailing pets through complex surgery and long recovery periods to keep them going at all costs? Some think that we are, with quality of life taking a backseat; […]
New Mission Rabies campaign vaccinates over 4,000 dogs
Reaching new regions at risk of the deadly disease,began its first ever project in Ghana in February 2019 – vaccinating over 4,000 dogs in two weeks. The charity’s attention was drawn to Bosomtwe district following a significant rise in dog bites over the last three years. Public Health District Director, Dr Moses Djimatey, was determined […]
Saving the Street Dogs of Varanasi, India
“You haven’t been to Varanasi until you’ve stepped in poo,” my guide told me, as he watched me hastily scrape the faeces from the sole of my shoe. Although highly unpleasant, this incident served as testimony to the omnipresent free roaming animals in Varanasi, India. Revered by Hindus as a holy city, and popular with […]
WATCH: therapy dogs join Spider-Man cast in a Marvel-ous interview – Dogs
Volunteers and their dogs from Mayhew’s TheraPaws programme joined the cast from Spider-Man: Far From Home in an interview for the upcoming Marvel superhero film. Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon relished the opportunity to chill out with Pops the sausage, Marcel ‘le corgi’, Doris, Frank and Bismarck during a full day of press and media interviews […]