Archive for July, 2009

Hunter residents demand horse flu compo - ABC Online

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Hunter residents demand horse flu compo
ABC Online, Australia
The Federal Government can expect to receive legal documents within weeks from lawyers representing dozens of New South Wales Hunter residents who are demanding compensation over the horse flu outbreak. Substandard biosecurity measures at Sydney's

Chirk attack: "I had dog in a headlock" - Daily Post

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Chirk attack: "I had dog in a headlock"
Daily Post, UK
TWO have-a-go heroes jumped into save a man and his pet dogs who were being attacked by Rottweilers. Ross Kayley and Glyn Blore were on a shopping trip to Chirk when they spotted the two powerhouse animals trying to attack a terrified Scottish terrier

Risks: Pets Might Motivate Smokers to Quit - New York Times

Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Risks: Pets Might Motivate Smokers to Quit
New York Times, United States - 9 hours ago
A new survey suggests that pet owners uninterested in giving up smoking might become motivated to do so if they are told that secondhand smoke could harm

Witness tells of corpses in pens at horse cruelty trial - Bucks Free Press

Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Witness tells of corpses in pens at horse cruelty trial
Bucks Free Press, UK
By Alex Hayes » A COURT was today told hundreds of horses had to be removed from a farm after “overwhelming evidence of cruelty” was discovered there. An expert witness in the trial of five people accused of mistreating horses at Spindles Farm,

The wild dogs of Sydenham - This is London

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
The wild dogs of Sydenham
This is London, UK
THE owner of a multi-million pound house allowed her pack of 60 dogs to attack and terrorise her neighbours - leaving one in need of plastic surgery. Tracy Thier is on the run after being given an Asbo for letting the animals howl all night,

Pets on parade in Galveston this weekend - Houston Chronicle

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pets on parade in Galveston this weekend
Houston Chronicle, United States - 11 hours ago
The entry fee is $25 per pet. Proof of current rabies vaccinations must be provided for all pets. The animals must be on non-retractable leashes no longer
Soulard pet parade: View from the non-dogs St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mardi Gras goes to the dogs at Soulard Pet Parade and Wiener Dog Derby Belleville News Democrat
Soulard hosts annual pet parade St. Charles Journal
KTBS - Tri County Journal
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WALTHAM ABBEY: Phone mast firm wreck horse park - Epping Forest Guardian

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
WALTHAM ABBEY: Phone mast firm wreck horse park
Epping Forest Guardian, UK
One of the masts was put up while proprietor Kevin Butchart was away on holiday, and when he returned he found the training ground had been churned up and one of his best horses injured. He said: "We can't use our fields because they are so dangerous

Man guilty of dog walker's murder - BBC News

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Man guilty of dog walker's murder
BBC News, UK
A man has been convicted of killing a woman as she was walking her dogs along a riverbank in 1996. John Pope, 59, was questioned shortly after Karen Skipper was attacked, stripped, tied up with her pets' leads and thrown into Cardiff's River Ely.
Man to be sentenced for 1996 murder The Press Association
DNA ends 13-year murder mystery ITV.com
Man guilty of 1996 murder TeleText
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - BBC News
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Record number of abandoned pets as recession bites - Comet 24

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Record number of abandoned pets as recession bites
Comet 24, UK - 2 hours ago
As the economy takes a nosedive an increasing number of unwanted and homeless pets are being handed over to an animal centre because owners can no longer

Kempton in link to Kentucky - Independent

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Sportinglife.co.za
Kempton in link to Kentucky
Independent, UK
I believe we have engaged in a new world, where there are three legitimate surfaces [dirt, synthetic and turf] and that can only be for the good of the horses – their trainers can refine where they can compete best, and most safely.
The rites of spring ESPN
Kentucky challenge attracts interest The Press Association
Trainers welcome Kentucky race Setanta Sports
Mirror.co.uk - guardian.co.uk
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