Dachshund Dotty left in agony after swallowing triple-barbed titanium lure
A dog called Dotty had to be cut free by firefighters — after she got a metal fish hook trapped in her mouth. Tiny Dotty, a super-curious wirehaired Dachshund puppy aged seven months, found the triple-barbed hook in an angling bag. She let out a high-pitched scream as two of three hooks pierced her lip, […]
Bravehound: Where dogs give struggling veterans a smile
Johnathon Wilson’s life was profoundly changed when he was caught in an IED blast in Afghanistan but the former soldier has found help in an unlikely form. Johnathon’s family had a proud history of serving in the armed forces. His great grandfather was with the Black Watch in World War One, while several relatives spent […]
‘Sickening sight’ Cruel pet owner dumps skeletal remains of dead dog in canal
The emaciated body of the grey and white brindle Staffordshire bull terrier-type dog was fished from the water last Thursday. The grim discovery was made at around midday by a man fishing in the canal near to a cinema in Bentley Bridge, near Wolverhampton. The starved pooch, aged around three, had been wrapped in bedsheets […]