K9 Magazine http://www.k9magazine.co.uk The dog magazine your dog would read! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:26:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Mayhew Response To New Plans For Dangerous Dog Legislation http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/mayhew-response-to-new-plans-for-dangerous-dog-legislation/ http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/mayhew-response-to-new-plans-for-dangerous-dog-legislation/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:26:20 +0000 admin http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/mayhew-response-to-new-plans-for-dangerous-dog-legislation/ The Mayhew Animal Home, an animal welfare charity working at the forefront of this issue in London, welcomes the recognition that change to the Dangerous Dogs Act is long overdue, having witnessed firsthand the horrifying consequences from the misuse of certain breeds in our capital and the ineffectiveness of present legislation to address the root causes of this escalating problem. However, it must be remembered that the dog welfare issues now prevalent in our society are not just as a result of “dangerous dogs”, but basically down to indiscriminate breeding, easy accessibility to and widespread irresponsible ownership of dogs across society as a whole.

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Mayhew Response To New Plans For Dangerous Dog Legislation

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]]> http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/mayhew-response-to-new-plans-for-dangerous-dog-legislation/feed/ 0 Vets Welcome Extension To UK Pet Travel Protection http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/vets-welcome-extension-to-uk-pet-travel-protection/ http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/vets-welcome-extension-to-uk-pet-travel-protection/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:26:20 +0000 admin http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/vets-welcome-extension-to-uk-pet-travel-protection/ The European Parliament has voted 618 votes to 17 for an extension to the transitional arrangements contained within the regulation on the non-commercial movement of pet animals (Reg. 998/2003) which afford the UK additional protection against rabies, ticks and tapeworms.

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Vets Welcome Extension To UK Pet Travel Protection

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]]> http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/vets-welcome-extension-to-uk-pet-travel-protection/feed/ 0 Alternative Views Considered to Proposals to Close Rescue Centres http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/alternative-views-considered-to-proposals-to-close-rescue-centres/ http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/alternative-views-considered-to-proposals-to-close-rescue-centres/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:26:20 +0000 admin http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/alternative-views-considered-to-proposals-to-close-rescue-centres/ Alternative views considered as The Blue Cross consultation closes

The Blue Cross senior management today embarked on a rigorous review of all feedback about the recent proposals to close the charity’s animal adoption centres in Felixstowe and Northiam (East Sussex), after the official staff consultation period closed on Friday (5 March).

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Alternative Views Considered to Proposals to Close Rescue Centres

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]]> http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/alternative-views-considered-to-proposals-to-close-rescue-centres/feed/ 0 Public Consultation on Dangerous Dogs: Your Chance is Now – Dogs NEED You! http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/public-consultation-on-dangerous-dogs-your-chance-is-now-%e2%80%93-dogs-need-you/ http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/public-consultation-on-dangerous-dogs-your-chance-is-now-%e2%80%93-dogs-need-you/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:26:20 +0000 admin http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/public-consultation-on-dangerous-dogs-your-chance-is-now-%e2%80%93-dogs-need-you/ Yesterday, Home Secretary Alan Johnson announced the Government is prepared to listen to the public’s views on what we should do regarding dangerous dog legislation in the United Kingdom. This is your chance, and it might just be your one and ONLY chance, to make a difference to the way we tackle the problem of dangerous dog owners. Please, do NOT allow your Government to sell dogs out AGAIN. They need your help and they need it right now.

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Public Consultation on Dangerous Dogs: Your Chance is Now – Dogs NEED You!

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]]> http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/public-consultation-on-dangerous-dogs-your-chance-is-now-%e2%80%93-dogs-need-you/feed/ 0 Simon Cowell Lends His Support To Animal Charity http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/simon-cowell-lends-his-support-to-animal-charity/ http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/simon-cowell-lends-his-support-to-animal-charity/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:22:23 +0000 admin http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/simon-cowell-lends-his-support-to-animal-charity/ Simon Cowell has pledged his support for the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and its campaign to get international recognition for animal welfare. WSPA hopes that more people will follow Cowell’s lead and tell governments worldwide why animals matter to them — and to the world.

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Simon Cowell Lends His Support To Animal Charity

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]]> http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/simon-cowell-lends-his-support-to-animal-charity/feed/ 0 Vets Tell Government To Get Rid of Breed Specific Legislation Now http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/vets-tell-government-to-get-rid-of-breed-specific-legislation-now/ http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/vets-tell-government-to-get-rid-of-breed-specific-legislation-now/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:22:22 +0000 admin http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/vets-tell-government-to-get-rid-of-breed-specific-legislation-now/ Vets warn against dangerous dogs issue becoming party political

Vets have welcomed the Government consultation on reforming dangerous dogs legislation but called on politicians not to let the issue become a political football during the forthcoming election campaign.

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Vets Tell Government To Get Rid of Breed Specific Legislation Now

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]]> http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/vets-tell-government-to-get-rid-of-breed-specific-legislation-now/feed/ 0 SAS Build Shrine In Dogs Honour http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/sas-build-shrine-in-dogs-honour/ http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/sas-build-shrine-in-dogs-honour/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:17:35 +0000 admin http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/sas-build-shrine-in-dogs-honour/ Two German Shepherd Dogs who lost their lives in Iraq have had a memorial built in their honour.

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]]> http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/sas-build-shrine-in-dogs-honour/feed/ 0 Police Reunite Stolen Pug Dog With Owner http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/police-reunite-stolen-pug-dog-with-owner/ http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/police-reunite-stolen-pug-dog-with-owner/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:59:47 +0000 admin http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/police-reunite-stolen-pug-dog-with-owner/ Police have reunited a Pug dog with her owner following a proactive investigation by Greenwich CID. The pug dog was snatched in a Robbery in Flaxton Road, Plumstead on Thursday 17th February 2010 when a 60-year-old woman was approached from behind by a man that took her dog.

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]]> http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/police-reunite-stolen-pug-dog-with-owner/feed/ 0 Studies Detail Possible Benefits of omega-3 Fatty Acids for Dogs With Arthritis http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/studies-detail-possible-benefits-of-omega-3-fatty-acids-for-dogs-with-arthritis/ http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/studies-detail-possible-benefits-of-omega-3-fatty-acids-for-dogs-with-arthritis/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:59:47 +0000 admin http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/studies-detail-possible-benefits-of-omega-3-fatty-acids-for-dogs-with-arthritis/ A series of studies published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) offers new insights into the possible benefits derived from feeding foods containing high omega-3 fatty acid concentrations to dogs with osteoarthritis.

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]]> http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/studies-detail-possible-benefits-of-omega-3-fatty-acids-for-dogs-with-arthritis/feed/ 0 It’s a Big Scary World for Little Lost Pets http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-a-big-scary-world-for-little-lost-pets/ http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-a-big-scary-world-for-little-lost-pets/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:59:47 +0000 admin http://www.k9magazine.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-a-big-scary-world-for-little-lost-pets/ Every day animal shelters across the U.S and around the world hear the same story from distraught pet owners: “My pet lives indoors. I never thought he would run away and get lost!” The sad fact is that millions of lost pets arrive at U.S. shelters each year — and

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It’s a Big Scary World for Little Lost Pets

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