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PUPPY FARMING - Educate Yourself Graphic Images

Admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:53:19 GMT

Please take a look at the links below do not buy a puppy from a puppy farm, not for the faint hearted very upsetting images please be warned STOP PUPPY FARMING http://www.puppywatch.org.uk/ http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/hopeuk/educateyourself.htm http://www.pommania.co.uk/puppyfarms.htm http://www.purdysprotest.com/puppy_farms.htm

Warning: Mushroom Poisoning

Admin — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:21:01 GMT

Cross posted from another site - another thing to worry about "One of the top agility dogs in the country has died after eating poisonous fungi. Vets had been trying to save her since last Saturday but her kidneys had been too badly damaged. Please keep an eye on what your dogs are eating at this time of year when there are so many toadstools about. Hex was a very special little Sheltie and only 3 years old. Her owners are completely devastated as she was ...

Skinning Animals Alive- Online Petition

Admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:20:46 GMT

Please sign the petition brought up by the link to stop the barbaric practice of skinning animals alive but PLEASE do not watch the video http://www.animalsaviors.org/ Feel free to cross post this or spread it around as many ways as possible The petition is down in the bottom left hand corner. WARNING: AGAIN PLEASE DO NOT WATCH THE VIDEO IT IS HORRIFIC

Pet Food Best Before Date - Warning

Admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:36:48 GMT

A recent article posted on The Consumerist website brings up a very good point (and lesson) that pet owners should take note of� The article comes from a pet owner whose Yorkie became ill, and after a couple of days in the vet�s office, the owner looked at her Eukanuba canned food and realized it had expired 3 years ago. When she checked the cupboard she discovered several other cans of dog food � all recently purchased at PetCo � had expiration dates from 2004. What happened to this ...

Warning Beware of Slug Season

Admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:34:15 GMT

Clear your garden path in this wet weather, warns PDSA The current wet summer weather may be annoying for us but it�s causing chest problems for many of our pet cats and dogs, says leading veterinary charity, PDSA. In many areas of the UK, vets are seeing cats and dogs with lungworms caused by eating snails, which thrive in wet conditions. Sean Wensley, PDSA Senior Veterinary Surgeon, says: �Some slugs and snails carry infective larvae which, if eaten by a cat or a dog, can lead to ...

Lost family Dog is Sold by Animal Recovery Firm

Admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:25:19 GMT

Fears have been raised today about a trade in stray dogs being sold after it emerged a company charged with the task of reuniting lost dogs with their owners actually sold a much loved family pet forcing a distraught owner to have to fight to gain his own dog back. Earlier in the year warnings were given that a change in stray dog laws could spell an animal welfare crisis as councils pick up full responsibility for dealing with lost or strayed dogs. Now it has come to light that a personal ...

Health Warning for Cats & Dogs

Admin — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:53:30 GMT

Cocoa Mulch This message came to one of the groups from Ali Taylor, Head of Welfare, Battersea DH. They gave permission for it to be passed on. Quote: Yesterday one of our dog agility friends experienced a tragedy and wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and family. Please tell every dog owner you know. Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled ...

Dog Toy Warning

Admin — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:17:08 GMT

http://www.thechaistory.blogspot.com

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LINK ABOVE, THIS IS A VERY UPSETTING STORY ABOUT CHAI.

THIS BALL IS SOLD IN THE UK, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CROSS POST THIS LINK TO OTHER DOG OWNERS.

Chaterhaut Dog Dinner Scotland

cumbernaulddogwalking — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:48:17 GMT

We attended The Kennel Club Charitable Trust today at Chaterhaut it was good.
Was anyone else there today.
Brenda

Vets get scanning

Admin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:15:54 GMT

Bruce Forsyth's daughter Debbie had her 2 yorkshire terrier dogs stolen from her car last year, i met Debbie a few days after it happened and i saw how upset she was that Widget and Gizmo had been taken. She was lucky enough to get them back after appearing on GMTV. Both dogs were traumatised by this ordeal, to read and support her plight take a look at her website www.vetsgetscanning.co.uk Layla Bud

Warning - Dangerous dog toy alert

Admin — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:38:54 GMT

Can i just alert peoples attention to a dangerous toy on the market bought at crufts by my friend who has one of my pups. The toy is called a Busy Buddy made by premier. It is a kong type toy , dumbell in shape of hard rubber with holes in either end of the dumbell to put treats etc into. Well my friend gave this toy to her 7 month old pup with treats in, and after five minuits saw him scrabbling around on the floor she went to take it off him and found him to have his tongue trapped in the hole ...