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When 17-month-old black Labrador Molly was impaled by a 1-metre-long stick, it could have been the end for her – but with prompt veterinary care, she has gone on to make a full recovery.  Molly was out with her owners and chasing a ball down a wooded hill when she ran into a tree branch, […]

Let me tell you about Barney. Barney is a rescue dog from Spain. We (which is myself, husband and two sons) rescued him from a place that was known locally as the ‘Killing Station,’ but I will refer to it as ‘the pound’, because, to be honest, I just can’t bear to call it by […]

The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill aims to: Crack down on puppy smuggling Ban the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening Ban keeping primates as pets Introduce more measures against livestock worrying Improve zoo regulations The Bill’s proposed action to crack down on puppy smuggling includes reducing the number of pets that can […]

Andew and Venom. Image by Axl Thomas. ‘Five Minutes of Hot Tea’ propelled one outspoken commentator to vlogging stardom – and soon to American TV screens – but it is his sidekick, Min Pin Venom, that we’re especially interested in… The last couple of years have been undeniably gruelling. Things were already a bit rocky, […]

A hoard of silver coins worth £34million that was sunk by the Nazis on board a steamship has been salvaged by a British-led team at a record depth of 5,150m (17,000ft). The SS City of Cairo was travelling from Bombay to England in 1942 when it was torpedoed by a U-boat 480 miles south of […]