Exhibits mount for expanding the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 banned breed list LONDON, U.K.––Spokespersons for the Royal SPCA, Dogs Trust, and other advocacy organizations keep telling the British public that breed is not a reliable indication of behavior. Bully breed dogs keep making fools of them, amid ongoing debate about whether and how to amend […]
How the League Against Cruel Sports is defending dogfighting
League recommendations would work opposite to stated intent Bloodline: Tackling Dog Fighting in the Community League Against Cruel Sports New Sparling House Holloway Hill Godalming Surrey GU7 1QZ Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Part I of a three-part series also including: Dog attacks surge 76% in England in 10 years, coinciding with exemption of Staffordshire pit bulls […]
Humane innovator Clarissa Baldwin retires from Dogs Trust
Saved former National Canine Defence League LONDON––Clarissa Baldwin, who took charge of the then-faltering National Canine Defence League in 1986 and turned it into the globally influential Dogs Trust, on March 11, 2014 announced her retirement. “I joined Dogs Trust in 1974 as head of public relations on a six-month contract and ending up staying for […]
Mission Rabies vaccinates 60,000 dogs in 10 Indian cities in 30 days
Exceeded target by 10,000 NILGIRIS, Tamil Nadu, India––Vaccinating 60,000 dogs in 30 days at 10 rabies hot spots around India, Mission Rabies exceeded its preliminary target by 10,000 and kept right on rolling, vaccinating another 30,000 and sterilizing more than 9,000 during the next five months. Mission Rabies “will continue for three years, with a goal […]