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Ministers considered killing all CATS at start of pandemic, claims ex health minister

Ministers considered a nationwide cull of pet cats during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic when it appeared they could be spreading the virus, a former minister has claimed

Daily Mirror

Family pet has purrfect rescue and avoids cat-astrophe thanks to Dublin Fire Brigade

The family of the frightened feline were very thankful it was brought to safety

Dublin Live

Hunter who killed pet dogs says he thought they were coyotes

A hunter who told authorities he killed and skinned what he thought were two coyotes, but later discovered they were a Connecticut family’s pet German shepherds, has been criminally charged

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Ministers considered culling pet cats at start of pandemic, says former minister

Lord Bethell says ‘there was an idea at one moment that we might have to ask the public to exterminate all the cats in Britain’

The Independent UK

Ministers considered culling all pet cats at start of pandemic, says Lord Bethell

The former health minister said officials were ‘unclear’ about the role of domestic pets in spreading the disease

Evening Standard

UK cat cull was considered early in Covid crisis, ex-minister says

James Bethell says government considered whether all pet cats might have to be put down to contain virus

The Guardian - UK

EastEnders' dog Bronson will die in weeks without treatment as owners plead for help

The pet who played the Taylor family's dog Bronson in BBC soap EastEnders needs urgent life saving treatment as his family try to raise £20,000 to fund the surgery

Daily Mirror

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Girl finds massive venomous spider on her bed - and it ends up becoming her PET

Jaeden Leves adopted a Huntsman spider as a pet, naming him Larry. The girl, who initially ignored the animal but then decided to keep him, said he is 'very friendly' and 'doesn't want to hurt anybody'

Daily Mirror

'Schizophrenic's' brutal slaying of Scots dog walker 'could not have been predicted'

Frank Kinnis, 83, suffered fatal injuries after David Johnstone stamped on his head in woodland in Elgin.

Daily Record

Dog fouling fines increased to £200 in Ards and North Down

And pet owners who breach rules about leads in designated areas will face hefty penalties too

Belfast Live

Parents who let morbidly obese daughter die jailed for manslaughter

Sarah Lloyd-Jones, 40, and Alun Titford, 45, were both jailed after Kaylea Titford, 16, was found dead in bed at home in Powys

The Independent UK

Dad text morbidly obese daughter 'stop screaming' on night she died alone

Kaylea Titford's room was discovered to have maggots, bottles of urine, and emanated a "rotting" smell

Manchester Evening News

New plan to keep cats and dogs in their 'forever homes'

An online database of microchipped pets in NSW will undergo a major upgrade to help reduce the number of companion animals ending up in shelters.

AAP

The rise and fall of the celebrity ‘It’ dog

As Crufts faces pressure from PETA to ban pugs and other ‘cute’ flat-faced dogs on animal welfare grounds, Martha Alexander looks back on the era of A-list lap dogs

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'Britain’s loneliest dog' is looking for his forever home

A ‘shy but sweet dog’ who loves rolling around on the floor

The Independent UK

Sarah Ferguson says she thinks Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis ‘bark at nothing’ when ‘the Queen is passing by’

‘They are national icons,’ the duchess says about the dogs

Liverpool Echo

Parents' 'shocking neglect' laid bare as girl's body found covered in maggots

The body of Kaylea Titford was found in a bedroom "unfit for an animal"

Reuters

Bears rescued from illegal bile farm in Vietnam

Five moon bears have been rescued in Vietnam from an illegal bile extraction farm, in the latest effort by authorities to eradicate a practice widely condemned for its cruelty.

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Lying in her own filth and screaming in pain- the horrifying conditions 23 stone disabled girl died in

Kaylea Titford was willfully let down by those responsible for her care and left in conditions 'unfit for any animal'

Bangkok Post

Bears freed from illegal bile farm in Vietnam

HANOI: Five moon bears have been rescued in Vietnam from an illegal bile extraction farm, in the latest effort by authorities to eradicate a practice widely condemned for its cruelty.

Nottingham Post

Drugged-up robber threatened to stab owner of family-run shop during raid

He carried out the crime with his dog

Wales Online

Fears of mass rabies outbreak in Europe thanks to Ukraine war

A million cats and dogs have been left stray in the war-torn region

The Independent UK

Mother who caused death of daughter ‘overwhelmed’ during pandemic, court told

Kaylea Titford, who suffered from spina bifida, was found dead at her home in Newtown, Powys, in October 2020.

Daily Record

Warning to dog owners over spring flowers and plants that are toxic for pets

There are a number of plants that could be dangerous for your furry pals, but there are some that are pet-friendly.

The Independent UK

Parkland scoured in urgent search for Constance Marten and Mark Gordon’s baby

Police and London Search and Rescue are looking across a vast area near Brighton as they try to find the two-month-old.

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