Jonathan Fagg BBC England Data Unit Reuters The Royal Mail said dog attacks remain one of the main safety risks for postal workers Almost 2,200 dog attacks were recorded on Royal Mail staff in the UK last year, the organisation has said. The highest number of incidents occurred in the Sheffield and Portsmouth post codes,...
Sean Dilley BBC News correspondent BBC As a guide dog handler of 26 years, my heart falls every time I hear the fatigued pants of dogs in heatwave weather. Animal welfare charity the RSPCA says that dogs are 10 times more likely to suffer heat-related illnesses from exercising in hot weather than from overheating in...
Watch: BBC follows a dog meat farm rescue operation in South Korea When he isn’t preaching the word of God, Reverend Joo Yeong-bong is raising dogs for slaughter. Business is not going well though. In fact, it’s on the brink of becoming illegal. “Since last summer we’ve been trying to sell our dogs, but the...
A person from Yorkshire has died from rabies after contact with a stray dog in Morocco. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the person became infected while on holiday in the North African country. The agency said there was no risk to the wider public due to no documented evidence of rabies passing between...
Catherine Lyst BBC Scotland News Louise Manson Louie alerts family members when Ellie is about to have an epileptic seizure An urgent search is being carried out to find a teenager’s support dog who has been missing in the Highlands for two weeks. Louie, a two-year-old golden retriever, is trained to let 17-year-old Ellie Lynn’s...
Iranian officials have expanded a ban on dog walking to a swathe of cities across the country, citing public order and health and safety concerns. The ban – which mirrors a 2019 police order that barred dog walking in the capital, Tehran – has been extended to at least 18 other cities in the past...
Matt Taylor BBC News, Leicester Laura Hammond BBC News, East Midlands Supplied Bhim Kohli, 80, died the day after he was attacked at a park in Leicestershire A 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl have been sentenced for killing an 80-year-old man out walking his dog in a park. Bhim Kohli died the day after...
Hattie McCann BBC News, Devon BBC After six months of being in their new homes, the dogs are still showing signs of trauma, say their new owners An animal charity in the south-west of England is urging people to be more careful when purchasing puppies from breeders. Nicki Ging, the Tavistock branch centre manager of...
Charlie Haynes BBC Investigations, East Midlands Laura Meller Laura Meller has adopted three retired police dogs, including her current pet Marco Their lives are put at risk in the line of duty, apprehending suspects, dealing with public disorder and more – but what happens to police dogs when their years of duty come to an...
James Ingham and Nathan Briant BBC News BBC Amber will eventually be rehomed after her time with Jess Wadsworth’s family ends A dog that went missing for 36 days is thought to have covered about 100 miles (161km) – including swimming to an island before being rescued on her return. Amber was being cared for...
Fritz Pinnow Reporter, Comayagua, Honduras Fritz Pinnow Hugo Daniel Chávez is proud of the soap his team makes from recycled cooking oil Few 27-year-olds look at used cooking oil and see a green business opportunity to produce soap or dog food. But that is what Hugo Daniel Chávez, a project manager for the NGO Sustenta...
A campaign to reduce the number of “nuisance incidents” involving dogs has been extended. Torridge District Council has voted to renew the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) for another three years. Under the updated rules, dogs will be banned in some control zones, while in others they must be kept on a lead. PSPOs were...
Clare Ainsworth BBC News, South West Steve Race MP Steve Race had his finger bitten while posting a leaflet through a letter box An MP has called on pet owners to keep dogs away from letter boxes after he was bitten while delivering leaflets. Exeter Labour MP Steve Race needed hospital treatment after his finger...
Andrea Ormsby BBC News, Devon BBC Bramble’s owner has died, leaving K9Focus to try and find her a new home Dog rescue charities in the South West are calling for greater government support due to the demands being put on their services. The charities say increases to the national living wage and national insurance contributions...
BBC Keeleigh Plant fell 100ft on to a rocky beach A Devon woman died after she tried to retrieve her dog from a cliff edge, an inquest has heard. Keeleigh Plant, from Galmpton, Devon, had been walking her two pet cockapoo dogs with her boyfriend one afternoon in May 2023 when she died. The 18-year-old...