“The millionaire owner of one of London’s top ‘pet boutiques’ has been ordered to pay £1,000 after his dog bit a jogger on the bottom.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2011
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“A man who had his dog microchipped before it was stolen cannot be told of its location because of data protection laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2010
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“Laws on dog ownership must be improved, according to a coalition of animal charities, unions and law enforcement agencies.”
BBC News, 24th August 2010
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“A 47-year-old man has been jailed for six months for possessing fighting dogs and on animal cruelty charges.”
BBC News, 15th July 2010
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“A woman was given a suspended jail sentence today after being convicted of keeping an illegal dog which killed her grandson.”
The Independent, 1st July 2010
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“A soldier who owned an illegal breed of dog which attacked and killed his four-year-old nephew was jailed for four months today.”
The Independent, 1st June 2010
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“The uncle of a four-year-old boy who was mauled to death by a pit-bull has pleaded guilty to breeding and owning a dangerous dog.”
BBC News, 11th May 2010
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“Mehmet Koc, 19, and Matthew Joannou, 20, both from Haringey, north London, let the pitbull-type animals viciously maul two victims who were left with permanent scarring.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010
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“A 22-year-old man who repeatedly stabbed a teenage boy was today facing life in jail after the first case in which new dog DNA technology was used in a murder prosecution.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2010
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“A woman who says her dog is the reason for getting up in the morning lost a legal battle today to be allowed to keep pet Alfie at her housing association flat.”
The Independent, 17th March 2010
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“The Government has ditched proposals for a ‘dog tax’ that would force owners to insure against their pets attacking people barely a week after the idea was first floated.”
The Independent, 17th March 2010
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“A woman who breached an injunction banning her from keeping dogs at her home has been handed a prison sentence.”
BBC News, 11th February 2010
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“A North Wales man was found guilty yesterday of attempting to have sex with a rottweiler.”
The Independent, 17th December 2009
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“The dog that mauled a four-year-old boy to death in Liverpool was a pitbull terrier-type outlawed under the Dangerous Dogs Act, police said yesterday. Jean-Paul Massey died from multiple injuries when the animal attacked him early on Monday at the home of his grandmother, Helen Foulkes. The dog was shot dead by a police marksman in the front garden. Investigations into the incident are continuing. A post-mortem examination has determined that the animal, named Uno, was an illegally bred pitbull. The finding opens the way to a criminal investigation, and possible charges.”
The Times, 2nd December 2009
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“A mother-of-three was found guilty today of being involved in one of Europe’s largest dog-fighting syndicates, the RSPCA said.”
The Independent, 15th September 2009
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“Two men were told today that they face jail after admitting their part in a dog-fighting ring exposed after an investigation by the RSPCA.”
The Independent, 7th September 2009
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“A company director who killed his neighbour’s dog by hitting it with a garden hoe after a long-running feud had the case against him dismissed today.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2009
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“A drugs charity director is suing British Transport Police after he was wrongly targeted by sniffer dogs at an Underground station.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2009
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“District judge Araba Obadai has found herself on the other side of the court for the last 18 months over a long-running feud with her neighbour over his Doberman dogs.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2009
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“Coroner records verdict of accidental death in case of three-month-old Joseph Mack, mauled while grandmother slept.”
The Guardian, 25th June 2009
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