Runner’s £15k dog damages voided – BBC News
“A runner who was awarded £15,000 compensation after a Great Dane pushed him over while he jogged, has had the award cancelled by the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 30th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: dogs
Foggy the dog shot dead after row over early morning barking – The Times
“A parish council chairman shot his neighbours’ dog dead because its early morning barking annoyed him, a court heard yesterday.”
The Times, 28th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal claim over ‘dog bite’ row – BBC News
“A Labour Party campaigner is suing a dog owner for £15,000 over claims his pet bit off his finger.”
BBC News, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coroner calls for stricter laws on dangerous dogs after boy mauled to death – Daily Telegraph
“A coroner has called for stricter laws controlling the breeding and distribution of dangerous dogs after a 13-month-old boy was mauled to death by his grandparents’ rottweiler.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Owner banned after dogs kill cat – BBC News
“A man has been banned from owning dogs for 10 years and ordered to pay £250 compensation after his Staffordshire bull terriers killed a neighbour’s cat.”
BBC News, 30th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Disabled dog owner faces £1,000 fine – Daily Telegraph
“A dog owner is facing a bill of more than £1,000 for allowing his collie to foul grass outside his home.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Council accused of foul play to catch guilty dog owners – The Guardian
“Another council has been caught using surveillance laws designed to combat organised criminals – this time to catch dog owners whose pets foul the grass.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dog starved to death in bedroom – BBC News
“A woman locked a dog in a bedroom until it died of starvation because she was ‘too knackered’ to care for it.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for stabbing pet puppy – BBC News
“A man has been jailed after stabbing his dog to death and burying him in a shallow grave in his back garden.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inquest hears how mother found baby after attack by rottweiler – The Guardian
“A mother found her five-month-old daughter covered in blood after being attacked by two rottweilers in the living quarters of a pub, an inquest heard yesterday.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fears over stray dogs law change – BBC News
“Dog charities are warning that there could soon be more strays on streets because of a change in the law.”
BBC News, 4th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Girl, 10, injured in dog attack – BBC News
“A 10 year-year-old girl suffered serious facial injuries when she was badly mauled by a Staffordshire bull terrier in North Yorkshire.”
BBC News, 15th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No charges over fatal dog attack – BBC News
“The Crown Prosecution Service has decided no one will face charges over the death of 13-month-old boy who was mauled to death by a Rottweiler dog.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Six men jailed over dog fight – The Guardian
“Six men were jailed today for taking part in the largest organised dog fight uncovered in England since 1867.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Grandmother cleared of girl’s pit-bull death – Reuters
“The grandmother of a 5-year-old girl mauled to death by the family pit-bull terrier was cleared of her manslaughter on Tuesday.”
Reuters, 11th September 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
25 men in court over dog fight – The Guardian
“A group of 25 men appeared in court yesterday charged in connection with one of the largest dog fights investigated by the RSPCA. The fight, which took place behind a shop in Alum Rock, Birmingham, left two pit bull terriers so badly injured that one died hours later while the other had to be put down.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drowning of puppies ‘not cruel’, court rules – Daily Telegraph
“A dog owner who drowned a litter of puppies has been cleared of animal cruelty because experts were unable to prove that they suffered more than if they had been put down by a vet.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police back new law on killer dogs – The Observer
“One of Britain’s most senior police officers has demanded a change to the law on dangerous dogs so that children are better protected.”
The Observer, 13th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Neglectful dog owners could face prosecution – Daily Telegraph
“Owners of fat dogs or cats could face prosecution under the Animal Welfare Act which comes into force tomorrow.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th April 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Grandmother faces manslaughter charge after dog killed five-year-old – The Guardian
“The grandmother of a five-year-old girl who was mauled to death by a pit bull terrier-type dog was yesterday charged with manslaughter. Ellie Lawrenson suffered severe head and neck injuries in the attack by her uncle’s pet at her grandmother Jackie Simpson’s home in St Helens, Merseyside, early on New Year’s Day.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
