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Woman charged over abandoning dog at Las Vegas airport
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (423+ words) A woman has been charged with animal abandonment after she allegedly left her two-year-old dog at a Las Vegas airport, police have said. Officers found the golden doodle/mini poodle tied to a baggage sizer at Harry Reid International Airport…...
Billericay animal rescue centre owner jailed over dog deaths
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (246+ words) A man who ran an animal rescue centre where 41 dogs were found dead has been jailed for five years. Essex Police found the dogs in squalid conditions at Save a Paw's premises in Crays Hill, near Billericay, in May 2025. It…...
Authorities in Italy accuse man of training dog to fly tip
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (305+ words) A man in Sicily trained his dog to dump bags of rubbish on the side of a road in an attempt to evade CCTV cameras, local authorities have said. Video footage released by Italian police captures a small dog leisurely…...
Rare albino squirrel spotted by Dorking children in churchyard
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (222+ words) James, 11, and Jennifer, eight, identified the animal on Monday at St Martin's Church in Dorking, Surrey, their mother Abigail told the BBC. Albino squirrels, thought to a one-in-100,000 genetic occurrence, are identified by their white coat with pink eyes. "I…...
Hackney resident's fox rescue sparks unusual bond
11+ hour, 24+ min ago (543+ words) A Hackney resident whose story of her nursing a fox back to health went viral on social media says she has formed a "special connection" with the animal. In September 2025, Blakeley Bermingham and Josh Smith shared Meatball's story to TikTok…...
Jaywick XL bully owner's arrogance killed our mum, say daughters
11+ hour, 49+ min ago (643+ words) The daughters of a woman mauled to death by XL bully dogs said the arrogance of the owner of one of the animals was to blame for the killing. Esther Martin was attacked at her son-in-law Ashley Warren's home in…...
Scientists crack open the 'black box' of cancer in cats
16+ hour, 12+ min ago (427+ words) The first detailed genetic map of cancer in pet cats reveals striking similarities with human versions of the disease, possibly helping find new ways to treat cancers in both. Scientists analysed tumour DNA from almost 500 domestic cats, uncovering key genetic…...
Lion DNA convicts poachers in world first
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (775+ words) Lion DNA has been used to successfully prosecute poachers for the first time in the world, it has emerged. Wildlife crime experts have only just revealed how they were able to identify the individual animal from body parts found in…...
Wider deer culling planned for England to protect trees and crops
18+ hour, 18+ min ago (805+ words) Culling deer in England will be made easier under a long-awaited government 10-year plan to deal with a population explosion that threatens woodlands, newly-planted trees and farmland. There are thought to be more than two million deer in Britain, which…...
The Jaywick XL bully owner whose dog killed his mother-in-law
21+ hour, 16+ min ago (915+ words) When the police visited Ashley Warren's home in Jaywick, Essex, he told them his XL bully dogs were misunderstood, even suggesting they were less vicious than a poodle. Yet 10 days later, and two days after their ownership became illegal without…...