dog abuse

Sweetest Shih Tzu was so badly neglected he no longer resembled a dog and smelt of rotten flesh

NEWS AND COMMENT-SINGAPORE: This is an extraordinary story of animal neglect. The owners of this elderly Shih Tzu calmly walked into an animal rescue in Singapore,...

January 16, 2022 by MikeB neglect and abuse 0

Famous Frodo, the last of Michael Vick’s dogfighting ring, dies

Frodo a dog rehabilitated from the Michael Vick dog fighting ring

I guess the world has heard about Michael Vick’s dogfighting ring. Vick earned the largest pay check of any NFL player in his time. Apparently, he...

December 29, 2021 by MikeB Animal cruelty 0

Dogs are no longer livestock in China

Posters promoting the care of companion animals on display in underground train stations in Chengdu

Animals Asia, the well-known animal charity, reported on July 20, 2020, that China was removing dogs from the National Catalogue of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources....

December 22, 2021 by MikeB dog meat 0

Dog kennel owner charged with 23 counts relating to animal cruelty

Note: This is a video from another website which is embedded here. Sometimes they are deleted at source which stops them working on this site. If...

December 19, 2021 by MikeB dog rescue

Chinese health workers “disinfect” an apartment by killing the owner’s dog with a crowbar!

Corgi dog brutally killed by crazed health officials in China to disinfect the dog owner's apartment

NEWS AND COMMENT-SHANGRAO, CHINA: Once again the news media reports the most shocking news from China. You might have heard that the authorities in that country...

November 15, 2021 by MikeB Animal cruelty

Woman throws injured puppy into the ocean

Woodstock, Georgia-news and comment: Beachgoers saw a woman throw her puppy into the ocean on a Georgia beach. The police were called and they interviewed the...

September 22, 2021 by MikeB dog ownership

Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control officers kick a dog

Nathan Winograd tells me in an email: “Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control officers kick a dog who is being held down with...

September 12, 2021 by MikeB Animal cruelty 0

Former female Afghan MP’s dog was hanged by the Taliban after Western troops evacuated

NEWS AND COMMENT-AFGHANISTAN: This is another depressing and distressing example of the speciesism (animal racism) of the Islamic faith. In very general terms, Muslims grant dogs...

September 2, 2021 by MikeB Animal cruelty

Stolen dog dumped and reunited with owner after 10 years of breeding

Elektra Covell, 18, and Tallulah Covell, 19, holding Crumpet with Sarah Covell

COMMENT-NEWS: The title to this article is speculative but it is based upon the words of Sarah Covell who believes that her 3-month-old Jack Russell dog...

June 22, 2021 by MikeB dog rescue

The phrase “to be treated worse than a dog” needs to be dropped

We must drop the phase "to be treated like a dog"

In the interests of dog and animal welfare, it is time that humankind stopped comparing the ill-treatment of people with the typical treatment of dogs. This...

June 4, 2021 by MikeB Canine Health

Neglected and starving female husky eats companion dog

Stormy after rescue eating and gaining weight

NEWS AND COMMENT: This is one of those animal horror stories and it is entirely the making of one person, a 31-year-old woman living in South...

June 4, 2021 by MikeB dog behaviour

2 main reasons why there are so many stray dogs in India

The stray dog population in India is the world's largest at 30m

There are 2 main reasons why there are so many stray dogs in India. One major factor is that there is a lot of garbage lying...

April 24, 2021 by MikeB Canine Health

Woman applies huge false nails to her dog’s claws and films it

Woman makes videos of applying false nails to her dog's claws

CALIFORNIA, US – NEWS AND VIEWS: I am going to have to be brutally honest about this. Some people love the way Maritza Rubalcava has applied...

April 18, 2021 by MikeB Animal rights

Los Angeles homeless couple fight over dog. Dog falls to road.

Arguing homeless LA couple compete over who takes possession of their dog and the dog sufffers and is abused

NEWS AND VIEWS: This is a domestic dispute with a difference because it’s taking place between two people who are homeless and who are clearly living...

December 18, 2020 by MikeB Humans

Mahatma Gandhi would say that modern China is immoral

A country is moral if it treats animals with kindness and respect

Pretty well everyone knows the famous Mahatma Gandhi saying which I repeat here: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by...

December 13, 2020 by MikeB Animal rights

Curbing puppy importations into the UK

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, the environment minister of the UK government, has indicated that they’re going to make changes to the law to raise the...

November 25, 2020 by MikeB dog rescue