Merseyside dog amnesty begins
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Owners of dangerous dogs on Merseyside are given a week to hand their animals over without prosecution.
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Wrangling in Parliament over a possible ban on hunting with dogs is entering what could be its final week.
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Dog owners in Geneva will have to undergo a special course to learn how to keep their pooches in line, under a new local law voted Sunday.
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By CARL BUTLER  A CRIMEWATCH-STYLE scheme to catch poachers, fly-tippers and polluters on two of North Wales' major rivers, was launched yesterday.
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Union flag-bedecked Land Rovers of the Black Watch regiment stand ready for deployment. Photograph: Warrant Officer Giles Penfound/PA.
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Ten people were convicted on Thursday over one of the biggest dog fights ever uncovered in Britain, prompting warnings from animal welfare experts that the illegal sport may be growing in popularity.
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Animal advocates hope dogfighting and puppy mill scandals will breed tougher animal abuse laws. Here is a look at legislation already proposed:
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Dogs have earned a new claim to the title of man&#39;s best friend following the discovery by scientists that they can sniff out cancer and even detect unconfirmed cases.
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The most controversial provisions of the new anti-social behaviour act are coming into force.
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Hunting with hounds will be illegal across England and the Wales from February next year after the rare used Parliament Act was invoked Thursday to end years of wrangling and bring the hunting bill into law.
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Japan&#39;s first elderly care home for dogs is set to open this week, tapping into a growing market as the problem of ageing spreads from humans to the pet population.
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The future of hunting with dogs in England and Wales could be determined Wednesday when the Court of Appeal rules whether the legislation used to ban it was valid.
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The mock prison cell, the barking dog belonging to another protester, people asking names and ages.
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Peers are preparing to debate government plans for a ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales.
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Supporters are beginning their High Court challenge to the ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales.
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Puppy love got a nurse in trouble. Sandy O'Leary, 58, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor theft and was sentenced to 200 hours community service for taking a cocker spaniel puppy from a car outside PetsMart.
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SEPANG, Malaysia  - Malaysia deployed two sniffer  dogs in its battle against music and movie piracy on Tuesday,  becoming the first country in the world to use the animals to  hunt for disks of illegal recordings hidden in cargo.