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Laws must be updated to address a lack of accountability for abusive pet owners that is having a “devastating” effect on the community. This is the view of animal welfare charity Bermuda Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals which is worki...

An abandoned dog and her five pups that were rescued last month are on the road to recovery. Xena, a five-year-old bull breed, was found sheltering under a van with her litter. She was malnourished, suffering from a skin condition, and said to be in ...

An appeal has been made for the public to help a “warrior” dog and her five puppies that were rescued by an animal charity over the weekend. The Bermuda Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said in a post on its Facebook page that the tea...

Public education will be the tool used to combat a pitbull “crisis” driven by illegal dog breeding, the home affairs minister said yesterday. Walter Roban said that efforts would be taken to remind pitbull owners of their responsibilities as caretake...

Four dogs believed to be illegally bred were seized from a North Shore Road, Pembroke residence on Tuesday, police reported. Officers assisted animal wardens in removing the animals, which occurred without incident, according to a police spokesman. T...

People show a “disposable attitude” towards pitbulls, according to animal advocates. Shelters are also getting inundated with other pets, according to Kate Terceira, executive director of the Bermuda SPCA. Ms Terceira said the charity “wholeheartedly...

Dogs are no longer seen as just pets to owners; they have largely become members of the family. Gone are the days when they are kept only outside in a kennel and brought inside when there is bad weather. Today, many owners keep their furry family mem...

What does dominance mean to you? It is a complicated concept, after all. Are your thoughts drawn towards the likes of Mistress Marley, an online dominatrix whose followers send her financial tributes in exchange for receiving verbal abuse? Or do you ...

Bermuda’s chief veterinary officer has urged members of the public to “act cautiously” when encountering unfamiliar dogs. Jonathan Nisbett was speaking after a visitor to the island was savagely attacked by a restricted breed on January 2. Abigail Al...

Dear Sir, I am using this medium to sound an alarm because my attempts to get this problem taken care of have fallen on disinterested ears. There is an unstable man who is bringing an off-leash dog into the city at night. He seems to hang out in the ...

A former broadcast journalist in Bermuda has swapped sides of the camera in a fight to end the abuse of temple elephants in India. Sangita Iyer, the environmental correspondent at ZBM for three years, said she planned to use renewed interest in anima...

Prosecutors ruled there was not enough evidence to press criminal charges against two teenagers in connection with an attack on lambs last year, it has been revealed. The news came after the two were arrested in April 2019 in the wake of a social-med...