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A woman has launched a scathing attack on the island’s legal system after the man whose dog killed her pet dachshund was given an absolute discharge and allowed to walk free from court. Amy Ponnampalam said she felt “no sense of justice” after John T...

Owners of a Yorkshire terrier savagely mauled by a pitbull-type dog are appealing for the public’s assistance in locating those responsible. The seven-year-old dog suffered a broken shoulder, punctured lung, cracked ribs and multiple bites in the att...

After hearing that their family dog had been hit by a car and bundled into a vehicle, the Wakely family feared the worst. Their worries quickly turned to anguish when they could find no trace of their spaniel Dougal at the accident spot or any of the...

The Society for the Protection of Animals has launched a public appeal for information after a spate of dog carcass discoveries. In the last 50 days four dead animals — one of which had been decapitated — have been found at different locations across...

As change goes, Michelle Ingham’s was a radical one. The 42-year-old left a well-paid job in Bermuda last October, to work with a dog trainer in England. She swears she wasn’t having a midlife crisis. “That sounds so extreme,” said Ms Ingham, a forme...

Dogs may be man’s best friend, but sometimes they can be downright annoying. When they aren’t digging a hole in the lawn or barking incessantly, they’re eating your slippers. Trainer Lauren Langman believes most behavioural problems can be fixed. H...

Michael DeFontes suspected his dog Bette was a bit of a diva, but a pin-up girl? The four-year-old papillon is the face of January in a calendar that’s likely travelling Canada’s dog-show circuit. According to Mr DeFontes, the wheels were set in mot...

When it comes to literature, canines aren’t very choosy. Eight-year-old Billie-Rose Kempe knows this for a fact. Every Friday afternoon the Warwick Academy student spends an hour reading to dogs at the SPCA. “The dogs don’t really have a preference ...

Katherine Houston described seeing her dog being attacked by a loose pitbull as a nightmare. However, now with her dog on the road to recovery, Ms Houston is trying to turn the incident into a positive by using it to support the Bermuda Society for t...

Dog owners have been urged to stay vigilant in the wake of a recent case of a potentially dangerous rodent-borne disease in a local pet. The warning came from veterinarian Andrew Madeiros, the practice manager at Ettrick Animal Hospital, who said the...

Angela Holton was devastated when her dog Kobi died. Instead of wallowing in her grief, she did something positive in memory of the 14-year-old Yorkshire Terrier: the New York real estate agent quit her job and started a business here. Love Sanctuar...

Some form of reprieve for pitbulls could be among the amendments now under consideration for Bermuda’s dog legislation. However, Cole Simons, the Minister of the Environment, has refused to commit to calls from the Opposition to halt the policy of eu...