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Taking the lead: dog owners urged to keep their pets in check in the countryside | Dogs

, 19/07/2025

From scaring endangered birds on their nests to the mountains of excrement they produce each day, dogs with irresponsible owners are a growing problem in UK nature reserves, say conservationists, who are urging owners to keep their pets on a short lead. The Wildlife Trusts, which operate more than 2,300 nature reserves across the country, say loose dogs are a leading cause of plant and animal disturbances in the UK reserves and their waste carries diseases for wildlife, with growing evidence that the 3,000 tonnes of faeces and urine produced by dogs each day disturbing the balance of ecosystems at…

Kaley Cuoco pays tribute to her dog whose death ‘deeply pierced’ her soul

, 31/05/2023

Kaley Cuoco has announced the death of her dog, Dump Truck, saying the news has “deeply pierced my soul”. The 37-year-old American actress, who rose to fame as Penny in the hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory, previously said another dog, Norman, had died at the age of 14 in January 2021. In a Tuesday Instagram post, Cuoco said: “’A dog is the only thing on earth, that loves you more than he loves himself.’ My sweetest Dump Truck, saying goodbye to you has deeply pierced my soul. “You were with me during some of the hardest moments I’ve had…

The pet I’ll never forget: every night I would sing to Cackles the goose. Then tragedy struck | Life and style

, 19/05/2023

Cackles was not technically a pet, I suppose, and certainly not the border collie I desperately craved, but she was my favorite goose. She was physically difficult to pet, but I tried my best, stroking her long, muscular neck. I sang to her nightly while she sat there quacking along. Or quacking in protest. It was hard to know the difference. I was very proud of her. No one else I knew had geese, except for the Ballantine’s distillery down the road, which had about 100 guards the whiskey. But no one from Ballantine’s went to my school, so that…

Relieved Chingford family reunited with beloved pet snake that slithered away

, 25/04/2023

Play Brightcove videos By Sally Williams It was a cold November day in 2021 when a 15-year-old boy had a moment’s lapse… he opened the door of his snake Midnight’s tank to play with him. But when he put him back he did something he’d never done before and will never do again – he forgot to lock the door. The next morning Brandon went to check on Midnight. But to his horror was no longer there… Midnight it seemed to have slithered through the lock and disappeared. His family searched the house high and low but nothing. Not a…

Local humane society fundraiser returns with a new name

, 14/04/2023

NEWS RELEASESGEORGIAN TRIANGLE HUMAN SOCIETY*************************The Georgian Triangle Humane Society (GTHS) is celebrating the 11th year of the GTHS Walkathon with a brand-new name. Introducing GTHS Walk for Pets 2023, proudly presented by Huronia Alarm & Fire Security, the largest fundraiser of the year aiming to raise $120,000 for the organization. “Supporting Walk for Pets means you will help support the programs and services of the GTHS that impact pets and people on a daily basis,” says Sonya Reichel, executive director of the GTHS. “This event is a ton of fun for everyone. There will be some new additions this year,…