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Shocking images of cruelty from unlicensed Welsh dog breeding farm

July 31, 2014, 12:25 pm
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The dogs were kept on short chains (Picture: ITV)

A charity has uncovered awful conditions at a Welsh dog breeding farm.

The dogs were found to have been kept on short chains in their own waste.

Some were left with no access to water.

Puppy Love Campaign filmed the awful moment dogs appeared to be gnawing on a partially eaten dead calf.

The charity discovered that the West Wales dog breeder also kept puppies separated from their mother – penning them in a metal box.

A spokesman for the charity that filmed this distressing footage said of the farm: ‘We saw dogs, about 30 dogs, in filthy pens.

‘The smell and the taste of the ammonia was terrible.’

The charity had reported the breeder to the RSPCA two years ago. A recent visit revealed that… Read the full story

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Fox holds pensioners captive in their own home

August 7, 2014, 7:24 am
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An elderly couple told yesterday (Thurs) how they were held captive in their home for two hours ñ by a crazed FOX (PICTURED). See NTI story NTIFOX. The deranged animal patrolled the front porch of pensioners Muriel and John Porteous, both 77, leaving them too scared to leave their house. When great-grandmother Muriel attempted to leave their home in Worcester to go to the local shop the fox tried to bite her legs. Eventually her husband John called 999 and was later put in contact with the RSPCA who took two hours to capture the snarling animal on Tuesday (5/8).
The fox wanted blood (Picture: SWNS)

An elderly husband and wife were held captive in their home for two hours by a… Read the full story

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Man arrested after dog dies in baking car on hottest day of the year

August 7, 2014, 11:04 am
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Officers were called to St Helier Court on the De Beauvoir Estate in Hackney (Picture: Google)

A man has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after allegedly locking his dog inside a car on the hottest day of the year.

The German Shepherd was spotted by members of the public at 12.35pm on Saturday who called police and the RSPCA when they saw there were no open windows – as the temperature soared to more than 30C.

After finding the owner, the car was opened and passers-by poured water on the dog as they waited for RSPCA workers to arrive.

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RSPCA put down family cat for having tangled hair

August 10, 2014, 12:52 pm
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Curious cat gets its head stuck between building walls for four hours

September 10, 2014, 7:17 am
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Tiger spent four hours with his feet off the floor and unable to move (Picture: SWNS)

A tabby cat is down to eight lives after it managed to trapped itself so tightly between two buildings that it was suspended off the floor and unable to move to four hours.

Two-year-old Tiger wedged itself so tight that it was unable to wriggle free from the a tiny gap between Cornwall’s Lusty Glaze Beach Cafe and the building behind it.

And after exhausting all other methods to free the feline, baffled firefighters were eventually left with no choice but to make a hole in the cafe’s wall to get him out.

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Seriously ill kitten abandoned in shoebox on busy south London street

September 12, 2014, 6:39 am
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The cat was described as being ‘in a terrible state’ (Picture: RSPCA)

A seriously-ill kitten has been found dumped in a shoebox on a south London street.

The tiny white cat, thought to be around 12 to 16 weeks old, was discovered last Friday in a ‘terrible state’ by a Nike shoebox in Southview Road, Bromley.

The kitten had managed to get out of the box and hide behind the wheel of a parked car, where it was found.

RSPCA Inspector Nick Wheelhouse said ‘callous’ was the only word he could use to describe the abandonment of the tiny cat.

‘This poor little think had been just left to suffer in the most heartless way. His prolapse was so bad he could barely walk and he was in a terrible… Read the full story

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Forget the spider invasion – imagine finding a python in your boiler

October 2, 2014, 5:06 am
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Orphaned seal pup found in Welsh car park by RSPCA

October 13, 2014, 1:27 pm
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You have to admit it is very cute (Picture: PA)

The RSPCA found a baby seal outside the RNLI boathouse in Borth, west Wales in a car park.

Vets are currently nursing the mammal in a rehabilitation centre.

RSPCA collections officer, William Galvin described the pup on finding it: ‘It had a few injuries and had a few injuries, it was obviously in distress and looked very thin.

‘There were no signs of its parents looking for him.’

The sea-dwelling mammal is expected to stay at the centre for ‘some months’ before being released into the wild.

A spokesperson for the charity advised members of the public that if they came across a stranded seal pup, they should monitor it from a distance and if it appeared in distress, injured… Read the full story

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Outrage after woman ‘locks cat in cage and puts it in the bath’… because it ate her pizza

November 22, 2014, 8:29 am
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The post, which has now been taken down, was screen-grabbed by users (Picture: Twitter/Facebook)

A woman ‘locked her pet cat inside a pet carrier and left it partially submerged in her bathtub’ after it ate her pizza.

In an angry post uploaded to Facebook, the woman, from Swansea, Wales, said she had been ‘looking forward’ to the pizza all day and called her cat ‘little c***’.

MORE: Teacher killed and skinned rabbit in class to ‘show children how meat is processed’

Alongside a picture of the cat’s carrier placed inside the bath, she wrote ‘have a bath to go with your pizza u fat slag’.

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CCTV captures thug viciously kicking a dog in the face

December 11, 2014, 5:07 am
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Warning: This video contains scenes of animal cruelty, which some viewers might find distressing

Footage of a man repeatedly kicking his dog in the face has been released by the RSPCA.

The thug can be seen bringing his foot down on the dog’s face at least two times before aggressively grabbing his mouth because he wouldn’t walk.

He then stormed off, dragging the dog violently by it’s collar.

People who live on the street in Bolton where the incident took place heard the animal’s cries one afternoon in November, and then checked their security cameras to see the horrific assault carried out on the dog.

The RSPCA believe the dog to be either a mastiff or boxer-cross.

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RSPCA inspector Charlotte Melvin said: ‘We want to… Read the full story

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Dog found starved to death and stuffed in a bag on Boxing Day

January 7, 2015, 7:16 am
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Warning: Some readers may find these images upsetting.

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The body of the dog was found near a school (Picture: PA)

The horrifically starved body of a dog was found dumped near a school over the Christmas period.

The emaciated remains of the Springer Spaniel were discovered stuffed into a bag on Boxing Day by a dog walker in Iwade, Kent.

Police say the dog was about five years old, and could have been dead for a few days before it was found.

The RSPCA have called the apparent mistreatment and dumping of the dog ‘callus’, and said the dog ‘clearly suffered before its death’.

Kelly Thatcher, a welfare officer from the RSPCA, said: ‘I was shocked at how thin… Read the full story

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Appalling cruelty as rabbit is found stretched over roadside pole

January 15, 2015, 4:18 am
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The carcass was found near a pedestrian subway in Sunderland (Picture: SWNS)

Residents and animal campaigners were left sickened after a rabbit’s skin was found stretched over an 8ft roadside pole.

The awful spectacle is being investigated by the RSPCA after being found by people using a nearby pedestrian subway in Sunderland.

A 32-year-old woman who saw the grim scene said: ‘It’s awful. As I approached, I couldn’t tell what it was, but I couldn’t believe it when I realised it was a rabbit.

‘Whoever even thought to do this must be sick.

‘There’s no way of telling how it died, but whatever happened to it, it’s undignified way for an animal to end its days.’

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One-week-old puppies freeze to death after being dumped in a bag outside a supermarket

January 20, 2015, 7:17 am
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Cruelty to Animals of two rottweiler puppies that where found abandoned in a bag on the last train from Glasgow Central Station arriving at Ayr at around 11pm on Friday night on July 30. The puppies are being cared for at the Dunbartonshire and West of Scotland Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday August 3, 2010. See PA story SCOTLAND Puppies. Undated handout photo issued by Scottish Society for the Prevention. Photo credit should read: Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals/PA Wire
The Rottweiler puppies (not pictured) were thought to be only one week old (Picture: Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals/PA Wire)

Three puppies have frozen to death after being left in a bag outside a… Read the full story

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Poodles found in such bad condition they couldn’t stand or see

January 22, 2015, 7:26 am
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(PICTURED: 5 ABANDONED DOGS WERE FOUND IS SUCH POOR CONDITION THAT THEY COULDN'T SEE OR WALK) These are the shocking images of dogs that were found in such appalling conditions that they could not see or walk. Three stray dogs were found in Upham along with a further three at Morestead Road, two more at Owslebury Road and another one at Alresford, all in Winchester, Hampshire. Officers said the dogs, believed to be either poodle crossbreeds or Portuguese water-dogs, were in a very poor condition with severely matted fur. They also said that the dogs could not see or stand properly because their condition was so bad. SEE MERCURY COPY.
The RSPCA didn’t initially realise the animals were dogs (Picture: Winchester City Council)

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Those ‘dogs reacting to lemons’ videos could actually be killing them

March 10, 2015, 8:07 am
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Dog owners have been uploading videos of their pets’ bizarre reactions after tasting lemons and limes.

Hundreds of thousands of YouTube users have watched the ‘cute’ and ‘hilarious’ videos – which first emerged in 2013 but have been growing in popularity – in which dogs will taste some lemon or lime and then jump up and down, thrash about or back away from the fruit.

But animal rights groups have said that the dogs’ strange reactions might be because citrus fruits contain chemicals that are poisonous to them – and owners are putting their pets at risk.

‘People may think that the dogs’ reactions in these videos are cute – but the reality is very different,’ said an RSPCA spokesperson.

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Toddler left heartbroken after Shetland pony is beaten to death with brick

April 3, 2015, 3:57 am
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Missing dog flags down help on remote road 117 miles from home

April 8, 2015, 12:44 pm
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Alfie in RSPCA Inspector Stephanie Law’s vehicle (Picture: PA)

A dog stolen in a house raid was finally found 117 miles from its home.

Alfie the Yorkshire Terrier saw Stephanie Law driving towards him in the middle of the Buckinghamshire countryside and ran towards her barking happily.

MORE: Dog is really sorry for nearly burning down the house

Ms Law explained how she came across this missing terrier from Wednesday, West Midlands: ‘I was just driving down the deserted road when I saw Alfie run towards me, clearly trying to attract my attention.

‘He ran right in front of the van, barking, and as soon as I stopped and opened the door he just bounded in and jumped onto the seat – and looked at me.

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Man ‘kicked an owl’s butt’ while riding a paraglider

April 11, 2015, 11:45 am
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A minor TV celebrity in America has pleaded guilty to harassing an owl, after filming a video in which he boasted of having ‘kicked an owl’s butt’.

In the video, which was filmed in 2011, Dell Schanze can be seen chasing down and kicking an owl while paragliding, before boasting about the cruel act.

After following the animal for nearly 7 minutes on his powered paraglider, he is heard to shout ‘Who’s the predator? HOO-rah! I kicked an owl’s butt!’

But on Friday, Schanze pleaded guilty to using an aircraft to harass wildlife and pursuing a migratory bird, despite having told reporters to ‘tell the truth ‘cause the liar will be thrust down to hell’, only a day before.

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Little girl discovers four-foot-long snake in bathroom of new house

April 13, 2015, 5:29 am
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A Mum was left hiss-terical after her four-year-old daughter discovered a four-foot long snake in her bathroom - just a week after moving in to her new house.nMichelle Woods got the fright of her life when she found the slithering house guest at the property on Japonica Way in Norton on Friday night.nAfter her daughter Elishia Mann had gone to put something in the bin in the bathroom, she returned to her bedroom and told her mum that ¿something was moving¿.nnMichelle Woods daughter Elishia, 4, found a corn snake in the bathroom of their new house only a week after moving in
Snake haters look away now (Picture: Gazettelive)

No, this isn’t a kid’s bath time toy, it’s a terrifying snake that a four-year-old girl discovered… Read the full story

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Police in one hour stand-off with poisonous snake find out it’s an ornament

June 15, 2015, 8:32 am
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