Owner of fighting dogs from Llanbradach jailed – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2010 in animal cruelty, dogs, news, sentencing by sally

“A 47-year-old man has been jailed for six months for possessing fighting dogs and on animal cruelty charges.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2010

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Woman banned over dog that killed grandson – The Independent

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in dogs, news, suspended sentences by sally

“A woman was given a suspended jail sentence today after being convicted of keeping an illegal dog which killed her grandson.”

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The Independent, 1st July 2010

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Solider jailed after illegal dog kills nephew – The Independent

Posted June 1st, 2010 in dogs, news, sentencing by sally

“A soldier who owned an illegal breed of dog which attacked and killed his four-year-old nephew was jailed for four months today.”

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The Independent, 1st June 2010

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Mauled boy’s uncle pleads guilty over Wavertree death – BBC News

Posted May 11th, 2010 in children, dogs, news by sally

“The uncle of a four-year-old boy who was mauled to death by a pit-bull has pleaded guilty to breeding and owning a dangerous dog.”

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BBC News, 11th May 2010

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Men who used dogs to savage police jailed – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 1st, 2010 in dogs, news, police, sentencing by sally

“Mehmet Koc, 19, and Matthew Joannou, 20, both from Haringey, north London, let the pitbull-type animals viciously maul two victims who were left with permanent scarring.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010

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Dog DNA used in conviction for teenager’s murderer – The Guardian

Posted March 19th, 2010 in DNA, dogs, murder, news, offensive weapons by sally

“A 22-year-old man who repeatedly stabbed a teenage boy was today facing life in jail after the first case in which new dog DNA technology was used in a murder prosecution.”

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The Guardian, 18th March 2010

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Woman loses legal battle to keep pet dog – The Independent

Posted March 18th, 2010 in disability discrimination, dogs, housing, news by sally

“A woman who says her dog is the reason for getting up in the morning lost a legal battle today to be allowed to keep pet Alfie at her housing association flat.”

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The Independent, 17th March 2010

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‘Dog tax’ proposal ditched a week after it was mooted – The Independent

Posted March 18th, 2010 in consultations, dogs, insurance, news by sally

“The Government has ditched proposals for a ‘dog tax’ that would force owners to insure against their pets attacking people barely a week after the idea was first floated.”

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The Independent, 17th March 2010

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Blaenavon woman jailed after dog injunction – BBC News

Posted February 12th, 2010 in detention, dogs, injunctions, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who breached an injunction banning her from keeping dogs at her home has been handed a prison sentence.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2010

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Man guilty of attempting to have sex with rottweiler – The Independent

Posted December 18th, 2009 in dogs, news, sexual offences by sally

“A North Wales man was found guilty yesterday of attempting to have sex with a rottweiler.”

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The Independent, 17th December 2009

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Dog that killed Jean-Paul Massey was banned pit bull – The Times

Posted December 2nd, 2009 in dogs, news by sally

“The dog that mauled a four-year-old boy to death in Liverpool was a pitbull terrier-type outlawed under the Dangerous Dogs Act, police said yesterday. Jean-Paul Massey died from multiple injuries when the animal attacked him early on Monday at the home of his grandmother, Helen Foulkes. The dog was shot dead by a police marksman in the front garden. Investigations into the incident are continuing. A post-mortem examination has determined that the animal, named Uno, was an illegally bred pitbull. The finding opens the way to a criminal investigation, and possible charges.”

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The Times, 2nd December 2009

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Trio convicted over dog-fights – The Independent

Posted September 15th, 2009 in animal cruelty, dogs, news by sally

“A mother-of-three was found guilty today of being involved in one of Europe’s largest dog-fighting syndicates, the RSPCA said.”

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The Independent, 15th September 2009

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Dog fighting duo facing jail – The Independent

Posted September 7th, 2009 in animal cruelty, dogs, news by sally

“Two men were told today that they face jail after admitting their part in a dog-fighting ring exposed after an investigation by the RSPCA.”

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The Independent, 7th September 2009

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Court dismisses dog death case against neighbour – The Guardian

Posted September 1st, 2009 in criminal damage, dogs, news by sally

“A company director who killed his neighbour’s dog by hitting it with a garden hoe after a long-running feud had the case against him dismissed today.”

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The Guardian, 28th August 2009

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Drug charity director sues after he is wrongly targeted by sniffer dogs – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 4th, 2009 in dogs, drug offences, news, stop and search, trespass to the person by sally

“A drugs charity director is suing British Transport Police after he was wrongly targeted by sniffer dogs at an Underground station.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2009

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Judge secures injunction against ‘snarling’ dogs next door – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 13th, 2009 in dogs, injunctions, news by sally

“District judge Araba Obadai has found herself on the other side of the court for the last 18 months over a long-running feud with her neighbour over his Doberman dogs.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2009

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Grandmother cleared over baby killed by dogs – The Guardian

Posted June 25th, 2009 in accidents, dogs, inquests, news by sally

“Coroner records verdict of accidental death in case of three-month-old Joseph Mack, mauled while grandmother slept.”

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The Guardian, 25th June 2009

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Runner’s £15k dog damages voided – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2009 in dogs, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“A runner who was awarded £15,000 compensation after a Great Dane pushed him over while he jogged, has had the award cancelled by the Court of Appeal.”

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BBC News, 30th March 2009

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Foggy the dog shot dead after row over early morning barking – The Times

Posted November 28th, 2008 in animal cruelty, dogs, news, noise by sally

“A parish council chairman shot his neighbours’ dog dead because its early morning barking annoyed him, a court heard yesterday.”

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The Times, 28th November 2008

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Legal claim over ‘dog bite’ row – BBC News

Posted September 23rd, 2008 in dogs, news, personal injuries by sally

“A Labour Party campaigner is suing a dog owner for £15,000 over claims his pet bit off his finger.”

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BBC News, 22nd September 2008

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