The Dogs Trust rehoming centre, at Bridgend, has an extra special canine guest at the moment.
Weasel, a ten week old puppy, is unusual in that he was born with no ears! He has undergone a series of veterinary checks since arriving at the Dogs Trust and vets believe that, despite having no outer ears, he [...]

Teddy the Alsatian has had an unusual, but lucky, escape after drinking a bottle of anti-freeze.
His owner, veterinary nurse Kate Sheppard from Birmingham, spotted him lapping the poisonous liquid in the back of her dad’s car. She told the Daily Record:
“There are specific antidotes for all sorts of household fluids cats and dogs might accidentally [...]

Duke, a twelve month old Jack Russell who went missing a week ago, has turned up under the bonnet of his owner’s car.
Tom and Doris Whitney, of Kidderminster, heard Duke’s barking after he’d disappeared but never managed to trace him to the garage. Doris told the Express and Star newspaper:
“We kept hearing him bark, and [...]

As one of America’s greener cities, San Francisco recycles around 60% of its waste.
However, recycling the city’s 6,500 tonnes of animal excrement each year has proven somewhat difficult, until now. Rubbish company, Norcal Waste, has opened a new facility that will turn dog poo into natural gas.
Norcal plans to feed its $1 million methane digster [...]

Most local authorities are grateful that responsible dog owners use dog waste bins. Horsham District Council, though, are slightly miffed that their emptying schedule can’t keep up with the popularity of some of the bins they provide.
Ian Jopling, spokesperson for the council, explained to the BBC:
We have to do extra runs to take the waste [...]