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'Record number' of puppies seized ahead of Christmas
High demand for trendy breeds like pugs, dachshunds and French bulldogs helps fuel the "sickening trade".
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Homeless dogs saved from the New Year floods
Staff at Dogs Trust Evesham went the extra mile to ensure the Rehoming Centre’s homeless dogs stayed safe from floods over the new year.
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'Massive Mike' on the road to a healthy lifestyle
A dog is on his way to being fighting fit after being taken to the Dogs Trust in Loughborough - weighing more than double what he should.
Read the full story ›Mobile veterinary hospital visits local Dogs Trust
Rescue dogs Poppy the Jack Russell and Mr Darcy the Collie Cross and the staff at Dogs Trust Loughborough welcomed guests of honour to the rehoming centre as the “Mission Rabies” team visited to mark the beginning of their big project to fight the problem of rabies in India.
Staff from Dogs Trust Loughborough will have the chance to join the mission team which includes crucial Indian vets who work with vets from across the globe who will launch the three-year project with the objective to vaccinate 50,000 dogs in just 30 days of September.
This will lead the world's first all terrain mobile veterinary hospital to rabies hotspots areas across India.
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Dogs still being given as Christmas presents
The Dogs Trust say dogs are still being given away as Christmas presents because it's easier than ever to buy them online.
Read the full story ›The Dogs Trust launch their annual Christmas campaign - full report by Chris Halpin
It's the time of year again we're being discouraged from giving pets as Christmas presents. The Dogs Trust have started their campaign by revealing some of the strangest reasons they've had for people giving up their dogs.
One owner returned theirs because it "smelled of dog" and another in Shrewsbury was given back because he was too thin. The number of abandoned dogs is on the rise, down partly they say to the recession, and people buying puppies online. Chris Halpin reports.
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More dogs waiting to be re-homed in the New Year
The Dogs Trust have applied a ban on people taking dogs home during the Christmas period.
They've set up the self imposed controls to ensure people do not give rescue dogs to people as Christmas presents.
The Dogs Trust Centre in Shrewsbury is already at capacity, and despite the warnings they expect to be inundated with unwanted puppies and dogs after Christmas and in the New Year.
Rescue dog owner says new dogs need time
Kate Sheppard recently adopted rescue dog Noah after he was given back to the Dogs Trust in Shrewsbury after just 24 hours for being too skinny.
She's taken in the Whippet who she described as a handful at first - but with time he's now settled into her home along with her other three dogs.
Dogs Trust: Puppies are not presents however cute they are
Money shortage forces people to give up their dogs
Clarissa Baldwin says that there are sad reasons people are forced to give up their dogs, but some excuses people give are ridiculous.