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10:59 am, Wed 28 Aug 2013 Vets save gravel eating dog

Dog stuns vets after eating 80 stones

Vets in Blackpool have managed to save a Jack Russell with a taste for gravel after she swallowed up to 80 pieces which nearly killed her.

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10:23 am, Wed 28 Aug 2013 Vets save gravel eating dog

80 stones removed from gravel eating dog

Vets in Blackpool have managed to save a Jack Russell with a taste for gravel after she swallowed up to 80 pieces from the garden which nearly killed her.

An x-ray of 'Star's' stomach stunned staff at the PDSA in the resort after revealing the seven year old dog had wolfed down huge quantities of gravel - with dozens of them littered in her stomach.

Calls for controls after Blackpool dog attack

Lesley Davidson from Preston was strolling on Blackpool promenade when she was mauled by a pit-bull type dog. Her friend was also bitten.

Lesley needed two operations, including a skin graft. The attack's led to more calls for the government to strengthen its plans to control dangerous dogs.

12:29 pm, Tue 11 Jun 2013 MP says dangerous dog laws not enough

Dog laws not enough

The Labour & Co-operative MP for Liverpool Wavertree, Luciana Berger, has told the House of Commons that new proposed laws to tackle dangerous dogs do not go far enough. She also read out the names of 16 victims who have lost their lives in dog attacks.

She has been campaigning for a change in dangerous dog laws since the death of four-year-old John Paul Massey in 2009. As well as John-Paul Massey, the list of victims include 79-year-old pensioner Clifford Clarke, who was killed by a dog in Liverpool just two weeks ago.