Four dogs ‘boiled alive’ in cars
Four dogs have died after being left in hot cars in the Highlands, two in the same vehicle, animal welfare officers reveal.
Dog fighting ‘key player’ jailed
A man described key player in a major dog-fighting scene is sentenced to four months in jail.
Boy helps save police dog’s life
The schoolboy son of a Dorset policeman is honoured for his bravery in helping to save his father's police dog.
Two men guilty of badger digging
Two men are found guilty of using dogs to drive badgers out of their setts near Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Youths ‘may have seen shooting’
Two youths who were seen kicking a football near where an Edinburgh dog walker was shot are urged to go to the police.
Parents warn after fatal mauling
The parents of a baby mauled to death by two dogs urge others not leave children unsupervised with pets.
Prairie dog is seen on moorland
A couple photograph what a zoo says is a north American prairie dog on Goss Moor in Cornwall.
Murder attempt on city dog walker
The shooting of an Edinburgh dog walker is being treated as attempted murder but the motive remains a mystery, police tell BBC Scotland.
Helicopter in missing man search
An RAF crew and search dogs help to look for an 86-year-old man reported missing in the Highlands early on Tuesday.
Tributes to vet killed by cattle
Friends and colleagues pay tribute to a Cheshire vet who was trampled to death as she walked her dogs.
