Alison Standbridge is a leading voice for animal welfare in Romania, and she focuses on the issues the dog rescue movement sometimes seems to neglect. Her charity, Paws2Rescue, recently ran the first stage of a nationwide brucellosis research project, testing 100 dogs for this zoonotic disease, and it will be running the second stage… Continue reading Podcast episode 5: Alison Standbridge
Just before the sudden end of the parliament, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a General Election for 4 July, the Pet Abduction Bill was signed into law. Bills that were about to be passed are included in the so-called ‘wash-up’ – a hectic few days of for both houses in which these bills are… Continue reading Pet Abduction Bill receives Royal Assent
The Wunderdog Dog Manifesto is a work in progress. It exists to pool together existing legislative demands and formulate new ones, based on the premise and conclusion: there are more dogs than ever in the UK; they are more commodified than ever. Therefore, we must strengthen their protection. Improving the lives of our pets… Continue reading The case for improving dog welfare legislation
This episode of The Dog Manifesto comes to you from the RSPCA headquarters in Horsham, with guest RSPCA Director of Policy, Prevention and Campaigning Emma Slawinski. A lifelong animal lover who has dedicated her career to charitable causes for humans and animals, we talk about the RSPCA’s 200th anniversary and the state of animal… Continue reading Podcast episode 4: Emma Slawinski
This is part two about the leading animal welfare programme Calgary Model. Ryan Pleckaitis is the chief bylaw officer at the City of Calgary, and he oversaw the Responsible Pet Ownership bylaw being comprehensively updated. The Calgary Model is an inter-agency approach to keep animals safe from people and people safe from animals. In… Continue reading Podcast episode 3: Ryan Pleckaitis (Calgary Model part 2)
The Calgary Model is a world-leading approach to keeping people safe from animals and animals safe from people. This inter-agency model relies on close cooperation between the bylaw services within Calgary police and Calgary Humane Society. Brad Nichols is director of enforcement and vice executive director of the Calgary Humane Society. As a calm… Continue reading Podcast episode 2: Brad Nichols (Calgary Model part 1)
Do you fancy campaigning for better dog welfare? Great! Download our free leaflet and distribute it in your constituency. And talk to the party candidates in your area about whether they support the Dog Manifesto. If they do, make sure they get voted in at the next General Election – the more supporters we have… Continue reading Download our free leaflet
Dominic Dyer is a passionate campaigner and spokesperson for animals and nature in his roles as policy advisor for the Born Free Foundation, board member for the Wildlife and Countryside Link, chief executive of the Badger Trust and chairman of Nature 2030. He also served for 10 years on the board of the Vet Nurses Council.… Continue reading Podcast episode 1: Dominic Dyer
Wunderdog reached out to the Calgary Humane Society to learn more about the model. Director of Operations and Enforcement Brad Nichols wrote the following: From the day I doffed my graduation robe, entering the world of law enforcement, unintentionally focused on animal-related enforcement from a practicum placement with a rural county on Calgary’s borders,… Continue reading Dog license: How the ‘Calgary Model’ works
If you read a certain kind of newspaper, evil got a new name: the XL bully. At least three of the (at the time of writing) eight deadly dog attacks this year in the UK were linked to this type of dog. Tabloids have been quick to vilify the dog instead of asking about the… Continue reading Canine aggression expert Dr. James Crosby on the Dangerous Dogs Act and BSL
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