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A professional dog handler has warned local buyers to be on their guard after questioning the authenticity of a purebred dog brought to the island as a pet. However, the dog’s breeder in Britain said that dogs were often legitimately registered with ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is pleading with the public to stop taking in illegal dogs. It comes after a male pitbull-type puppy was seized on Tuesday morning, prompting animal advocacy group Punish the Deed not the Breed to r...

Pitbull-type dogs should remain on the banned list, according to more than half of the registered voters who took part in a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette. However, the animal advocacy group petitioning the Bermuda Government to move the dogs...

Special needs charity WindReach is appealing for help after its cockatoo Cheesy went missing yesterday afternoon. Cheesy is described by the Warwick-based charity as a friendly bird who “loves having his head scratched”. If you have seen him, call 2...

Breeders and abusers of illegal dogs seem immune to successful prosecution or meaningful penalty, according to a local animal advocacy group. A spokeswoman for Punish the Deed not the Breed said focus instead appears to have been placed on seizing do...

More than 100 dogs and their families took to the Railway Trail yesterday as part of the 20th Annual Paws to the Park walk. The fundraising event, organised by the SPCA, provides an opportunity for dogs to socialise. Interim executive director Debora...

Hundreds of people were able to watch the hatching of a cahow chick on Nonsuch Island through a streaming live feed this weekend. According to Jeremy Madeiros, senior terrestrial conservation officer at the Department of Conservation, the first stage...

A dog owner whose boxer killed one dog and seriously injured another is to stand trial following a successful appeal by prosecutors. Last June, charges against John Tomlinson were thrown out of court after his lawyer Saul Dismont argued the case had...

A father has been left heartbroken after animal wardens seized his son’s “best friend”. But Styles Furbert of Warwick has been told that he will have ten days to get his two-year-old mixed pitbull terrier Isis overseas. “I am heartbroken, devastated...

An animal advocacy group with close to 270,000 followers on Facebook is calling for a boycott of Bermuda over its “antiquated” and “discriminatory” laws prohibiting pitbull-type dogs. The non-profit group Bad Rap, committed to the advocacy of bull-ty...

A trio of talented pooches from the Bermuda Kennel Club are heading to the world’s largest dog show in Britain next month. After qualifying through the 2015 Bermuda Dog Shows, the candidates will represent the island at the 125th annual Crufts, takin...

Allison Whited got a startled look when she asked her boss for time off — to wash chickens. She needed a week to beautify her brood of 50 for the Bermuda Poultry Fanciers Society show this weekend. “The people at work were like, ‘You’re taking a week...