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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...

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...

Kristi Graber has an ace up her sleeve when she meets with children — a four-year-old Maltese called Mala. The toy dog has worked with the special needs therapist and teacher since she was a puppy. “I noticed that therapy dogs would come in to visit...

A neighbour who says she witnessed an attack by a pitbull on a little boy has rejected claims from the child’s father that bystanders did nothing to help. The woman said she heard the eight-year-old’s “heart-wrenching screams” on Sunday afternoon and...

A father told yesterday how his eight-year-old son ran home alone “bloodied” and “terrified” after he was bitten repeatedly by an illegal pitbull that broke free from its tethering in a friend’s garden. The man said witnesses who claimed to have seen...

An illegal pitbull was surrendered to the dog wardens over the weekend after it attacked a young child. The boy was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s emergency room after the attack that occurred on Sunday in Southampton. The Ministry of H...

A pair of illegal pitbull-type dogs seized in Bermuda have found a new home in the United States. While the exportation is being celebrated by Punish the Deed not the Breed Bermuda, the animal advocacy group is renewing its call for a dog amnesty. “K...

Good-natured pitbulls could get dropped from the Bermuda Government’s list of banned pets, according to a proposal now under review. At present the animals are among several classified as prohibited breeds, and are subject to being euthanised. The po...