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A six-month-old puppy who was seized by dog wardens on Friday is to be flown off the Island by its owners to ensure it isn’t put down. Owner Kim Mello posted a message on Facebook, accompanied by a photograph of her pet Isis, saying the dog was taken...

A black pit bull terrier is still on the loose after biting a man yesterday in what police say was an “unprovoked attack”. The dog attacked the 41-year-old man outside a home on Mission Lane, Pembroke, and then ran off. A Bermuda Police Service spok...

A man accused of buying stolen pit bull puppy “Hershey” appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning. Josef Smith, 25, of Warwick denied dishonestly receiving the chocolate-coloured dog, worth $1,800, knowing it had been stolen, sometime between Octob...

Owners of restricted dog breeds joined together for a peaceful walk around Hamilton’s Queen Elizabeth II Park to allow members of the public to meet their pets. The Royal Gazette photographer and proud pit bull owner Mark Tatem said Saturday’s walk, ...

Government’s Canine Advisory Committee has completed a review of Bermuda’s restricted dog policy in the wake of a campaign to save a pit bull puppy. The news came yesterday as lobby group Our Misunderstood presented a petition with more than 2,000 si...

Two of the Island’s top dogs will represent Bermuda this weekend at the American Kennel Club (AKC) Agility Invitational in Orlando, Florida. The Bermuda Kennel Club announced that Cathy Gosling’s six-year-old Labrador Retriever, Bella, will jet to th...

Dogs lovers calling for a repeal of laws targeting prohibited breeds plan to stage an “awareness walk” on Saturday. In the wake of a campaign to save a pit bull puppy put down by animal wardens last week, the group Our Misunderstood wants Government ...

The devastated owner of a confiscated pit bull puppy called yesterday “the saddest day of my life” — after being told via e-mail that her beloved Hershey had been killed by Government. “I’m just in shock,” a distraught Gina Davis told The Royal Gazet...

A petition urging Government to reconsider dangerous dog legislation and return a pit bull puppy to its owners has continued to garner support. As of yesterday afternoon, the change.org petition had more than 1,600 signatures. The issue was highlight...

A petition has been launched to save a pit bull puppy scheduled to be destroyed because it’s an “illegal dog”. Reyel Bowen told The Royal Gazette earlier this week that Hershey was taken from his property in October. On Tuesday, he received word that...