Dog owners face £1,000 fine if their pets won’t stop barking

Dog owners face £1,000 fine if their pets won’t stop barking

A warning has been issued to dog owners after a woman lost her pet over its barking (Picture:Getty)If your dog’s incessant yapping annoys your neighbours too much, you could end up having to pay a £1,000 fine.

Pet cloning: how the rich are spending up to £38,000 for Rover, version 2.0

Pet cloning: how the rich are spending up to £38,000 for Rover, version 2.0

It’s a cloned pet, for crying out loud.I’d bury my pet and sincerely grieve the loss of my companion, like a normal person would.But Barb ra Streisand cloned her pets.

Daft dog called Thor attacks porcupine and instantly regrets it

Daft dog called Thor attacks porcupine and instantly regrets it

Thor has not been a good boy – but he is better now (Picture: Newsflash)A Brazilian dog got itself into a prickly predicament after attacking a porcupine for the second time in a year.Adriano said the councillor took the dog to the clinic, helped with the costs, and brought Thor home afterwards.

Millionaire breeders who sold bulldog puppies for £20,000 must pay it all back

Millionaire breeders who sold bulldog puppies for £20,000 must pay it all back

Karl and Victoria Shellard illegally bred bulldogs and forced them to have back-to-back pregnancies (Picture: Wales News Service)A millionaire couple who illegally bred dogs to exploit the pet boom must repay their earnings — nearly £400,000.

Daniel Sturridge ordered to pay £22,400 to rapper who found his lost dog

Daniel Sturridge ordered to pay £22,400 to rapper who found his lost dog

A Los Angeles court has now ordered Sturridge to pay Washington $30,000.Sturridge, 32, said he was “grateful” Lucci was back with his family and claimed he had paid a reward to a “young boy who found my dog”.

Law firm advertises job for £30,000-a-year dog walker

Law firm advertises job for £30,000-a-year dog walker

Law firm Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP, which is based in London , has placed an advert for a personal assistant/dog-walker role which is a ‘predominantly non-desk based’ position.The job description reads: ‘An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Private Assistant Dog Walker role to support one of our senior leadership team.

‘Do-gooder’ attacks seem like bad faith

‘Do-gooder’ attacks seem like bad faith

As a Dutch reader living in the UK, I was pleased to see John Crace (Digested week , 9 October) refer to the Dutch “activity” of niksen, ie, of “doing nothing”.

What about the other key workers?

What about the other key workers?

As frontline workers, cleaners deserve better pay and conditions, writes Mike Cash , RMT general secretary, and Audrey Butler believes we are all key to society.Meanwhile, Lucy Matthews is emphatic that the Pets at Home stores do provide an essential service.

Disappearing cats and deadly ditches

Disappearing cats and deadly ditches

• Your report on Samira Ahmed’s equal pay claim (31 October) suggests the BBC thinks it right to pay more for an entertainment presenter dealing with topics in a lighthearted way than for a programme where a journalist deals with them seriously.

Cat who comforted bereaved visitors at crematorium dies - and gets his OWN kitty cremation

Cat who comforted bereaved visitors at crematorium dies - and gets his OWN kitty cremation

ASHLEY the cat was a source of comfort for many bereaved visitors bidding farewell to loved ones at Worthing Crematorium in West Sussex. Ashley the cat (Image: Facebook ) cat (Image: fb)Now the much-loved feline, who wandered the grounds of the Crematorium for 16 years, had his very own kitty cremation after he passed away.

Daniel Sturridge issues £30,000 reward after his dog is stolen from his Los Angeles home

Daniel Sturridge issues £30,000 reward after his dog is stolen from his Los Angeles home

Lucci is a Pomeranian with Husky markings (Instagram)‘Somebody has broken into the house in LA and took my dog from the house,’ Sturridge said. ‘Somebody please find my dog, I’ll pay anything I’m dead serious, I want my dog back.’.

Pet Goldfish Undergoes High Risk Brain Surgery

Pet Goldfish Undergoes High Risk Brain Surgery

The Washington Post said that Pip Joyce and Lyn Orton, George’s guardians, were given two options: either they put their beloved George down or pay for a life-saving, yet high risk, operation to remove the tumor.

Labrador puppy beaten to death with slipper for defecating inside house

Labrador puppy beaten to death with slipper for defecating inside house

Shadow was just 17-weeks old when she was killed (Picture: Oxford Mail)A scaffolder who beat a puppy to death with a slipper has been jailed for almost six months.

Dog found swimming 130 miles off the coast of Thailand

Dog found swimming 130 miles off the coast of Thailand

Rig worker Vitisak Payalaw, an offshore planner with Chevron, told CNN that fellow staff members spotted the dog swimming towards the platform on the afternoon of April 12, and held out a pole for him.

German town defends decision to sell family's pet pug on eBay

German town defends decision to sell family's pet pug on eBay

Edda the pug was sold on eBay for £640 after indebted family failed to pay taxes Officials in Germany have defended their decision to seize an indebted family’s pet pug and sell it on eBay, saying the move was a last resort because authorities were unable to find anything else to take.

Dog owner fined £1,500 for refusing to pick up poo in his own garden

Dog owner fined £1,500 for refusing to pick up poo in his own garden

Craig Wood, 25, refused to pick up his dog’s mess (File picture: EyeEm) Wood was initially served an abatement notice and ordered to clear the dog mess, and was told to pick up any future dog poo.

Credit Cards for Pet Expenses

Credit Cards for Pet Expenses

In 2013, for example, the CFPB ordered CareCredit (who was issued by GE Capital Retail Bank at the time) to pay $34.1 million in refunds to their cardholders for deceptive health-care credit card enrollment practices.

Is it worth buying pet insurance?

Is it worth buying pet insurance?

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper. We’re getting a cockapoo puppy at Christmas (yes, it’s for life).

George H.W. Bush's service dog, Sully, pays respects to late president at US Capitol

George H.W. Bush's service dog, Sully, pays respects to late president at US Capitol

Former President George H.W. Bush's service dog, Sully, arrived at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning to pay his respects to the late commander-in-chief, who is lying in state.

Bus driver charges dog for bus ticket - so she takes a seat and enjoys the ride

Bus driver charges dog for bus ticket - so she takes a seat and enjoys the ride

(Picture: Kennedy News)Heidi from Twyncarmel, Merthyr Tydfil, said: ‘When the driver said I needed to pay for a ticket, I just laughed and I thought he was joking.