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Friends of Devonport Park Dog Day

On Sunday 31 August Devonport Neighbourhood Policing team will be working with The Dogs Trust and the Yellow Ribbon Appeal to raise awareness of dog issues in Devonport Park.

Officers will be attending the Friends of Devonport Park Dog Day, from 12. 30pm, with the canine members of Plymouth Dogs Unit, and will also be offering a range of services to dog owners and the local community...

RSPCA announces change in lost and found service

The RSPCA is announcing a change in the way that reports of lost and found animals are logged.

From 1 December, anyone who wishes to report a missing pet or tell us about an uninjured stray they have found will be asked to go to www.petslocated.com to register the animal’s details.

The service already exists to register reports of lost and found animals, but this is the first...

Man arrested after caravan fire kills a horse and dogs

A horse and a number of dogs have been killed in a fire that destroyed two caravans and a small stable in the Modbury area.

A 44-year-old man from Torquay has been arrested by police on suspicion of arson.

Police and fire services were alerted at around 12.30pm on Wednesday 12 June and called to Chapel Down Lane End in the Modbury area following the report of a fire.

A...

Dogs in England to be microchipped from 2016

All dogs in England will need to be microchipped to help tackle the growing problem of strays roaming the streets, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced today.

Each year more than 100,000 dogs are dumped or lost at a cost of £57 million to the taxpayer and welfare charities.

The Government is bringing in compulsory microchipping for all dogs from 6th...

Newborn police puppies LIVE webcam

Devon and Cornwall Police’s newest puppy recruits can be seen live over the internet.

For the first time ever the dog section has bred its own litter of pups from an existing police dog and the force is streaming the dogs’ welfare live over the web.

Police German Shepherd ‘Ruby’ gave birth to the litter of pups early in the morning of Monday 3 June.

It is hoped that...

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