RSPCA warning after worst year ever for dumped pets
	8:49am Mon 28 Apr 08
	MORE animals than ever before are being abandoned by their owners, new figures reveal.

Birds of prey ‘at risk from gamekeepers’

8:18am Tuesday 22nd April 2008

HUGE numbers of birds of prey are being illegally killed in the region, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reveals today.

Teen knifed and beat dog for messing floor

8:54am Thursday 10th April 2008

A TEENAGER faces jail after hitting a family pet with a hammer and stabbing it with a knife - because it defecated in the house.

	Goose recovers after being shot with crossbow
	8:46am Tue 8 Apr 08
	A GOOSE has survived after it was shot twice with a crossbow.

	Pigeon owner’s anger as racing birds killed
	8:39am Fri 14 Mar 08
	A MAN who has raced pigeons for more than half a century has been left heartbroken after nearly 50 of his birds were slaughtered following a dispute about the state of his allotment.

Mother facing bankruptcy after fine for neglecting cat

6:02am Tuesday 11th March 2008

A MOTHER-OF-TWO on the verge of bankruptcy has been ordered to pay more than £1,200 after her emaciated cat was found close to death.

	Heartache as yobs slaughter animals on town allotments
	4:02am Sat 8 Mar 08
	ALLOTMENT-HOLDERS have told of their heartache after yobs slaughtered dozens of chickens, rabbits and pigeons.

	Call for airgun ban after cat targeted
	8:27am Fri 7 Mar 08
	A DISTRAUGHT pet owner whose cat had its leg amputated after it was shot with an air rifle says the weapons should be banned.

Guilty of 'barbaric act of cowardice' on dog

2:02am Saturday 23rd February 2008

A MAN who stabbed his pet dog to death with a 9in knife has been accused of carrying out a "barbaric act of cowardice."

Pigeons beheaded with shears

2:03pm Monday 11th February 2008

A MAN has spoken of his distress after finding his pigeons sadistically slaughtered.

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