A matted dog found abandoned in a park was in such a bad condition that it had to be put to sleep, the RSPCA said. The charity is investigating how the dog, a seven-year-old Shih Tzu named ...

A young police dog had to be put down after senior officers refused to pay a £12,000 vet bill. Zara, a two-and-a half-year-old German Shepherd, needed surgery to repair a broken pelvis but the ...