Telegraph:

Current government recommendations tell us that everyone should do 30 minutes of moderate cardiovascular exercise 3-5 times per week, to maintain a reasonable level of physical fitness and health. Can people be forced to do that? Perhaps not, but if  the level of dog ownership could be increased amongst our population, it seems that we might start to take that type of exercise by our own volition…

BBC News:

An appeal has been made to find the owner of a large black sow discovered in a field in the county of Conwy.

It is believed the animal, found at Llanfair Talhaiarn, may be a rare breed and have been kept as a pet…

Telegraph:

The Georgia Bulldogs’ mascot, Uga the Seventh, recently died, aged four, of a congenital heart condition. His predecessor Uga the Sixth died of a similar complaint the year before.

Peta’s Georgia chapter have asked them to make Uga the Eighth out of servos and wires, saying bulldogs are, despite reputation, rather feeble, inbred creatures, and simply breeding them is inherently cruel…

Guardian:

Animal welfare groups have accused the Australian government of being “trigger happy” over plans to shoot 6,000 camels that invaded an outback town in search of water…

You Tube:

Meet Cheshire Police’s newest recruit: Ziggy the border collie. Ziggy is nine weeks old. When he grows up he wants to be a drugs detection dog, but at the moment he is far too busy being a puppy. Subscribe to our channel to follow Ziggy’s progress…