It’s been an interesting year for me when it comes to finding people are not what they seem. Specifically when it comes to talking and campaigning against puppy farming and the endemic cruelties in...
The Kennel Club claims to be the UK’s “largest organisation dedicated to protecting and promoting the health and welfare of all dogs.” But for those who decide to look beyond the grandiose words and...
‘See Them Suckling’ is a campaign set up by veterinary surgeon Cat Henstridge and Companion Dog World Magazine. Its aim is to educate the public and combat the puppy farm industry. Launched last week...
‘Kintsugi’ is the Japanese art form where broken pottery is repaired with gold or silver lacquer. Not to repair for repairing’s sake, but to embrace and illuminate the flaws and damage occuring through the...
When Twinklet was rescued from the field she was dumped in and left to die, it wasn’t known how quickly, or even if, she’d recover from her injuries. However, once in the care of...
Rescue Dog Days Of Summer is a great art project that my creative friend and collaborator, Annabel Wilson has launched. Throughout August, each day she’s drawing a rescue dog to highlight the plight of...
Twinklet, the dumped breeding dog left in a field to die with horrible injuries following obvious years of abuse is definitely showing her true starlet qualities as she recovers from her ordeal. She’s a...
Sloppy food is happy food if your name is Twinklet and you’re recovering from a broken jaw in the safe haven of the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre. A week on from being dumped...
Last week when I heard about a dumped breeding dog, left to die in a field with horrific injuries I got completely swallowed up by her plight. Some dogs do this to us. They...
Creativity’s a funny thing when we reflect on how something, a book in my case, takes shape. For me as a writer it’s an insular process that just kind of happens. I’ve never thought...
