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All-Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group giving dog welfare orgs, charities & campaigners a voice for our four-legged friends in Westminster. #APDAWG
For all the very latest @APDAWG1 news, incl. dates & details of next meetings in @UKParliament, make sure you’re signed up to our free newsletter on our homepage: apdawg.co.uk We can't thank all our dog loving supporters enough for their support! 🐾 #APDAWG #DogWelfare

Blind man left stranded by Uber driver Mohammed Shamim who did not want to take his dog courtnewsuk.co.uk/blind-man-left…
WORLD PREMIERE: Looking forward to seeing all you dog lovers at the #Dogspiracy movie doc screening plus Q&A with very special guests, at the stunning @Phoenixcinema on Tues 22 July, in asoc. with the brilliant @AllDogsMatter! More info: phoenixcinema.co.uk/movie/dogspira… #AnimalWelfare
1/2 ⚖️ #NationalAnimalLawWeek starts July 18! 🐾 Protecting animals ALSO protects people. At our @APDAWG1 event later this year, we’ll partner with #RubysLaw to help close legal gaps for animal victims of domestic abuse. Find out more below. #BreakingTheLink @ALAWAnimalLaw
You can now get tickets for @marcthevet World Premiere of 'Dogspiracy:' The Truth Behind Puppy Farming in the UK & US 🗓 Tuesday 22 July, Phoenix Cinema, East Finchley🎤Followed by a live Q&A with bit.ly/Dogspiracy
❗Please take action for greyhounds today❗ We need your help to rally support for @markruskell's Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill. For those in🏴: bit.ly/UtGScotland Or, please use our international e-action: bit.ly/UtGInternation… And please share!
Looking forward to attending next Tuesday’s World Premiere of #DogSpiracy a hard hitting film on USA Puppy Mills by @PaulxCrompton & masterfully presented by @marcthevet at @Phoenixcinema
Over 4,000 greyhounds died, and more than 35,000 were injured on UK tracks between 2017 and 2024. This isn’t "sport", it’s suffering. We’re calling for a ban on greyhound racing. Speak up for greyhounds- write to your MP today. 👉 bit.ly/43VPY7S
WORLD PREMIERE: Thrilled & proud to bring you #Dogspiracy, new movie doc looking at the US puppy mill pipeline, rescue dogs, plus a few familiar faces! This screening, plus Q&A, is in assoc. with the brilliant @AllDogsMatter. Tickets/info: phoenixcinema.co.uk/movie/dogspira… #AnimalWelfare
Dogs and children in Parliament, what's not to love?! 🥰
What an afternoon! Special thanks @APDAWG1 Chair @RosieDuffield1, @DefraGovUK Minister Baroness Hayman, Patrick Earl of Courtown, attending MPs, #NationalSchoolDogAlliance, all school dogs & their entourages, plus everyone else who made this event such a success! #AnimalWelfare
Hugely inspiring & emotional stories shared in @UKParliament as @APDAWG1 proudly hosted the inaugural #UKSchoolDogOfTheYear Awards, in assoc. with #NationalSchoolDogAlliance. Congrats to winner Achilles, all finalists, plus thanks everyone who nominated their school dog! #APDAWG
Hugely inspiring & emotional stories shared in @UKParliament as @APDAWG1 proudly hosted the inaugural #UKSchoolDogOfTheYear Awards, in assoc. with #NationalSchoolDogAlliance. Congrats to winner Achilles, all finalists, plus thanks everyone who nominated their school dog! #APDAWG

Dr Helen Lewis has been awarded a @ChurchillFship to explore how dogs are being introduced in schools across the globe🐶🏫 Learn how her #ChurchillFellowship will help @HEL71_ and the #NationalSchoolDogAlliance make UK classrooms more paw-sitive ➡️ bit.ly/3G6NvB3
In 2024 alone, 3,809 greyhounds were injured and 346 died as a result of racing. These aren’t just stats - they’re lives lost for ‘entertainment'. We're working with other animal charities to call for a ban and #EndGreyhoundRacing in the UK for good. bit.ly/40qqNKU
❗This is our chance to ban greyhound racing in 🏴 - once & for all. We need your help to rally support for @markruskell's Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill. For those in🏴: bit.ly/UtGScotland Or, please use our international e-action: bit.ly/UtGInternation…
Who in Parliament will stand up and speak about this? It’s just awful we are still racing dogs let alone in this heat!!
And no temperature taken inside the metal traps. It’s race streaming for @PremGreyRacing and @SIS_SportsInfo media contacts that takes priority., two parasitic companies that pay £ zero towards greyhound welfare
Just when rescue is in crisis, @GreyhoundBoard claim that 32.9% of greyhounds ‘retired’ in 2024 were very kindly kept by their trainers or owners. Are these dogs the ‘disappeared’? WHERE ARE THEY and how was this audited @DefraGovUK? #BanGreyhoundRacing #CutTheChase
❓ What can you do to help? Rally support for @markruskell' Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill, which would BAN greyhound racing in Scotland. 🔵For those in Scotland: bit.ly/UtGScotland 🌎OR if you live anywhere else in the world: bit.ly/UtGInternation… 🧵2/2
❗BREAKING NEWS❗️ 🔴 Today, Thursday 26th June, the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) have released their 2024 track injury data. These shockingly high statistics unveil the horrifying reality of the greyhound racing industry for the dogs forced to race. 🧵1/2
🚨 1 in 3 police forces leave pets out of abuse training. Our new report reveals how pets are used in coercive control — and why fear for animals keeps many survivors from leaving. It’s time to #BreakTheLink. naturewatch.org/one-response-o… #OneResponse #BreakingTheLink