pets

Treat your dog to dinner.

Our pick of the weekend’s other news stories.

One of those ‘I never knew that about London’ moments.

Image author’s own Two dogs sit in the shade under a tree in a pub garden, London. Arnold: Hey, Reggie, is your old fella going to take you to this Boomerang Pets Party on Saturday? We can get ice cream there. Ice cream – for …

Image courtesy of Matt From London, with permission Two budgerigars sit in their cage in a garden shed in West London. Sammy pecks at a dish of sunflower seeds, while Ernie grooms his wings. Ernie: That cat has been missing for a while. That black …

Wanstead locals and animal lovers are dismayed by a mystery blight on Victoria Lake wildlife where over 70 birds have suddenly died in recent days. The birds were found with no discernible cause of death; the number and suddenness has prompted tests on the carcasses …

Boris has been busy hosting a mayoral migration meeting (but no, that doesn’t mean he’s going to migrate). London hotels ain’t very friendly places to bring your pet. The BBC watchdog has spent an awful lot of licence payers’ money getting itself some posh new …

In an admirable effort to take a more holistic approach to child protection cases, Harrow Council will be asking social workers to check on the welfare of pets in the home as an indicator of the family’s capacity to care adequately for their offspring. Sufficient …

That’s a good way of warning people from parking their bikes there, in Chelsea, by marcus_jb1973 Contribute your photos of words around town to this discussion in the Londonist Flickrpool.

You’ll forgive dear old Londonist for being a touch misty-eyed, but in our day a dog was a child’s best friend, a source of companionship and a trusted pal through thick and thin. Times have changed though, and according to the RSPCA there’s an increasing …