Welcome
Welcome to C-fidos
Welcome to the website of the Coalition For Improved Dog Ownership Standards.
You might be wondering what this organisation is all about and why it was felt there is a need for it in the United Kingdom.
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About C-fidos
The Coalition for Improved Dog Ownership Standards (C-fidos) is a non profit organisation established as an affiliate partner of the Pet Owners Parliament.
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Are You a Dog Expert or Experienced Canine Professional? C-fidos Needs Your Input
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Spread the word: help drive up dog ownership standards! Download our 'Making Dog Ownership Better For All' poster.
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News & Updates
Friday in WestminsterToday in Parliament reports on a bid in the Lords to repeal the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
Campaigns
Early Day Motion on Puppy Farming – You Can HelpMP John McDonnell has put forward an Early Day Motion in Parliament encouraging the Government to review the effectiveness of welfare laws with specific regard to puppy farms.
Please contact your MP and encourage them to sign this motion, your voice can make a difference.
That this House notes the continuing reports of allegations of cruelty and animal [...]
Dog Advice
Charity in Urgent Appeal to Owners to Keep Pets Warm This WinterBattersea Dogs & Cats Home renews urgent appeal to keep animals warm over winter months
Due to the current freezing temperatures, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is renewing an appeal made last year for funds to buy specialist Vetbed material to keep the animals in the Home warm over winter months. The world famous Home is [...]
Dog Training Advice
The Importance of Play in Your Dog’s LifeKindly supplied by Julie Davies (Puddle Paws)
Play is an extremely important part of your dogs’ development.
Playing provides physical exercise, mental stimulation which benefits may aspects of your dogs’ life and helps strengthen the bond between dog and owner.
Puppies begin to play with each other and their mother at about four weeks old. These games help [...]
Animal Welfare Case Reports (UK)
Deaf and blind dog stolen, tied to railroad tracks : Leedstown, EN (UK)A family’s pet poodle was stolen from their garden before being taken to a railway line ñ where it was tied to the track.
Luckily, a …
Dog Laws
Dog Control Orders and Byelaws: What You Need to Know Dog Control Orders replaced Dog Byelaws in April 2006. Existing byelaws remain in effect until such time as a dog control order for the same issue is made on the same land.
The Dogs Fouling of Land Act 1996 has been repealed but existing designations remain in force until any dog control order is [...]
