Two valuable dogs, which were the companions of Mr. Samuel Insull, at this English home, Pincent’s farm, Theale, near Reading, have been destroyed. A Reading veterinary surgeon received orders to go to the farm and shoot them. When he got there he was met by a gardener, who showed him the dogs – a three year old Airedale and an eight year old Sealyham, both pedigree. The surgeon shot the animals, which were buried in graves already dug for them in the grounds. …
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