Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty

A British family has been stunned to discover a tiny tree frog in a bag of bananas that had been imported from the Dominican Republic.

All dogs in England will need to be microchipped by 2016 to help tackle the growing problem of strays roaming the streets, the government said on Wednesday.

A British mother and her son have been jailed for starving two dogs after imprisoning them in an attic and nailing it shut. A court heard how the dogs -- Rottweiler Axel and Staffordshire bull terrier Bully -- were starved, denied water and exercise for weeks before they died in agony, emaciated and dehydrated, the Daily Mail reported.

A British family has been stunned to discover a tiny tree frog in a bag of bananas that had been imported from the Dominican Republic.

All dogs in England will need to be microchipped by 2016 to help tackle the growing problem of strays roaming the streets, the government said on Wednesday.

A British mother and her son have been jailed for starving two dogs after imprisoning them in an attic and nailing it shut. A court heard how the dogs -- Rottweiler Axel and Staffordshire bull terrier Bully -- were starved, denied water and exercise for weeks before they died in agony, emaciated and dehydrated, the Daily Mail reported.