22-09-2025 20:30 via theguardian.com

Bailey the support dog freed from Northern Irish prison after public outcry

Cocker spaniel was being kept full-time in Magilligan prison but is now in family home after ‘free Bailey’ campaignThe six words that Northern Ireland’s dog-lovers were waiting to hear came on Monday: “Bailey is now out of prison.”A vocal campaign to free the cocker spaniel who committed no crime culminated in his release from Magilligan prison and transfer to an undisclosed location to begin a new life. Continue reading...
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