MORE than a dozen dogs who were on a canine death row have been re-homed, thanks to a story in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.

Hyndburn Council's dog warden Stephen Wood appealed for a new owner for 'Arnold', a German Shepherd cross, rescued from a quarry at Green Haworth Golf Club.

Dogs taken into the kennels by the council dog warden can only be housed for one week before they have to be either re-homed or destroyed so Steve was hopeful someone would come to Arnold's aid.

After the newspaper story and plea, Arnold was revealed to be Trooper, owned by the Wolfenden family in Green Haworth, and was happily reunited with them.

Stephen Wood said: "His owners came forward and said they had been searching for him so he is now back with them.

"But the response was phenomenal with people who wanted to rescue him and give him a home, which was fantastic.

"And as a result of the appeal we have actually homed a number of other dogs.

"When people phoned we explained that although we could not give them 'Arnold', as he had been claimed, there were other dogs in the kennels who were also running out of time.

"I am delighted with the response as 14 dogs have new homes and the kennels were emptied."