Prickly problem: man crowdfunds vet bill after porcupine takes on dogs

Canadian Dennis Mazur raises thousands online to cover cost of treating three pets, one of which was severely injured

The owner of three dogs who was landed with a hefty vet bill after his pets encountered a prickly situation with a porcupine has raised thousands of pounds in a crowdfunding campaign.

Dennis Mazur, a youth worker, was out walking his dogs - Mahalo, Nestah and Solijah - when they came across the spiny rodent and were stabbed with its quills in Saskatchewan, Canada.