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A Devon couple have lost a court case in which they claimed their dog had been partially paralysed jumping for a Safeway leaflet hanging in their letterbox. Gordon Musselwhite claimed that while he and his wife were out shopping, Muffin and their other dachshund Belle were left in the hall. When they returned they found leaflets sticking out of the letterbox, and a Safeway leaflet with teeth marks on the floor. Mr Musselwhite, 62, branded junk mail the scourge of the 21st century. He said: 'If people want their pets not to be injured I would advise them to block up their letterboxes.'