Katie realised the strong bond between Leia and her father and decided to permanently keep the adorable canine in her second home. The 2009 film ‘Hachi: A Dog’s Tale’, which made millions of viewers shed tears of sorrow around the world, was inspired by the real-life tale of a Japanese ...
Read More »Animal activists accuse Chandigarh MC of botching up Dog Sterilisations
After a second community dog was returned by the municipal corporation with its entrails spilling out of his body, the animal lovers in the city have accused the municipal corporation (MC) of botching up sterilisation surgeries. City-based animal activist Neeru Saharan said this was the second such incident this month. ...
Read More »Lockdown Year ‘Worst Ever’ for Dog Thefts
For many dog owners, the coronavirus pandemic has meant more time at home with their canine companions. However, some experts are claiming the demand for dogs during lockdown has led to a significant increase in pets being stolen, with one – Wayne May from the organisation Dog Lost – saying: ...
Read More »Former Kinross Guide Dog Joins Elite Team Detecting Covid-19
A Kinross guide dog has taken up a new challenge as part of an elite medical detection dog team trained to sniff out Covid-19. Ivan, a two-year-old Labrador-golden retriever cross, joined the team last week and has already began training to detect the coronavirus odour on individuals. Dogs have already ...
Read More »Mexican Man Opens his Home to 300 Dogs in Path of Hurricane
As Hurricane Delta closed in on Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, Ricardo Pimentel opened his home – to about 300 dogs. There were plenty of other critters too: dozens of cats were harbored in his son’s room; his daughter’s room served as a refuge for chicks, bunnies and even a hedgehog; a ...
Read More »Unsuitable Guide Dogs set to Detect Covid-19
Three dogs found to be unsuitable as guide dogs for the blind have become the latest recruits for a trial to see whether dogs can detect coronavirus. The charity Guide Dogs has donated the animals to the Milton Keynes-based Medical Detection Dogs. If successful, the new recruits could be deployed ...
Read More »India is Struggling Hard to keep Rabies at Bay or to Fight Rabies
By the time the patient, a young man, reached Dr Ramesh Masthi at a Bengaluru hospital, it was too late to save him. After being bitten by a pack of stray dogs as he went out to buy some milk, his family had applied a paste of green chillis, then ...
Read More »Scientists Are Training Dogs to Sniff Out COVID-19
Steve Lindsay, a public health entomologist at Durham University, is midway through explaining how dogs might play a role in detecting COVID-19 infections when a decidedly less-well trained canine interrupts our conversation. “If you’ll excuse me for a minute, I’ve got a naughty black Labrador out in the back garden ...
Read More »PFA Cracks down on Illegal Dog Breeding in Mysuru
People For Animals (PFA) in Mysuru is cracking down on illegal dog breeders in the city owing to high rates of animal abuse. The PFA located an illegal backyard dog breeder at Udbur on the outskirts of the city with the help of the local animal welfare officials and the ...
Read More »In Kottayam 700g Tumour Removed from Stray Dog’s Neck
In a two-hour long surgery, tumour weighing 700grams was removed from the neck of a stray dog. According to Dr P Biju, the tumour which was hanging on the ventral side of the neck was a life threatening one as the animal could not consume food. The surgery was successful ...
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