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The research described in this article has been published on a preprint server but has not yet been peer-reviewed by scientific or medical experts. During the current coronavirus pandemic, one of the riskiest parts of a health care worker’s job is assessing people who have symptoms of Covid-19. Researchers from ...

In a study published in PNAS, researchers used conservation biology and genomics to discover that the New Guinea singing dog, thought to be extinct for 50 years, still thrives. Scientists found that the ancestral dog population still stealthily wanders in the Highlands of New Guinea. This finding opens new doors ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for Indian breed dogs during his Mann Ki Baat address on Sunday. He lauded the brave Indian Army dogs Sophie and Vida and urged people to adopt an Indian breed of dogs. PM Modi also mentioned various Indian breeds of dogs during his ...

A paralyzed rescue dog has been stranded in quarantine at JFK Airport for three days — and could soon be euthanized — because Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials wrongly assumed she’s sick, animal advocates told The Post Thursday. The adorable border collie-mix, Berry, was flown on Monday from ...

Sunshine Mills, Inc. issued a voluntary recall of Nature’s Menu® Super Premium Dog Food with a Blend of Real Chicken & Quail because of the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is a risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, ...

In a nightmarish incident, a five-year-old golden retriever dog ‘Santiago’ that won multiple international shows across the United States, Canada and India, suffered grievous burn injuries in a fire accident on Monday night. The accident took place in Kelambakkam. According to his owner Harish Mohan, there was a short circuit ...

Inflicting any form of cruelty on animals and getting away by paying a penalty of just Rs 50 for such an offense may soon be a thing of the past with the Centre mulling making the law more stringent. Union animal husbandry and dairying secretary, Atul Chaturvedi, told TOI that ...

An officer with the police dog squad was about to adopt Koovi when the department decided to adopt her. Ajith Madhavan was understandably disheartened when he learned that he would not be able to bring Koovi home. Koovi, the dog who found the dead body of her two-year-old owner Dhanushka ...

In a horrifying incident that was captured on a CCTV camera in Mohali, a stray dog was run over by a car in Phase 3B1. Mohali police immediately registered a case against the unidentified car driver. Aman Sethi and Sahib Kunwar Singh, volunteers of the ‘Mowgli Aid’ organization said the ...

Eleven hospitals across the UK are taking part in the study, with scientists hoping at least 3,500 staff will provide “odour samples”. Testing has begun to see if medical detection dogs can be trained to smell the disease. If the trial is successful, the dogs could be used at UK ...