A 32-year-old man in Sikkim, a state that celebrates ‘Kukur Tihar’ (Dog Puja), was arrested by police on charges of brutally killing a dog leading to locals demanding justice. A complaint was filed by the owner of the dog and later by the People For Animals (PFA), Sikkim, following which ...
Read More »Netizens Struggle to find Pooch Hidden in this Viral Picture
Ever since the COVID-19 lockdown started, people on social media have been enthusiastic about pet puzzles and optical illusions. From ‘Spot the Pug’ to ‘Find the Feline‘, the latest one in the mix involves finding a pet beagle, who is hiding in plain sight. Shared by a user on Reddit’s ...
Read More »Shimla in Fear After Leopard Kills Dog
In some areas of Shimla, residents are living in the fear of a leopard, which was spotted in two areas of Himachal Pradesh’s state capital. After suntset, an eerie silence has started to descend on residential localities of Shimla located along with forest areas, especially after the big cat killed ...
Read More »Hyundai Adopts Street Dog and makes him Car Salesman
Imagine walking into a showroom and being greeted by their employee of the year – a dog. That is exactly the role that Tucson Prime, a street dog adopted by a Hyundai showroom, fulfills with aplomb. The heartwarming story of Tucson Prime has won thousands of hearts after going viral ...
Read More »Video of an Indian Man’s ‘Jugalbandi’ with his Dog Goes Viral
The internet loves musically inclined dogs. This weekend, a dog named Zoe, from the Indian city of Mumbai became an overnight social media celebrity of sorts, after her human put up a video of the two of them singing. Social media users are in love with their jugalbandi, an Urdu ...
Read More »First Dog to Test Positive for Coronavirus in US
The first dog to test positive for the coronavirus in the United States has died, National Geographic magazine reported, after struggling with symptoms that may be familiar to many of the virus’s human sufferers. Buddy the seven-year-old German shepherd became sick in April, around the same time his owner Robert ...
Read More »Indore Dog Rescuer Seeks Protection on Video
A 29-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore has sought protection from the police against “local goons” who she has said has been harassing her for helping stray dogs and even killed a few of them. The police, on their part, said she is a habitual offender. The video clip of ...
Read More »Female Stray Dog Raped by 40-Year-Old Man in Maharashtra
A 40-year-old man who allegedly sodomized a female stray dog, in the Indian state of Maharashtra’s Thane district, last week, was arrested only after tweets about the incident went viral. Indian news websites reported the incident on Saturday, and angry Twitter users and animal rights activists are sharing the story, ...
Read More »Handheld ‘Robotic Guide Dog’ for Visually Impaired People made in UK
There are more than 253 million visually impaired people worldwide, yet only a small proportion uses a guide dog to get around, the remaining majority rely on white canes. For some, not having a service dog is a choice as they are content with navigating their surroundings using other methods, ...
Read More »Dog Squad Helps Pune Rural Police Seize Drugs Worth ₹86 Lakh
One person has been arrested and another accused is on the run from the Pune rural police after cannabis worth Rs 86 lakh was found at a residence in Kamshet. Dhanaji Vitthal Jite (48), a resident of Taje, Maval, Pune, has been arrested, while Santosh Ramchandra Walunj, a resident of ...
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