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The inspiration comes from the recently released Kannada movie Charlie 777, which describes the bond between a dog and the hero. Rakshit Shetty starrer 777 Charlie has fans swooning over the lovely bond between him and the four-legged protagonist. Now, as the movie melts hearts and has made a buzz …

There have been several discussions over the passing of the virus to animals, and now studies have shown that Covid-19 can spread from people to animals during close contact. On Thursday, India launched the country’s first home-grown Covid-19 vaccine Anocovax for animals. Haryana-based ICAR-National Research Centre developed it on Equines …

‘Everybody’s saying if only Leon could talk because I’m sure he’d have a good story to tell!’ Léon lost some weight, but anyhow, the Iditarod sled dog who disappeared from a checkpoint in Alaska three months ago was recently found and seemed to be doing well. Iditarod’s race director and …

That’s a lucky dog. Hilary Swank found a lost puppy while she was filming in Albany Monday — and the actress hand-delivered the dog back to its owner of 15 years in a heartwarming moment captured on camera. The happy ending capped off the stressful ordeal for Chelsea Blackwell, who …

The number of dogs in the city has definitely gone up, with the BMC evaluating their current count to be around 2,95,000. For all those chased by packs of hungry street dogs late in the night or encouraged from their night-time slumber by canine hooks or those who are unable …

Black Lab Cafe has just opened on the Upper West Side, with delicacies menus for humans and their dog friends. It’s designed to be the first java joint of the canine kind. Kris Powers said, “We just said to each other, ‘If nobody else is doing it, we might as …

When you think of dog manners, you may imagine catching a ball or walking on a leash. However, more than 70 percent of the world’s puppies aren’t pets. Instead, they’re free-ranging animals, typically living around people without being part of any human family. So biologists Sreejani Sen Majumder, Ankita Chatterjee, …

Only 1,300 pet owners go in for a license yearly; the document must be renewed annually. Licenses are linked to coverage of anti-rabies vaccination. In Chennai district, a dog license can be had for a farthing — just fifty rupees — and in a cruel twist of sarcasm, it is …

Rajkumari Dubey has been straddling the vast desert of Kutch for over ten days to help rescue homeless dogs. Salt farmers who work to produce salt in the Little Rann of Kutch often carry a stray dog with them to protect their equipment and hutments. In this humid summer, when …

BTS member Suga, who previously said his pet dog Min Holly walks all over him in a recent video, shared other antics of his dog. The singer recently returned to South Korea after his U.S. trip, where he and his bandmates met U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington D.C. In …