Recently, PETA was sued by a family for euthanizing a 9 year-old girl’s Chihuahua after mistakenly picked up from a mobile home park.  PETA later called the incident a “terrible mistake” and said it would pay the family $49,000 (₹31.4 lakh). The owner of the dog, Wilber Zarate from Virginia ...

Owning a dog may help older adults to meet World Health Organizations recommendations of at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day, according to a new study. Health professionals could encourage dog ownership or shared care of a dog to motivate older adults to be more ...

A small dog was on the brink of death after it was covered in 100,000 fleas. With the help from a team of veterinarians at Nanaimo SPCA on Vancouver Island, the 14-year-old terrier named Rascal was given another lease on life. When vets first saw the dog, they thought he ...

A month after the launch of the Rabies-Animal Birth Control Scheme (R-ABC), microchips were inserted in 400 dogs and pet licenses have been issued to 300 dogs in Thiruvananthapuram. The scheme, which was launched in June, is being implemented at the veterinary centres in Pettah, Pongummoodu and Kudappanakunnu. Pet licenses The license ...

Recently, many cases of dogs smuggling have come to light after some passengers were caught at the IGI Airport, Delhi, trying to smuggle in dogs stuffed in their luggage.  These passengers were coming from Eastern Europe and Russia. Dogs stuffed in passenger bags After the smuggling incident came to light, ...

Patiala Municipal Corporation and the district administration have decided to come up with a plan to control stray dogs menace in the city. Stray dog bite cases According to the data collected by the district health department, during the first 5 months of the year, around 31 people were reported ...

Recently, the group housing societies of Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad are not allowing bachelors, foreigners (especially people of color) or a pet owners to rent an apartment. People who fall under these categories will find it hard to rent an apartment in the housing societies of Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad! ...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on yesterday took serious note of the stray dog menace. They issued notices to the Chandigarh administration and governments of Punjab and Haryana, asking them to show their policies on compensation paid to victims of dog bite.  The direction came during the hearing of ...

The government of Thiruvananthapuram made pet dog license and breeder registration mandatory in the city from today onward. The scheme has been established at government veterinary hospital, Pettah today by minister for AHD PK Raju. According to the scheme All the pet dog owners will have to take a license for ...

With dog bite cases in the city on the rise, residents of Panchkula have demanded from officials of the municipal corporation some other solution than just sterilization of dogs. According to them, it has made little impact on stray dog menace in the city. Members of the resident’s welfare association ...