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‘Hole in one’ is a friendly mutt who can be found at the 18 fairway. ‘Caddy girl’ roams freely around the caddy area, but has a cautious temperament. And ‘white line’ can be found lurking near hole no. 2 and is the least interested in interacting with golfers. These four-legged …

A study published earlier this year claiming the coronavirus (Covid-19) may have jumped from dogs to humans is scientifically flawed, offering no direct evidence to support its conclusions, say, researchers. “During this time of Covid-19 we are seeing people publish things that make wild leaps to conclusions that are not …

Police in Chile is training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel coronavirus by sniffing their sweat. The dogs three golden retrievers and a labrador are between the ages of four and five. Until now they have been used to sniff out illicit drugs, explosives, and …

Changing human flux and urban landscape has a significant influence on the personality and psyche of stray / free-ranging or street dogs in India, a recent study by the Dog Lab at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata has said. India’s free-ranging dogs comprise about 80 …

Seeing an animal in distress may tug at your heartstrings, but very few go out of their comfort zone to pull them out of misery. In one such case, a team of five animal activists from Animal Warriors Conservation Society (AWCS) traveled over 150 km from Hyderabad to Narayan Thanda …

Five days after a dog was brutally killed at village Khudda Sanaur of Patiala, hours after she had given birth to four puppies, the Patiala Police arrested one accused late on Friday. However, he was instantly bailed out. Manga Singh had allegedly thrashed a dog to death with bricks and …

Several healthy dogs have been poisoned in Proddutur village of Khammam district in the last few days. While complaints have accused the local panchayat office of the killings, the police have denied the allegations. The deaths triggered outrage among animal activists and a few pet owners in the village. They …

Vadodara Police booked a 60-year-old man for allegedly beating a stray dog to death in a fit of rage after the dog tore open the backseat of his auto rickshaw. Navapura police station is yet to arrest the accused. The incident occurred in the Shiyapura area of the city where …

A Cambodian province popular with tourists has banned the trade and slaughtering of dogs for meat, saying that canines are loyal and capable of protecting property and even serving in the military. Siem Reap province, home to the ancient Angkor Wat ruins, is the first place to issue such a …

Dogs do not simply age at seven times the rate of humans, scientists have found in a study that reveals young dogs might be “older” than previously thought. The findings suggest a one-year-old puppy is actually about 30 in “human years” – an age when humans, at least, might be …