Acting on specific complaints, the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has asked the ministry of electronics & IT to stop e-commerce portals from trading in live animals without being registered under existing rules for pet shops. Flagging violation of animal protection laws, the AWBI noted that various e-commerce companies …
Read More »Kansas Dog makes 50-mile Trek to her Old Home in Missouri
A dog named Cleo who disappeared from her home in Kansas earlier this month turned up a few days later at her old home in Missouri, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) away. Colton Michael told television station KMBC that the 4-year-old Labrador retriever-border collie mix showed up on the front …
Read More »Man Who Brutally Killed Dog Got Arrested And Bailed Out Instantly
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 …
Read More »One dog year is not equal to seven human years | Study
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 …
Read More »Sledge Dogs are Closely Related to 9,500-Year-Old ‘Ancient Dog’
Dogs play an important role in human life all over the world—whether as a family member or as a working animal. But where the dog comes from and how old various groups of dogs are is still a bit of a mystery. Now, light has been shed on the origin …
Read More »Dog Sterilisation Drive a Non-Starter in Chandigarh
The Municipal Corporation’s (MC) sterilization drive to control the population of stray dogs has found no takers. The civic body failed to find any agency in several tenders floated in the past 10 months. The contract period of the firm, which was doing the job earlier, had also expired. Following …
Read More »Despite Covid-19, The Controversial Yulin Dog Meat Festival Kicks Off in China
Well, it seems like the Chinese don’t like to learn from their mistakes! That’s why the controversial Yulin Dog Meat Festival, where thousands of dogs are beaten and killed, has kicked off in China despite protests from animal rights activists. Not just them, the Chinese government has also discouraged the …
Read More »‘Horror scene’ in Canada after 38 Puppies Found Dead on Cargo Plane
It was nothing less than a horror scene after 38 dead puppies were found in a cargo plane from Ukraine that landed at the Toronto airport last week. As per an AFP report, approximately 500 puppies landed at Pearson International Airport last Saturday out of which 38 French bulldogs were …
Read More »Loyal Dog waits on Bridge for Four Days After Watching Owner Jump into River
A loyal dog waited on a bridge for four days after watching its owner jump into the river. People on Chinese social media sites have been left heartbroken after photos and video of a dog waiting for its owner by a bridge for many days went viral. The owner reportedly …
Read More »Two Bikers Booked for Dragging Dog in Maharashtra
The Aurangabad city police booked two unidentified youths under relevant sections of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act after a video of them dragging a dog with their bike went viral on social media. The short clip shows the youth riding pillion pulling the dog with a rope tied …
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