Eight reasons to adopt a rescue dog
More than 44,000 dogs are euthanised each year in Australia because they aren’t able to find homes, but saving a life isn’t the only reason you should consider adopting a furry friend.
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Finding forever homes for rescue dogs
Every year, tens of thousands of dogs are abandoned to shelters, facing an uncertain future and the very real risk of being put down. Not sure if you should adopt? This gallery is for you.
Dogs help victims and witnesses through court process
She’s the tail-wagging, four-legged friend helping people go through court. Now, Guide Dog China is being used as a face for the Canine Court Companion Program. See her journey.
‘No evidence pets can spread virus’
Vets have urged pet owners to remain calm, saying there is still no evidence of human-to-animal transmission of the disease, despite reports.
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What is your dog thinking?
WHAT is the real sign that your dog is pleased to see you? It’s all in their face not the wagging tail, a published study finds.
Activists: ‘Would you eat your pet?’
ANIMAL welfare advocates have launched a campaign equating farm creatures with household pets to end the mass slaughter of pigs, cows and chickens.
‘Cat’s House’ sells to non-cat people
THEY enjoyed the high life for years. Now eight cats accustomed to the famous “Cat’s House” have been brought down to Earth.
Royal family saves ‘doomed’ elephants
TWO elephants saved from euthanasia after an outcry in France left a zoo in Lyon for their new home at a ranch belonging to Monaco’s royal family.
Pigeon’s epic 8000km ocean crossing
A PLUCKY pigeon that crossed the Pacific from Japan will be bred by a bird lover in Canada hoping its progeny will be top long distance racers.
The 25th annual Ugliest Dog Contest
WELCOME to the competition where entrants are judged for their “natural ugliness in both pedigree and mutt classes.”
Meet the Guinea Pig of Thrones
FOR sale: One suit of guinea pig scale-mail to prepare your furry friend for the ‘dangers of the modern world’.
Emu dies after police chase
AFTER 35 years in captivity this emu broke out. Police gave chase. An arrest was made but things did not end well.
Wearable computing goes to the dogs
A CALIFORNIAN startup has introduced a smart pendant that tracks physical activity levels and sleep patterns in canines.
Karl Lagerfeld: ‘I’d marry my cat if I could’
MEET the Chanel designer’s pet, who has an iPad, two maids, a Twitter account, a Net-a-Porter ad and causes Karl to confess that he “never thought that I’d fall in love like this”.
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