Dogs
Lesvos man arrested for killing dog
A 78-year-old man on the island of Lesvos was arrested on Tuesday and charged with shooting and killing a stray dog in front of children.
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3 dogs mothering 52 abandoned puppies in shelter
Three stray dogs have fed 52 unmothered puppies in an animal shelter in the eastern province of Erzurum.
Three dogs named "Süslü," "Yumak," "Susam" who nurse the abandoned dogs brought to the shelter and 52 puppies became the center of attention of the visitors of a shelter in Erzurum.
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Pets abandoned to avoid fines as chipping time over
Animal owners, who passed Dec. 31, 2022, the last day for the microchipping process, have started to leave their pets on the street in order not to be fined as they have still not registered them in the tracking system.
Two 3,000-year-old “Giants” Discovered in Sardinia
The 3,000-year-old pieces include the torsos of two boxers
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Pebbles, world’s oldest dog, dies at age 22
Pebbles, a Toy Fox Terrier that held the record as the world's oldest dog, died earlier this week at the age of 22, according to Guinness World Records.
Born on March 28, 2000, on Long Island, in New York state, the female terrier lived most of her life in to South Carolina, giving birth to 32 puppies over the years.
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Prince Andrew to take on queen’s beloved corgis
A key question around Britain's royal succession was resolved on Sunday when it emerged scandal-hit Prince Andrew and his ex-wife will look after Queen Elizabeth II's corgi dogs after her death.
The prince and his former spouse Sarah Ferguson will take on Muick and Sandy following the queen's death at Balmoral on Sept. 8 aged 96, Andrew's spokesman said.
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Study shows dogs get teary-eyed when they reunite with owners
Dog owners know the pure joy of returning home from a long trip to be greeted by their tail-wagging, uncontrollably jumping, face-licking companion.
But those ecstatic canines might be shedding more than just fur on your clothes, they might also be tearing-up, according to a new study published on Aug. 22 in the journal Current Biology.
Ban on selling of cats, dogs in pet shops to take effect soon
Pet shops will no longer be allowed to sell cats and dogs as of July 14, due to the animal protection law that came into force on July 14, 2021.
World’s ugliest dog: Mr Happy Face
With a tuft of punk-style hair and a tongue sticking perennially out the side of his mouth, a dog named Mr Happy Face has been crowned the world's homeliest pooch.
This 17-year-old Chinese crested defeated nine competitors Friday in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, a decades-old event held annually in Petaluma, California.
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Family accuses municipality workers drugging, seizing dogs
A family in the northwestern province of Kocaeli has accused the municipality workers of "raiding their single-family house," "drugging and seizing their dogs from the garden" without their consent.
Showing surveillance camera footage that displays the municipality workers carrying the "fainting" dogs, the Ataman family made a denunciation on June 14.