An animal shelter in Germany is getting creative to help find new homes for their resident cats and dogs. They’re using new tricks for an old problem. “Quite simply, it’s a lot of fun and better than boring newspaper ads,”… Read More »Munich Animal Shelter Using a Dating Like App for Cats
Almost every city in the world has to deal with street crime, and some with dog packs. But few, if any, have to navigate such an underworld while also confronting unrelenting war. By Fatima Faizi and Thomas Gibbons-Neff/ March 21, 2021 Civilians… Read More »Kabul’s Stray Dogs
A small group of animal welfare scientists is seeking answers to that question. Facing a growing anti-dairy movement, many farmers are altering their practices. By Andrew Jacobs/ Dec. 29, 2020 The 1,500 Jersey cows that Nathan Chittenden and his family raise… Read More »Is Dairy Farming Cruel to Cows?
Hawk. Lizard. Mole. Human. Because William Blake was right: Every living thing is holy. A juvenile Cooper’s hawk on the author’s backyard birdbath. By Margaret Renkl Hawk One of my sons noticed it before the rest of us did: a hawk perched on… Read More »Meeting Animals in our own Backyard
Kaavan makes his movie debut with Cher and the Loneliest Elephant on April 22 The documentary follows Cher on her journey as she fights legal battles and executive difficulties to free the elephant. A documentary on the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’,… Read More »Cher Documentary on Kavaan
Body of the killed Leopard. A leopard in Khyber-Paktunkhwa Abbottabad district entered into the civilian population and injured one person before being killed by a mob in January 2021. According KP Wildlife Department officials the leopard, which is among endangered species, aged four… Read More »Leopard Killed by Mob in Abbottabad
Compiled by Michael Roston and Dulce Ramos April 18, 2016, New York Times There are an estimated 750 million street dogs, village dogs and free-breeding dogs in the world. And while they may not have owners, that doesn’t mean they… Read More »The Dogs That Don’t Belong to Anyone
Would you know what to do if you suddenly came upon an aggressive, threatening dog? And what if you got bitten? On “The Early Show”, resident veterinarian Dr. Debbye Turner Bell offered important pointers on preventing — and treating — dog bites. She… Read More »What to Do if You Come Across an Aggressive, Threatening Dog
She looks like a cross between Groucho Marx and a dust mop, and she’s a bulwark against despair. By Margaret Renkl Jan. 27, 2019/ New York Times The scruffy little dog of indeterminate origin — she’s either a beagle mix or… Read More »The Blessing of a Rescued Dog
One researcher argues that a dog’s ability to bond has more to do with forming emotional attachments than being smart about what humans want. Clive Wynne, a psychologist at Arizona State University, at home with his dog, Xephos, who loves… Read More »Dogs Can’t Help Falling in Love
