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National assembly votes to end trade in dog meat, thanks to its canine-loving leadersLike most young South Koreans, Annie Ko rarely ate dog meat, but her annual visits to a restaurant serving the dish did little to trouble her conscience. And she was o…
Read MoreExporting churpi, herders’ smoked yak cheese, has transformed lives in remote Himalayan villagesOn a cold, wet August morning in the windswept high pastures of the Nepalese Himalayas, a stream of herders bring fresh milk to a makeshift tent at an altit…
Read MoreThousands of the smiling amphibians have been handed in, as some owners of the hot new pet are overwhelmed by unexpected arrivalsAn axolotl boom is seeing thousands of the smiling amphibians accumulating at New Zealand’s pet shelters, with some blaming…
Read MoreA maternity clothes maker in Tokyo is marketing portable fans to help dogs and cats cope with oppressive summer weatherDog owners in Japan can now buy wearable fans to keep their pets cool during the country’s sweltering summer.Comprising a battery-ope…
Read MoreCats have been left out of New Zealand’s ambitious plan to free the nation of introduced pests – but calls are growing for their regulationCats have long held a special place in the life of ex-breeder and conservationist, Julie Boyd, providing colour a…
Read MoreAt an international pet fair in Tokyo, Japan, around 470 exhibitors are showcasing their new products and services to an expected 36,000 visitors Continue reading…
Read MoreResearch confirms a pet shop was the likely source of the recent Delta variant outbreak in Hong KongCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePet hamsters can transmit Covid to humans and are the likely source of a recent outbreak of …
Read MoreThousands sign petitions and many offer to house pets, as officials say more than 2,000 imported hamsters must be killedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAuthorities and pet-lovers in Hong Kong are locked in a game of cat and …
Read MoreThousands sign petitions and many offer to house pets, as officials say more than 2,000 imported hamsters must be killedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAuthorities and pet-lovers in Hong Kong are locked in a game of cat and …
Read MoreAuthorities call for animals to be surrendered for ‘disposal’ after traces of virus detected at pet shopCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong has ordered thousands of hamsters be surrendered for “disposal” after traces o…
Read MoreNo 10 says Trudy Harrison gave permission as an MP rather than in her capacity as aide to Boris JohnsonAllies of animal charity boss Pen Farthing and a Labour MP have cast doubt on Downing Street claims about a letter by Boris Johnson’s parliamentary a…
Read MoreContinuing our series looking behind the headlines of 2021, the former Royal Marine on his perilous evacuation of hundreds of dogs and cats during the fall of Kabul – and how he answers the scepticsSee the Observer’s faces of 2021 in fullFrom his home …
Read MoreMoD says founder of Kabul animal shelter has passed security at airport but does not mention charity staff and familiesPaul “Pen” Farthing, who founded an animal shelter in Kabul, has made it through the airport’s security and is awaiting a flight out …
Read MoreThis heartfelt documentary focuses on free-ranging dogs and the people on the fringes of Indian society who care for themThe street dogs that feature in this lyrically-shot documentary aren’t strays, exactly; they are the indigenous, free-ranging “pye …
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