Pets
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India scales back plan to remove stray dogs from streets of Delhi
Country suspends ‘catch-and-keep’ plan for strays in favour of a more ‘holistic’ approachIndia’s top court has…
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The cat in the flat: Singapore lifts ban on pets in public housing
Public consultation found widespread support to allow cats in the city’s Housing and Development Board flats, …
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How South Korea fell in love with dogs and banned their slaughter for meat
National assembly votes to end trade in dog meat, thanks to its canine-loving leadersLike most young South Kor…
- Animals, Dogs, Environment, Farming, Food, Global development, Life and style, Nepal, Pets, South and Central Asia, World news
Curd instinct: ancient Nepali food reborn as dog chews in US
Exporting churpi, herders’ smoked yak cheese, has transformed lives in remote Himalayan villagesOn a cold, wet…
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New Zealand pet shelters are being swamped with axolotls. Are Minecraft and TikTok to blame?
Thousands of the smiling amphibians have been handed in, as some owners of the hot new pet are overwhelmed by …
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Wearable fans help Japan’s hot dogs beat the heat
A maternity clothes maker in Tokyo is marketing portable fans to help dogs and cats cope with oppressive summe…
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New Zealand’s cats are decimating native wildlife – should they be treated as pests?
Cats have been left out of New Zealand’s ambitious plan to free the nation of introduced pests – but calls are…
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Pampered pooches at a Tokyo pet fair – in pictures
At an international pet fair in Tokyo, Japan, around 470 exhibitors are showcasing their new products and serv…
- Asia Pacific, Biology, Coronavirus, Hong Kong, Infectious diseases, Medical research, Microbiology, Pets, Science, World news
Hamsters can transmit Covid to humans, data suggests
Research confirms a pet shop was the likely source of the recent Delta variant outbreak in Hong KongCoronaviru…
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Hongkongers launch hamster rescue mission after Covid cull declared
Thousands sign petitions and many offer to house pets, as officials say more than 2,000 imported hamsters must…
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Hongkongers launch hamster rescue mission after Covid cull declared
Thousands sign petitions and many offer to house pets, as officials say more than 2,000 imported hamsters must…
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Hong Kong to cull thousands of hamsters after Covid found on 11
Authorities call for animals to be surrendered for ‘disposal’ after traces of virus detected at pet shopCorona…
- Afghanistan, Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, Pets, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Martin Rowson on questions about the PM’s role in the pet airlift from Kabul – cartoon
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Doubts cast on No 10 claims about letter clearing dog airlift out of Kabul
No 10 says Trudy Harrison gave permission as an MP rather than in her capacity as aide to Boris JohnsonAllies …
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Pen Farthing: ‘Animals in a cargo hold never got in the way of people getting on a flight’
Continuing our series looking behind the headlines of 2021, the former Royal Marine on his perilous evacuation…