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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 MoreAnimal welfare campaigners hail decision as ‘historic victory’ after years of pressure at home and abroadSouth Korea’s parliament has voted to ban the production and sale of dog meat, in a decision campaigners hailed as a “historic victory” for animal …
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 MoreFormer president Moon Jae-in says he will give up gift of Pungsan dogs if no support from Yoon Suk-yeolSouth Korea’s former president Moon Jae-in has said he plans to give up a pair of dogs sent by the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, as a gift after …
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 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 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 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 …
Read MoreThe country’s president has also erected a gold statue and dedicated an ode to the Alabai dog breedTurkmenistan marked a new holiday on Sunday dedicated to its national – and very large – Alabai dog breed, to which its longtime leader has already erect…
Read MoreWeixin authorities had pledged to destroy pets over repeated rule breachesA Chinese county has been forced to reassess a a ban on people walking their dogs in public after the extreme attempt to stop pet-related incidents and disputes triggered an angr…
Read MoreTribute to alabai sheepdog towers above roundabout in capital of AshgabatTurkmenistan’s longtime president has unveiled a huge gilded statue of a dog on a busy roundabout in the capital.Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has also written an ode to the local al…
Read MoreThe government is being urged to dispel myths and ensure drugs are available – and take responsibility for the millions of stray dogsBy the time the patient, a young man, reached Dr Ramesh Masthi at a Bengaluru hospital, it was too late to save him. Af…
Read MoreAnimal rights groups hail decision to prohibit trade in north-eastern region Authorities in India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland have banned the sale of dog meat and halted the import and trading of dogs to be used for food, said officials.The remot…
Read MoreAndrew Taylor came up with the idea because of a lack of ‘good’ sticks at the local parkA New Zealand man has created a “stick library” for his local dog park as a way to recycle branches from tree pruning.Andrew Taylor, of north Canterbury in the Sout…
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