A Russian-led international team of archaeologists has found a 33,000 year old canine skull from a cave in the Siberian Altai mountains. The remains are among the oldest every found near human remains. The skull is different from modern dogs or wolves in some ways but the the mouth is similar in … [Read more...]
City Will NOT Cull 30,000 New Plan In Place
August 5, 2011 by
On Wednesday we brought you information that 30,000 dogs faced death from a complete ban on dog ownership due to rabies outbreak in the Jiangmen area of China. Even before the news hit the international press there was pressure from within China to cancel the area wide ban on dogs. … [Read more...]
30,000 Dogs Face Death Due to Rabies Outbreak
August 3, 2011 by
China has the world's second-highest death toll from rabies with cases due to increasing pet ownership and rising healthcare costs. The Chinese health ministry says 2,466 people died in China in 2008. A 2009 ministry report said only a fifth of China's 75m dogs were vaccinated against the … [Read more...]
Military Dog Injured in Explosions
August 1, 2011 by
Hobo is a part of the 29th Commando Royal Artillery his job is to sniff out explosives on the front line in Afghanistan. On July 21st in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan Hobo was seriously injured. He was hit by shrapnel from four grenades thrown into a compound that his team was forced to … [Read more...]
Dog Destined for the Slaughter House Becomes Therapy Dog
August 1, 2011 by
What a truly amazing outcome for this dog. … [Read more...]
Man with Alzheimer’s Home Safe Thanks to Dogs Microchips
July 30, 2011 by
We all know that microchips can help get dogs and cats who go missing home safe. But what about a man who goes missing? A man who suffers from Alzheimer's managed to walk out of his sister's house with her two dogs while she was working in the garden. The man was taking the dogs for a walk but … [Read more...]
Sniffer Dogs Out in Full Force in Mumbai After Terror Attack
July 13, 2011 by
It was a regular day in Mumbai on Wednesday until work ended and terrorists struck. In a city still healing from the wounds inflicted on it in 2008 by terrorist attacks killing 166 people the three bombs that went off during rush hour traffic had people in a complete panic. Twenty-one people were … [Read more...]
Agriculture Pest Detection Dogs – Meet Linus
July 12, 2011 by
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Miami-Dade County, launched the “Don’t Pack a Pest” public awareness campaign today, with … [Read more...]
Dog Left in Trunk of Car For 6 Months
July 12, 2011 by
Margarita Rusbridge was getting ready to go to Norway from South Africa. She put her dog in the trunk of the car and parked it in the airport parking lot. There was no food or water left with the dog or note on the car that there was a dog inside. No one was there to get the car and take … [Read more...]
Dog Adopted in Afghanistan Arrives Home in US
July 12, 2011 by
It has taken almost a month for Blanco the dog who adopted the National Guard unit in Afghanistan to arrive home in the US. His trip was long with many plane transfers and some quarantine time he is now home with the soldiers parents awaiting the arrival at the end of the month of his … [Read more...]
