Have you ever heard of a dog having a human face? You’re in for a surprise! Recently, a picture of a one-year-old domestic dog breed “Shih-poo” went viral on twitter for having human features. The picture was posted by Ellie Hall ‏with the caption, “This dog has a human face” ...

An incident of dog mix-up has come to light just a day after a 10-month-old French bulldog died during a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York, after being stored in an overhead bin. United Airlines has launched an investigation after it mixed up between two pet dogs, flying ...

Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) members inaugurated the new “Second Chance Adoption Centre” in Sarjapur, Bangalore last week. One of the member of CUPA says, “The much smaller centre that we had earlier was riddled with problems, like space constraints and frequent flooding during the rains. After facing its own ...

Recently, a dog died on a United Airlines New York-bound flight on Monday after an air hostess forced its owner to keep it in the overhead bin. The airline said it was taking full responsibility. On United Flight 1284 from Houston to New York on Monday, a woman who was ...

Are you stressed out because of your exams? Try spending some time with a dog, as a new study suggests that one-on-one time spent with them may help in boosting student wellness. According to the researchers, therapy dog sessions are becoming more popular on university campuses in the west. “Our ...

A dog with three legs named Charlie helped carry one military vet through hard times. Cristian Reinoso, a 27 year-old, used to be a nuclear engineer for 6 years in the Navy. She grew up in Queens, had planned to attend Cornell University, but the memory of Sept. 11 changed ...

Recently, animal activists rescued a malnourished Pug from a homeless woman who claimed that she purchased the dog for Rs. 7,000 in Pune. However, the beggar changed her statements upon further investigation. Now, the pug is in custody of animal lovers. The incident came to light last week when an ...

Friendicoes-SECA (Society for Eradication of Cruelty to Animals) is a charitable organization whose mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and give better lives to the stray and abandoned animals in the capital. Friendicoes was established in 1979 by a group of animal lovers in New Delhi, India. They have worked in ...

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, decided to remove stray dogs from its campus due to the rising number of dog bite cases in the campus. However, little did the institute know that this action would lead to Union minister Maneka Gandhi, known for her animal rights activism, taking ...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has called for sector-wise details of dogs. A division bench of the High Court has asked the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to not only specify the number of dogs, but also provide details of sterilization operations carried out. The bench also directed the submission of ...