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Antirabies drive gets P69M from DOH to inoculate dogs
The Department of Health (DOH) has augmented the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) budget for the purchase of antirabies vaccines, allocating P69.5 million to have eight to nine million dogs across the...
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It’s a frog, it’s a gorilla? No, it’s Pig the dog
It's impossible not to stare at Kim Dillenbeck's dog Pig.
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Malabon City gov’t tightens rules for dog lovers
Starting next month, the number of dogs Malabon residents can own will be limited to four unless they can prove that they are capable of caring for more.
View Article3 jailed for owning pets in Marikina resettlements
Man’s best friend and feline pals must be getting scarcer in Marikina City, where pet owners residing in some areas are arrested for violating the local law on animal sanitation and their beloved cats...
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Dog drops own ‘bomb’ in K9 test
The test was going smoothly, an eager Labrador circling an abandoned bag. Then the dog looked like it was about to sit—a sign that a bomb was in the bag.
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NAIA rears its ugly head again
It was a bad day for Henry Prile, who got more than the usual dose of hassles that have made the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 1 notorious among local and foreign travelers.
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Stray dogs to join security squad in India
Stray canines roaming the Indian capital may soon find themselves attending police training school with civic authorities planning to turn the animals into security dogs, reports said Saturday.
View ArticlePuppy imports must be healthy, 6 months old – US
Foreign dog breeders have gone unregulated for years, shipping puppies so young and so sick that one in four died before reaching a U.S. airport, animal welfare workers say.
View ArticleAntirabies fight gets results in Quezon towns
Three towns in the island of Alabat, Quezon province, are to be declared by the Department of Health (DOH) as “rabies-free areas.”
View ArticleCop injured in Zamboanga City blast stable; K-9 lauded for quickly detecting...
Diego, a three-year-old Belgian Malinois, saved many lives when he quickly detected a bomb on Sunday night.
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Dog Diego saves life of his cop handler
Whoever left the homemade bomb at the massage parlor didn’t count on Diego being there.
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Home-made wheelchair helps injured pets in Balkans
When his dog Mica suffered a spinal injury, Dragan Dimitrijevic made her a wheelchair, using small wheels, plastic pipes and old belts. It worked: the foxy-looking mongrel was back in the park in no...
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Mass killing of dogs shocks city in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY— Somebody is systematically poisoning the dogs of Hermosillo, an industrial city in northern Mexico, and not just strays: At least 64 dogs, all with owners, have died of a similar poison...
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Smoking ‘leading cause of cancer’ for man’s best friend
Smoking has been named the leading cause of cancer for dogs, according to research presented by Liu Chen-hsuan, a professor at the National Taiwan University School of Veterinary Medicine, and the...
View ArticleChinese district threatens to kill all pet dogs
BEIJING — A Chinese district government is giving dog owners a stark choice: Get rid of your pets or we’ll come to your home and kill them on the spot. Even in a country where dog ownership is tightly...
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Mexico City investigates reports of dog poisoning at park
MEXICO CITY — A popular dog run in a picturesque Mexico City park remained closed Tuesday following reported cases of dog poisoning. Orange tape surrounded the fenced-off dog area at Parque Mexico in...
View ArticleAl fresco with Fido: NY law allows dogs on restaurant patios
ALBANY, New York — New York’s pooches will be able to venture onto restaurant patios under a new state law that will allow restaurants to open their outdoor dining areas to canine companions. The...
View ArticleEx-Star Struck contestant claims vet overdosed her pet dog with anaesthesia
A model has accused a veterinarian employed in a Taguig City pet clinic of malpractice after her Pomeranian, due merely for a prophylaxis, reportedly died after being injected with too much...
View ArticleFree anti-rabies shots to be provided by DOH nationwide in 2016 – Garin
There's no more reason to delay getting an anti-rabies shot if bitten by a dog or cat. The Department of Health (DOH) has announced that it is providing free vaccines against the deadly infection in...
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Thai tranny gets 2 months for throwing dog to death
The North Bangkok District Court on Thursday sentenced a 22-year-old transvestite to two months in jail for throwing a Chihuahua to its death out of his fifth-floor rented apartment in Bangkok. The...
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