Dogs
Draft policy bans breeding of cold climate dogs, places restrictions on ‘in-breeding’
The draft Tamil Nadu Dog Breeding Policy has strictly prohibited the breeding of at least nine cold climate dog breeds, which it says cannot withstand the weather in the country. It has said that female dogs âshall not be mated after the age of eightâ. Though it allows âout-breeding and line-breedingâ, the policy restricts âin-breedingâ. … Read more
20 dogs shot to death by masked men in Mahabubnagar
Masked men opened fire on about 20 stray dogs and shot them dead during the wee hours of February 16 in Ponnakal village in Addakal mandal of Mahabubnagar. Officials said that the incident was reported in the village located about two kilometres from the national highway. The individuals involved in the shooting, who reportedly used … Read more
KTR losing balance in equating Congress leaders with dogs and donkeys: Bhatti
Taking objection to Minister K.T. Rama Rao’s ‘objectionable’ comments on Congress leaders quoting a Telugu poem in the Assembly on Saturday, Congress leaders accused Speaker P. Srinivas Reddy of encouraging the Ministers to be abusive rather than controlling the Ministers. Speaking to reporters after the Assembly was adjourned, CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka, MLAs D. Sreedhar … Read more
Hong Kong raids shop suspected of selling cat and dog meat — 70 years after trade was banned | CNN
CNN — Authorities in Hong Kong have raided a shop suspected of selling dog and cat meat as food – more than 70 years after the trade was outlawed. Officers seized “suspected samples of dog or cat flesh” at a shop in the Yau Ma Tei district during a “joint blitz operation” by the city’s … Read more
Décor ideas for a pet-friendly home
Move over kids, pets are here to stay! With more and more millennials and Gen Z folks eschewing or delaying having children, pets are making themselves at home. According to Statista, an online platform specialising in market and consumer data, the population of pet dogs in India was about 19.5 million in 2018. But then … Read more
North Korean ‘peace’ dogs cause political spat in South Korea | CNN
Seoul, South Korea CNN — A pair of dogs gifted by North Korea are the center of a political dispute in South Korea after the country’s former President said he was giving them up over an apparent lack of legal and financial support from his successor to care for the animals. The two white Pungsan … Read more
Indian Army hands over 4 explosive detection dogs to Cambodian military
“Previously India Army had gifted 15 dogs in 2016 to Cambodia”, Army officials said “Previously India Army had gifted 15 dogs in 2016 to Cambodia”, Army officials said As part of the defence cooperation with Cambodia, Indian Army has transported four Explosive Detection (ED) dogs through civil flight from New Delhi to Phnom Penh along … Read more
Unidentified men poison nine stray dogs in Bengaluru
The Hulimavu police are on the lookout for unidentified men who poisoned nine stray dogs, including a female dog and her four pups, and a kitten who died — near Shantiniketan layout in Arakere on Thursday. The activists rescued four of them, which fell ill after they consumed poison- laced food and are now being … Read more
Dogs can sniff out stress on owner’s breath
Four dogs successfully identified samples of sweat or breath taken from a stressed person. Source link