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Preventing dog bites is not rocket science

April 10, 202415 min

It’s National Dog Bite Prevention Week… in the USA. During the week (April 7-13), a coalition of veterinarians, animal behaviour experts, and insurance representatives are urging people to understand the risks dog bites pose to people and other pets, and to take steps to prevent them. According to the latest data from the American Veterinary Medical Association, 45% of households in the USA include a dog or dogs, for a total of 88 million canine...

by Staff Reporter

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Event with 30 cats receives 300 adoption requests

April 9, 20243 min

Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi recently held a press conference in Bogotá with the most tender and furry hosts in the world: cats. The aim: to promote responsible adoption in Colombia. Attendees at the event in the Colombian capital, where the company unveiled its “Adopt Your Allergies” initiative, had the opportunity to meet around 30 felines, a press release from Sanofi said. The initiative aims to encourage the adoption of spayed cats to allow people with allergies...

by Noorulain Sayed

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Does a total solar eclipse trigger abnormal activity in animals, birds?

April 8, 20246 min

Mexico and parts of North America are set to witness a total solar eclipse today. The total eclipse will be seen across Mexico, 15 states of the USA, and a part of eastern Canada. The rest of the North American continent will see a partial solar eclipse. The rare event comes to pass when the sun, moon and earth align. When the moon passes between the sun and the earth, it temporarily blocks the sun’s...

by Noorulain Sayed

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Groundbreaking study to use AI to help cancer detection in dogs

April 3, 20249 min

All over the world, countless dogs cross the rainbow bridge every year with cancer. But if all goes well, a study in the USA that is leveraging artificial intelligence just might be able to create an innovative approach to detect this deadly disease early in canines, enabling in-time treatment, thus extending their lives. The cancer study in dogs, funded by the Morris Animal Foundation and the Golden Retriever Foundation, is hopeful that artificial intelligence might...

by Staff Reporter

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Global pet care market seen crossing $400 billion by 2028

April 2, 20248 min

The global pet care market is expected to cross U.S. $400 billion in value by 2028 from U.S. $295 billion in 2022, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 5.22%, according to an outlook and forecast report for 2023-28 released on ResearchAndMarkets.com. A press release from Research And Markets said that while the global pet care market is highly fragmented with multiple players across various segments, it continues to be dominated by international players...

by Staff Reporter

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Meet Louie the Raccoon, winner of the Cadbury Bunny Tryouts

March 28, 20246 min

Move over beauty pageants, for there is way cuter crowning glory in store for animals. It is called the Cadbury Bunny Tryouts. Each year countless pet lovers enrol their pets to win the coveted contest, currently in its sixth year in the USA. The winner of the latest edition was declared last weekend, and it is none other than fan favourite Louie the Raccoon. Louie will not only have a starring role in the 2025...

by Staff Reporter

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Americans spent over Rs12 lakh crore on pets in 2023

March 26, 20245 min

While it is no secret that the pet care industry is a lucrative one and growing, the American Pet Products Association’s latest annual pet industry expenditures data have reaffirmed this. In its Strategic Insights Report for 2024, the association announced that America’s pet industry raked in a whopping $147 billion, or 12.2 lakh crore in Indian rupee terms, last year. It has predicted that the numbers will continue to rise until at least 2030, when...

by A Correspondent

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What the woof! DNA test finds woman is mix of 3 canine breeds

March 20, 20243 min

Curious about the origins of your pet dog? Wish to know exactly what breed it is? If yes, opting for a DNA test of the animal would be an ideal solution, right? Think again. According to a news report published on the website Moneycontrol.com, WBZ News, a CBS-affiliated local television station in Boston, Massachusetts, sent samples to three pet DNA companies as part of an investigation into just how reliable the tests could be. The...

by A Correspondent

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Aeroplane with pets in hold arrives at US airport with cargo door partially open

March 16, 20243 min

At a time when travelling with pets is becoming more expensive, pet owners in the USA were aghast to discover that an Alaska Airlines plane ferrying animals in the hold arrived at an airport hub with a cargo door partially open, The Independent newspaper reported. It was only after the Boeing 737 landed in Portland, Oregon, having taken off from Los Cabos, Mexico, that the slightly open door was noticed by many. While it is...

by Sandy Pawpaw

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US court to decide if failure to put dying pet down is cruelty

March 11, 20244 min

This is a case that pet owners around the world would be keenly watching. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in the United States is considering whether failure to euthanize a dying pet should be a crime. Mary Ann Russo from Weymouth in Massachusetts took her 14-year-old dog, Tipper, to an animal hospital twice in 2020 after discovering he had a large tumour. A veterinarian there recommended that Tipper be put to sleep, but Russo...

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