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California
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 hours ago

Coyote attack caught on camera near Los Angeles raises concern in Bay Area

Coyote attacks are rare, but caution is advised during pupping season due to increased territorial behavior.
Pets
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Dogs and People: Stories of Redemption and Mutual Rescue

Canine redemption narratives shape perceptions of mutual rescue between humans and dogs, reflecting broader themes of responsibility and redemption in society.
#wolf-attack
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

Germany: Wolf bites woman in Hamburg

A wolf injured a woman in Hamburg, marking the first recorded wolf attack on a human in Germany since the species returned in the late 1990s.
Germany news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago

Shock as wild wolf attacks woman in busy shopping area in Germany city

A woman was bitten by a wolf in a German shopping district, marking the first such attack since wolves returned to Germany in 1998.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 week ago

Taxes, wildfires, and dogs: 6 essential articles for life in France

Homeowners in France must comply with tax declarations, wildfire prevention laws, and vaccination requirements, while also observing Easter traditions.
Pets
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

Baby mountain lion orphaned and left to starve in Southern California is rescued

A rescued baby mountain lion named Crimson requires intensive care and monitoring after losing toes and being orphaned in Southern California.
#animal-welfare
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Animal park euthanises entire wolf pack after vicious infighting

Wildwood animal park euthanised its entire pack of European grey wolves due to severe aggression and life-threatening injuries among the animals.
Pets
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

PETA offers reward for tips on South L.A. cat shootings

PETA offers a $5,000 reward for information on a shooter targeting cats in South L.A.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

I just wish they'd let me feed my cats': how council ban made one woman an animal welfare icon

A woman banned from feeding feral cats she cared for 20 years receives overwhelming community support after a neighboring business complained to the council about cat feces.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Why Seven Dogs Escaping Captivity Gives Hope to Us All

Resilience and leadership can emerge from unexpected sources, as demonstrated by a group of dogs navigating challenges together.
#animal-rescue
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago
Los Angeles

Massive animal rescue operation in California seizes over 300 dogs and cats

Pets
fromAol
1 month ago

NYC Shelter's Video of Adoptable Dogs Choosing Their Humans Will Have You in Tears

Animal Care Centers of NYC recreated a viral AI dog adoption video trend as a real event where rescue dogs chose their adoptive families, resulting in successful adoptions despite a blizzard.
Pets
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Why We Go Rural: The Hidden Crisis in Small-Town Animal Shelters

Small-town and rural animal shelters face severe underfunding and overcrowding while major-city shelters receive disproportionate attention and donations.
Los Angeles
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago

Massive animal rescue operation in California seizes over 300 dogs and cats

A large-scale animal rescue operation in Lake Hughes led to the seizure of approximately 250 dogs and 66 cats due to animal welfare violations.
Pets
fromAnimals Around The Globe
3 days ago

Cat Trapped Inside Brooklyn Bus Depot Rescued After Desperate Cries

A young cat named Metrocard was rescued from a locked bus depot in Brooklyn, highlighting community efforts against pet abandonment.
Pets
fromBrooklyn, NY Patch
2 weeks ago

Dozens Of Neglected Dogs Rescued In Brooklyn

More than 20 dogs rescued from unsanitary conditions in Brooklyn are now being placed in adoptive homes after a court granted custody to the ASPCA.
Pets
fromABC7 New York
2 weeks ago

Dog rescued from train track support beam in Philadelphia

A Shih Tzu mix was rescued from a SEPTA train track support beam in West Philadelphia using a cherry picker by coordinated emergency responders.
fromAol
1 month ago
Pets

NYC Shelter's Video of Adoptable Dogs Choosing Their Humans Will Have You in Tears

Paris food
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Doggy drinks and subsidised vet visits: Paris's mayoral race goes canine crazy

Canine-friendly policies are crucial in the Paris mayoral race, potentially influencing thousands of votes from dog owners.
#animal-cruelty
Boston food
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Man accused of kicking dog in Roxbury before being assaulted by group

A man faces animal cruelty charges for allegedly kicking a dog into the street in Roxbury.
Brooklyn
fromHoodline
3 weeks ago

Brooklyn couple's dog-abuse video prompts NYPD probe

A viral video of alleged dog abuse in East Williamsburg prompted NYPD and ASPCA investigations, with neighbors demanding faster action on documented animal cruelty cases.
Pets
fromLady Freethinker
5 days ago

Detroit Police Appoint First Officer Dedicated to Animal Cruelty Cases

Detroit Police Department has appointed its first officer dedicated to investigating animal cruelty cases.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

At least eight killed as Brazilian police carry out lethal favela raid

Military police chief Marcelo Menezes Nogueira said that the raid resulted in a major armed confrontation. Dos Santos and six other suspected criminals were killed, and a local resident was reportedly caught in the crossfire after being taken hostage.
World news
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

Why I Left Health Tech to Fix Our Broken Pet Adoption System

Neglected industries with real pain points and low software adoption offer better opportunities for founders than crowded, well-funded markets with established competition.
Pets
fromGothamist
5 days ago

Police fatally shoot dog in Queens after it bites woman, NYPD says

Police fatally shot a dog in Queens after it attacked a woman, who was hospitalized with injuries.
Berlin
fromThe Local Germany
3 weeks ago

Police chase boar living high on the hog in Berlin mall

A wild boar entered a Berlin shopping mall's home decor store, prompting a police and veterinary response that safely resolved by herding the animal out using wooden pallets.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Bear euthanized, her cubs left orphaned, over objections of Monrovia city leaders

California wildlife officials euthanized a female bear linked by DNA to two human injury incidents in Monrovia, despite city requests for relocation to Angeles National Forest.
Mission District
fromsfist.com
3 weeks ago

SF Community Reunites Dog of SoMa Homicide Victim With Relatives

Carl Jones Jr. was fatally shot on Sixth Street in San Francisco, and a neighbor rescued his dog Teddy G, facilitating reunion with Jones's family.
Pets
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

NYPD officer shoots and kills pit bull after animal attacks owner in Queens: cops | amNewYork

NYPD officers fatally shot a pit bull that attacked its owner in a Queens apartment building.
Pets
fromCbsnews
5 days ago

Dog fatally shot by NYPD officer after it attacked its owner in Queens

A police officer shot a dog attacking its owner in Queens, resulting in the dog's death and the owner's stable condition.
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
4 weeks ago

New NYC Council caucus must crack down on animal sacrifices after number of 'horrific cases': Queens pol

A Queens councilwoman joins a new animal welfare caucus to push for stricter laws against ritualistic animal sacrifice, which has plagued her district.
Pets
fromMail Online
4 days ago

Adopters say they weren't warned before pack of wolves was euthanised

Animal lovers were not informed before a pack of adopted wolves was euthanized due to severe aggression and injuries among them.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Our little savior': partly blind New Mexico dog hailed for warding off bear

A 12-year-old dog named Honey defended her family and animals from a bear, suffering severe injuries but ultimately surviving.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Reforms must be fair tovets and pet owners | Letters

Increased veterinary costs and reduced services threaten the availability of essential pet care for owners.
Non-profit organizations
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Op-Ed | Amid NYC budget challenges, the ASPCA should pay its fair share | amNewYork

New York City's chief savings officer initiative aims to improve government spending efficiency, with animal welfare services like the Animal Care Centers needing better funding coordination between city agencies and private nonprofits.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

It was bonkers': Samba the runaway capybara inspires a wild rodent hunt

Samba and Tango were brought to Marwell zoo, but Samba escaped through a hole in their enclosure, prompting a search that has gained national attention.
Pets
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Complaints of dog mess and bad behaviour but most owners claim to be responsible

Research by pollster YouGov suggests an overwhelming majority of dog owners (96 per cent) say they are responsible yet 86 per cent of people have encountered issues including dog mess, dogs jumping up on them without permission and dogs off the lead.
UK news
Mission District
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Free showers and lawyers for crack addicts in Brazil

Brazil's Care Stations provide essential health and social services to unhoused individuals and those struggling with addiction, expanding from a pilot program to 409 units nationwide by year-end.
#missing-dogs
Pets
fromGothamist
1 week ago

Bronx man says he left 4 beloved bulldogs with a dog walker. Now they're missing.

A Bronx man is searching for his four bulldogs, which went missing under the care of a dog walker.
Pets
fromNBC New York
1 week ago

'Shattered': Railroaded by dog walker, NYC man pleads for help finding his bulldogs

A Bronx man is searching for his missing French bulldogs after a trusted dog walker failed to return them.
Pets
fromGothamist
1 week ago

Bronx man says he left 4 beloved bulldogs with a dog walker. Now they're missing.

A Bronx man is searching for his four bulldogs, which went missing under the care of a dog walker.
Pets
fromNBC New York
1 week ago

'Shattered': Railroaded by dog walker, NYC man pleads for help finding his bulldogs

A Bronx man is searching for his missing French bulldogs after a trusted dog walker failed to return them.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

That's a losing battle': baboon incursions cause tense human-wildlife standoff in Cape Town

Increasing baboon populations in Cape Town, driven by urban expansion and lack of predators, are causing frequent human-baboon conflicts and traumatic intrusions into communities.
Pets
fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Devastated dog dad's 4 adorable bulldogs missing after NYC walker never returned with pups: owner

A Bronx resident is searching for his four bulldogs after his dog walker failed to return them over the weekend.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

We don't need to control pigeons just the people who feed them | Letters

Controlling public feeding is the most humane and effective method to reduce urban feral pigeon populations; deterrents fail if food remains available.
Pets
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

Plan to round up millions of dogs sparks 'global health' warning

India's Supreme Court-ordered mega shelter plan for stray dogs risks creating a public health disaster by concentrating diseased animals in high-density facilities, potentially triggering zoonotic disease outbreaks with global consequences.
Public health
fromNature
2 months ago

Street-dog policy in India is barking up the wrong tree

Relocating and banning feeding of street dogs in Delhi likely fails to prevent rabies deaths because dogs obtain food from waste points and feeding stations.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

He told police his XL bullies were friendly days later his mother-in-law was mauled to death

A 68-year-old woman, Esther Martin, was fatally attacked by an XL bully dog named Bear at Ashley Warren's home in Jaywick, Essex.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Hidden Lives of Lab Animals and the Need for Reform

Countless millions of nonhuman animals (animals) of all sorts are used in a diverse array of laboratory research. Their treatment varies from being unspeakably inhumanely abused to being treated with kindness, depending on the questions at hand and the values and attitudes of the researchers themselves. The lives of these animals truly are hidden, and most people are incredulous when they learn that laboratory rats and mice still are not considered "animals" under the current federal Animal Welfare Act.
Science
fromEuro Weekly News
1 month ago

A court finds missing work to care for a dying pet to be justified

A court in Barcelona has ruled that a worker's absence from her job to take her critically ill dog to be euthanised was justified on humane grounds, overturning her dismissal and highlighting evolving legal recognition of the bond between people and their companion animals. The Social Court No. 25 of Barcelona declared the disciplinary dismissal of a teleoperator improper after she missed several days of work, including one absence specifically to attend to her dog's urgent medical needs.
Barcelona
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Gay cat-lover records shocking attack from homophobic dog-walker - LGBTQ Nation

A gay man walking his leashed Bengal cat in a London park was verbally harassed with homophobic slurs by an off-leash dog owner.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

You don't need Ring Search Party to find your lost dog. Privacy advocates and pet lovers say try this instead

There are few things everyone can rally behind as much as finding a lost dog. But what if that mission is actually a workaround for mass surveillance? That's the question many people are asking following a Super Bowl commercial from Ring, Amazon's doorbell camera and home security brand. The 30-second video shows a series of missing dog posters and claims that 10 million pets go missing every year.
Privacy technologies
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

SF Animal Control Locates Mountain Lion In Pac Heights, Will Transport It Elsewhere

A young mountain lion made a surprise appearance in San Francisco Monday, in the Pacific Heights neighborhood, and as of Tuesday morning it had been found by Animal Care & Control. A mountain lion was spotted Monday traipsing across the street in Pac Heights, in the vicinity of Octavia Street and Pacific Avenue. At least one resident caught the big cat on video,
San Francisco
#coyote
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

An injured seabird pecks at an emergency room door, prompting its own rescue

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
Environment
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

'You can't cut costs with animal welfare': The British zoos fighting for survival

Jersey's Durrell Zoo faces severe financial strain, risking closure within three years and forcing conservation and animal care cuts despite rising sector-wide budget pressures.
Pets
fromsfist.com
3 weeks ago

SF to Consider New Nanny State Ordinance Requiring That All Dogs Must Be Neutered

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is considering mandatory spay and neuter legislation for all dogs, with enforcement through fines or dog confiscation, following similar laws already implemented in Los Angeles County, San Jose, and Long Beach.
Environment
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

How Many Sea Lions Must Die?

Sea lions at Columbia River dams consume large numbers of salmon despite deterrents, prompting states and tribes to trap and euthanize over 200 since 2020.
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

San Jose Animal Care Center hit hard by fake viral FB post that used AI photo of shelter dog

We were flooded with calls, and the dog has already been adopted, not in danger of euthanasia. It's disappointing. Here we are getting blasted by untrue statements. The calls are taking valuable time and resources away from other animals at the shelter.
Pets
Pets
fromNew York Daily News
1 month ago

Neighbor's canine care offer turns into legal battle in Brooklyn as owner demands dog back

Brooklyn woman sues neighbor to recover her terrier-mix after the neighbor offered to dog-sit during the owner's illness and refused to return the pet.
Pets
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Hackney resident's fox rescue sparks unusual bond

A Hackney resident nursed an injured mangy fox named Meatball back to health with Fox Angels' help, forming a close bond while supporting urban wildlife.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Sao Paulo names new law after dog that stayed by owner's grave for 10 years

Sao Paulo law permits dogs and cats to be buried alongside their owners in family graves, honoring Bob the dog who stayed by his owner's grave.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

'Disturbing' video of dog being dragged away by Corona animal control officers sparks outrage

Residents said this dog was sweet, friendly, and calm - even with children,
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

New York City's real animal welfare crisis isn't the Westminster Dog Show | Lauren Caulk

The dogs come to be judged. The owners and handlers come to uphold breed standards. And, almost as reliably as the movie references and the best-in-show ribbon, Peta arrives ready to dominate the conversation. If there is one certainty about the Super Bowl of canines, it's that the protest will share the stage with the pageantry. Westminster is an annual collision of tradition, spectacle and dissent, and Peta has become exceptionally good at owning that moment.
Pets
#animal-abandonment
Pets
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Dog shelters are being forced to EUTHANISE flat-faced dogs

Abandonment of brachycephalic breeds has surged, overwhelming shelters and forcing euthanasia due to lifelong, costly health problems from extreme conformations.
Pets
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Owner sought after dog found nearly starved to death in Lexington

A two-year-old pit bull mix named Dolly was found emaciated and critically ill in Lexington and is in intensive care while MSPCA-Angell seeks her owner.
Pets
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
2 months ago

East Bay pets of the week for Jan. 16

Several Bay Area rescue organizations are featuring adoptable pets—Breyer, Hank, Vixen, Teddy, and Tony—with adoption details and contact information provided.
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