Beijing: A Chinese man wants to trade his two expensive mastiff dogs for a BMW car as part of a deal to take his cancer-stricken wife to her hometown and other places, hoping that she will recover during the travel. The 61-year-old man, surnamed Pan, has been sitting by the roadside close to the Zhongcun toll station, which is on a road running between Fuyang and Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang...
04:40 AM, May 12, 2012
London: A British mother and her son have been jailed for starving two dogs after imprisoning them in an attic and nailing it shut. A court heard how the dogs - Rottweiler Axel and Staffordshire bull terrier Bully - were starved, denied water and exercise for weeks before they died in agony, emaciated and dehydrated, the Daily Mail reported. Jamie Taylor, 31, and his mother Julie, 50, were each jailed...
02:03 AM, Feb 24, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The sprawling grounds of Kanakakkunnu and the walkway around the Museum are attracting more number of morning walkers these days. And if you thought that the scenic background is attracting them, you are mistaken. These are the only locations in the city where the health conscious can walk free without the fear of being attacked by stray dogs. Sasikumar, a resident of Kannammoola, used to walk on the Kannammoola-Medical...
08:30 AM, Jan 16, 2012
New Delhi: 2011 was a year not just of landmark political revolutions but also of medical marvels. Be it HIV prevention or a vaccine for malaria, 2011 saw many medical breakthroughs. Here's a look at the top five: HIV treatment as prevention: It has been deemed as the most important scientific breakthrough of the year 2011. A study published in the journal Science this year, found that the same drugs...
08:45 AM, Dec 29, 2011
Chennai: Anjali Sharma has been feeding Chennais street dogs leftovers for the past 15 years. While that may not surprise you, considering the number of animal lovers Chennai has, the fact that she has a Maruti Omni dedicated for this feeding service, sets her apart. She and her van are the reason that nearly a 100 homeless Indian dogs, in different nooks around the upmarket Harrington Road stretch and those...
12:13 AM, Nov 02, 2011
Annapolis: While there were hundreds of human heroes in the days following the September 11 attacks, there were four-legged heroes too -- the dogs who searched for survivors and bodies in the rubble of buildings and planes. A decade later, the 9/11 dogs still alive are long retired, but there's a new generation coming up behind them. Red, a 12 year-old labrador who searched the rubble of the Pentagon with...
12:53 PM, Sep 09, 2011
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04:44 PM, Sep 01, 2011
New Delhi: Doctors in Germany have trained dogs to sniff out lung cancer from a sample of person's breath. The dogs are trained to lie down when they detect a cancer sample and can look forward to receiving a treat. Bonni is no regular german shepherd - she's among the several dogs trained in a training school to sniff out lung cancer. "We trained the dogs via positive stimulation. So...
10:01 AM, Sep 01, 2011
London: The late fashion designer Alexander McQueen left most of his considerable fortune to charities but also left money to his siblings, household staff and for the upkeep of his dogs, according to documents made public Tuesday. McQueen, one of the brightest stars in British fashion, committed suicide last year just days after his mother's death. The documents show that McQueen, who was 40, left an estate worth just over...
01:26 PM, Jul 27, 2011
London: Personal computers are fast taking over the place of human beings' long time best friend, the family dog, a British study has found. Researchers have found just six percent of us believe that "most people rely more on their dog than they do on their PC," while 67 percent think the opposite to be true. Even 38 percent of dog owners confessed to relying more on their PC than...
12:08 PM, Jul 27, 2011
New York: The nation's most extravagant display of July 4 fireworks Monday was a triumphant celebration that turned sober briefly to commemorate the 10-year mark since the Sept. 11 attacks. Tens of thousands of people from around the world streamed to Manhattan's West Side to see the pyrotechnics show over the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, featuring more than 40,000 shells exploding in choreographed, multicolored progression. "It's...
12:32 PM, Jul 05, 2011
New Delhi: Summer is a brutal season for most of us. Spare a thought for your pets who are hunting for whatever shadeand water they can find. Heat stroke is the biggest threat for the pets. Dr Samak Mahindram says, "In this climate pets have heat stroke simply because it is so hot. Dogs don't perspire, so if these animals are left in closed environment like closed cars etc- that ...
08:02 AM, May 30, 2011
Hyderabad: Rabies outbreak has been terrifying villagers in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Eight people have died of rabies in the district in the last one month alone and the government hospital is seeing an unprecedented demand for anti rabies vaccine. Unfortunately, health officials have not been able to do much to calm their fears. A dog may be a man's best friend, but the menace of rabies...
10:52 AM, May 25, 2011
Des Moines: Iowa bulldog Lucy Brown's slobber, sloth and bloodshot eyes helped the precocious pup grab the greatest crown a drooling canine can ever dream of. The 3-year-old from Johnston, with a squat stance and slobber to spare, bested 49 dogs Monday to be named this year's "Beautiful Bulldog" for the Drake Relays in Iowa. "She just thinks that the world goes around her. You know, Queen Lucy," said Nancy...
06:52 PM, Apr 26, 2011
Residents living around Borivali National Park allege their pet dogs are being picked up by the leopard. ...
10:54 AM, Mar 27, 2011
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