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Fire at Thailand's famous Chatuchak Market kills 100s of caged animals

A popular tourist attraction, 'JJ' Market's pet section has previously drawn criticism from wildlife organisations.

Art

Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2024: Feast your eyes on the winners

From a pup with some cat flap issues to a cat aspiring to be Tarzan, the winners of this year's Comedy Pet Photo Awards do not disappoint.

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WATCH: Find balance and joy in yoga with Animals!

Wilbur, Charlotte, and Bluey, three playful piglets, along with two rabbits and a goat, have become the latest stars in the growing trend of animal yoga.

Lifestyle

In pictures: Adorable designer dogs strut their stuff at the Pet Gala

The unique gala featured 18 dogs dressed in couture outfits inspired by celebrity looks from this year's Met Gala.

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Art

Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2024: Check out this year's furry finalists

From a cat stuck in a wall to a Kung Fu dog, and even a headless horse, this year's Comedy Pet Photo Award finalists do not disappoint.

Business

Up to 16 million pet owners likely overcharged at the vet in the UK

Large corporate groups, concentrated local markets and lack of proper information may lead to weakened competition and pet owners being overcharged for their animals' medicine, the UK competition authority warns.

United Kingdom

Six-legged dog adjusts to life on four paws after surgery

A Spaniel born with six legs that was found abandoned in a car park in Wales is now like other dogs after having her extra limbs surgically removed.

The Exchange

Pet Industry soars in growth

In partnership with Media City

The Global Pet industry is shifting toward being a hugely competitive market. Pet ownership from 2020 has increased by over 50% in European countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany and France.

Earth News

Bobi the ‘world’s oldest dog’ being investigated for fraud

Guinness World Records has suspended Bobi's title as it posthumously investigates claims.

Earth News

Selling dog meat will soon be illegal in South Korea

Some dog farmers plan to challenge the upcoming ban on production and sales of dog meat.

Earth News

Always wanted to own chickens? This charity makes it possible

Could your next pet be a chicken rescued from an egg farm?

Nature

Cat therapy: How this amputee feline helps her owner and others

There’s abundant research on other therapy animals like dogs but there’s often a ‘shock factor’ involved with therapy cats because many don’t know they exist.

Earth News

This beloved station cat spent her life ‘on duty’ as a pest controller

‘A gentle little soul’: A British railway station cat who rose to global fame has died aged 12.

Nature

Domestic and wild cats avoided mixing for 2,000 years, research shows

New archaeological and genetic evidence could transform what we know about the history of cats in Europe.

Nature

Bobi, the world’s oldest ever dog, dies age 31

Bobi claimed the Guinness World Record from Bluey, an Australian cattle dog, who died in 1939 aged 29 and five months.

Moments

Cats are welcome on this luxury sunset cruise in Singapore

Cats and water don’t usually mix but your feline companion will be perfectly safe and dry on this trip.

Earth News

Greece battling major wildfires with devastating environmental fallout

Europe’s summer fires have removed wooded areas capable of absorbing 2.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.

Earth News

Dogs, cats and love birds rescued from the ashes of Hawaii wildfires

As people fled the fires, pets did too. Some emerged with marks of escape, but thousands remain lost.

Nature

‘Dozens of animals’ burned in shelters as wildfires rip through Greece

Greek citizens are being urged not to leave horses, dogs or other animals trapped as the country braces for a second heatwave.

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French town ‘fed up’ with dog poo cracks down using DNA testing

Similar schemes have been trialled in the Spanish city of Valencia, Tel Aviv in Israel and some parts of London.