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Good boy or bad dog? Our 1 billion pet dogs do real environmental damage

There are an estimated 1 billion domesticated dogs in the world. Most are owned animals – pets, companions or working animals who share their lives with humans. They are the most common large predator in the world. Pet cats trail far behind, at about 220 million.

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Las Vegas veterinarian missing after being accused of abusing horse

A Las Vegas veterinarian has gone missing after he was accused of animal abuse.

The Independent UK

Good dog, bad dog: beloved pets ruff on the environment

Research into the overlooked environmental impact of pet dogs has found far-reaching negative effects on wildlife and fragile ecosystems.

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Pet dogs have ‘extensive and multifarious’ impact on environment, new research finds

Scale of environmental damage attributed to huge number of dogs globally as well as ‘lax or uninformed behaviour of dog owners’

The Guardian - AU

Pets make better social media influencers than people, study confirms

Pets could be a viable alternative for more sincere endorsements, researchers say

The Independent UK

Dyson launches first-ever hard floor cleaning solution for a more hygienic and longer-lasting clean

It's made using over 250 billion live probiotic microorganisms

Polly want a flight? Bizarre story of 81-year-old woman who can’t fly home because of her parrot

Maria Fraterrigo’s parrot Plucky has been with her for more than 20 years

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James Middleton Admits His Son "Spent the First Year of His Life Thinking He was a Dog"

"He'd crawl around on all fours, which was entertaining to watch."

Marie Claire

Teenagers guilty of ‘brutally’ killing dog-walking pensioner in park

Two children, aged 15 and 13, have been found guilty of 80-year-old Bhim Kohli’s manslaughter.

Evening Standard

Cops investigating if Missouri foster mom traded a kid for a monkey to boost her exotic animal collection

Brenda Deutsch, who fostered more than 200 children over the years as well as reportedly being a collector of exotic animals, was arrested over the weekend

The Independent UK

Horse that collapsed after Grand National dies

Jockey Michael Nolan was suspended after riding Celebre D’Allen.

Evening Standard

OPINION - It's the great debate — can a cat or dog really make you as happy as having a husband?

So, tough one: which gives you greater life satisfaction, your spouse or your cat/dog? More to the point, is your dog/cat worth as much to your happiness as an extra £70,000? Ooh, even tougher. It was interesting, incidentally, that in the new film with Ralph Fiennes, The Return, about Odysseus…

Evening Standard

Two teenagers found guilty of manslaughter of 80-year-old man in Leicestershire park

Bhim Kohli, who was walking his dog, was racially abused, kicked and punched in ‘gratuitous’ attack

The Guardian - UK

Having a cat or dog is as good for your wellbeing as having a husband or wife, study finds

‘I suspect that many people don’t actually realise how important their pets are for them’

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The Guardian - UK

Emotional support animals may be a thing, but seven tigers? Sorry, this fad has gone far enough

Dogs in court, alpacas on trains … the debate shows how much we lean on animals, and how little we regard their wellbeing, says journalist Elle Hunt

AAP

'Like doing my dog': man's alleged murder confession

Fatally beating a sleeping farmer over the head with a rubber mallet was the same as euthanising a dog, a farmhand allegedly said days after the man's death.

The Independent UK

Florida woman saves her pet dog by prying open 7-foot alligator’s jaw

‘Her whole head was inside its mouth,’ said Kona’s brave owner Kim Spencer

Evening Standard

Fox cub stuck in gap after waiting for mother to bring food rescued by RSPCA

The cub was wedged between a fence and a garden wall in London.

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Bodyguard Craig Ainsworth's Final Words Before Suspected Suicide: 'If You Weren't There For Me, Don't Pretend Now'

Craig Ainsworth, a former bodyguard to the Beckhams, has been found dead in Spain after posting a chilling farewell message online, with his death being treated as a suspected suicide.

The Independent UK

Is it time to call last orders on the gastropub?

FOOD FOCUS: Pubs serving fine food without the faff of fine dining have come to define British hospitality – but with £30 roasts and Michelin stars now par for the course, have we lost sight of the boozer altogether? Hannah Twiggs pulls up a barstool

The Guardian - UK

‘Completely disproportionate’: UK tenants feel the bite of ‘pet rent’

Many pet-owning renters are asked to pay surcharges – but the upcoming renters reform bill will require landlords to reconsider their stance

Evening Standard

How posh is your dog?

Want a breed that will be a nose above the others? These are the best and worst in show right now

Evening Standard

Is your dog common? The canine class system just got real

That breed du jour which was once the coolest pup on the block could be rather naff now

The Independent UK

Critically endangered tortoises hatched for the first time in zoo’s 150-year history

The 100-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ‘Mommy’ just became her species’ oldest first-time mom

The Guardian - AU

A lucky rascal or a feral critter that ‘should be euthanised’? Hunt for Valerie the dachshund divides Kangaroo Island

Wildlife groups claim the resourceful miniature sausage dog was sighted again this week. But not everyone is on Team Valerie

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