In the first case of its kind, scientists have reported on a couple living on Staten Island, New York City, who gave their dog monkeypox by sleeping with the companion animal. It is reported in the Lancet medical journal. It concerns a couple of gay …
NEWS AND COMMENT: Kim Jong-un is known for his cruel ruthlessness and in my view, he is deliberately and consciously brutally cruel to anybody who challenges him in order to maintain his dictatorship without even the faintest whiff of dissent. And he is prepared to …
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing have come to the conclusion that right-sided tail wagging in dogs is a sign of contentment. They also decided that right-sided wagging is linked to the left side of the brain where positive emotions are processed. …
Nathan Winograd, described by The Bark as “The voice of America’s displaced pets and the conscience of the animal sheltering industry”, tells me in a newsletter via email that a couple of professors of race and gender identity claim that a study they conducted demonstrates …
NEWS AND COMMENT-WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES’ COURT, UK: Kevin Spacey was granted unconditional bail yesterday over sexual assault charges after Westminster magistrates’ court was told by his QC barrister that he needed to be able to return to the United States to look after his dog, Boston, …
Mother of two, Ivana, had lost her purse. It had vanished and she was at a loss as to who the culprit was. She then noticed that Daisy, her 12-week-old Bichon Frise puppy had stopped eating. Her little pup then started to vomit. It transpired …
What can you say!? Mayhem, is what I said in the title. It is a form of mayhem because the woman lost control of her dog. The dog managed to bite the man. That would give him a claim for compensation. I would be knocking …
NEWS AND COMMENT-UK: During Covid market forces pushed up dog prices significantly. More people wanted to adopt a dog and the supply wasn’t there until illegal breeders on the continent of Europe stepped in. But in general, there were more buyers than sellers and so …
The picture shows a bunch of dogs in the train carriage, free of their carrier, as they enjoyed special treatment on Saturday on a pet-friendly bullet train from Tokyo to the resort town of Karuizawa near Nagano in central Japan. They normally have to travel …
