PupandPrints

05/14/2021

As poverty bites, Lebanese give up their pets😪🤔🤭

Ibrahim al-Dika had raised his Belgian shepherd Lexi since she was a tiny pup, but then Lebanon's economic crisis made him jobless and he had to sell her to repay a bank loan. "It got to the point where I was no longer able to feed her, the bank was pressuring me, and I hit a wall," said the 26-year...

05/12/2021

23 most aggressive dog breeds named in new study🤗🤗

Are you surprised by the findings?

05/12/2021

Pet kitten thought to be 'sick' turns out to be incredibly rare wolf-cat 🤔🤗😁

Brianna Walton feared her pet kitten was seriously ill when her fur began to fall out, and was left baffled when vets revealed she was actually an extremely rare wolf-cat

05/11/2021

Squares tick all the right boxes for cats😊😊

The poet Eleanor Farjeon once offered a list of the many places in which cats would take naps, including but not limited to the “top of a piano, window ledge, in the middle, on the edge” and “fitted

05/10/2021

Push to ban electric shock dog collars in Queensland🤗😊

A North Queensland puppy preschool worker says she's seen the devices become embedded in dogs' necks and a vet has described them as "inexcusably cruel". So is it time Queensland outlawed shock collars?

05/09/2021

Mating with relatives? Not a big deal in nature😁🤗👍

We usually assume that inbreeding is bad and should be avoided under all circumstances. But new research performed by researchers at Stockholm University, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, shows that there is little support for this assumption.

05/09/2021

Pandemic puppies: Canine crisis or happy household? 😊🤗

Dogs might be helping people through the pandemic, but should we be concerned by unprepared, impulsive dog purchases?

05/06/2021

Owner of new pet shop says he will put animal welfare before sales💞💞💞

The owner of a new pet shop is putting his animal’s welfare above his bottom line. Siven Cook opened Pets Paradise on Fakenham’s Hempton Road Business Park on May 1, selling everything from pet supplies, to reptiles and tropical fish.

05/04/2021

Getting nails trim!
Awww 🤣

05/04/2021

How to deal with your dogs separation anxiety
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One of the most difficult things about what we now wearily refer to as “all this pandemic nonsense” is the emotional toll it has taken. Clearly, since I am writing about it on these canine-laden pages

05/03/2021

Wild horses and donkeys dig wells in the desert, providing water for wildlife🤗😍🥰

These unexpected “ecosystem engineers” provide hydration for dozens of animal species, from badgers to elf owls to toads.

05/02/2021

Animal myths busted! 🤔😊👍

Over the past few weeks, we've been on a mission to bust some of the wilder and more pervasive Australian animal myths. This time, we're bringing you an international edition.