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Dog accidentally shoots someone outside Nebraska convenience store
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (563+ words) A dog accidentally shot someone outside of a convenience store in Nebraska after its owner went inside, police said. Officers responded to the Short Stop convenience store in Scottsbluff, about seven hours west of Omaha, at 12. 07pm on Saturday following reports…...
How to keep PETS cool during UK heatwave - but never give ice cubes
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1036+ words) But if you have a pet, make sure you're keeping an eye on them." Experts from leading vet charity, PDSA, have warned of the dangers of heat for cats and dogs." PDSA Vet Nurse Shauna Walsh said: 'Hot temperatures can…...
Vet wins payout because she was forced to work through her lunches
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (735+ words) A veterinary surgeon has won a "12, 000 payout after she was forced to work through her lunch breaks. The vet also took unpaid overtime because there was a 'below standard of animal care' at the surgery and this resulted in her…...
Is your dog's name suitably middle-class?
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1155+ words) By RUTH STAINER, REPORTER While traditional dog names such as Patch or Rover used to reign supreme, owners are now being more adventurous with monikers for their furry friends. According to data from the Dogs Trust National Dogs Survey, Luna…...
Dog owner caught on camera punching and dragging his rottweiler
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (399+ words) A dog owner who was caught on camera punching and dragging his cowering rottweiler has been handed a five-year ban from owning animals. Malik Zoubiri, 31, was filmed repeatedly beating his pet dog Dyson outside a block of flats in Welwyn…...
Is your cat getting high? Little-known plant sends pets into a frenzy
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (1208+ words) Catnip is often referred to as 'weed for cats' " but scientists say there is another little"known plant that sends felines into even more of a frenzy. Researchers say that silver vine (scientifically known as Actinidia polygama)gives cats an…...
Four dogs were stolen every day in UK last year - is YOUR pet at risk?
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (683+ words) Four dogs were stolen every day across the UK last year, with'French bulldogs, Staffordshire bull terriers and dachshunds most at risk, new data has revealed. The figure brings the total number of reported dog thefts to around 25, 000 over the last…...
Secretive sect 'orders members in Australia to purge their pets"
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (456+ words) A secretive Christian coven has issued an edict to its members to purge their pets after a relative of the sect's leader was bitten by a dog. Members of the Plymouth Brethren were reportedly told to cull their 'dogs, cats,…...
Confused dog found tied to enormous rock and abandoned in road
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (404+ words) A confused German shepherd was left tied to a 60 lb cinder block and abandoned outside during a nasty Oregon storm. The helpless animal was found in the middle of the road in the town of Woodburn last week. Local police…...
As a pet owner, these are the deals at Pets at Home I'm looking for
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (655+ words) By PHOEBE DAVENPORT, COMMERCE WRITER Our pets deserve the best - but the best doesn't always have to cost an arm and a leg. And Pets at Home is here to help." For cats in need of a new bed, this…...