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Lockdown, bad breeds or just poor training? Why are dog bites on the rise in Britain?

In a normal year there are around three fatalities from dog attacks; this year there have been nine. What has happened – and can anything be done?

The Guardian - UK

Want to cut travel costs in 2023? Just walk, feed and cuddle a stranger's dog

Would you pay to live in a stranger's house and take care of their pet?

Los Angeles Times

Christmas lights warning after cat suffers electric shock

"The lights started flickering for no obvious reason – then we saw Pickle jump in the air and he gave a yelp"

Wales Online

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Expert advises whether to walk your dog in the snow - and safety hazards to be aware of

Animal behaviourist Carolyn Menteith advises dog owners how to judge whether it's too cold to walk your pooch outside, as temperatures drop and snow falls across the UK

Daily Mirror

Dog therapy for kids facing the trauma of the war in Ukraine

Bice is an American pit bull terrier with an important and sensitive job in Ukraine — comforting children traumatized by the war

The Independent UK

Mum defuses toddler's tantrum with THIS simple trick

Zoomies - the new parenting trick to deal with toddler tantrums and what's great about it is that it works!

The Times of India

Adelaide Zoo panda enclosure breached by high school student who dropped mobile phone

Months after a red panda climbed out of Adelaide Zoo, there has been another breach involving the zoo's giant pandas — this time by someone climbing in.

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Sydney barrister Gina Edwards was portrayed as a dog 'thief' on A Current Affair, court hears

A Sydney court is told barrister Gina Edwards' reputation was damaged in stories run by A Current Affair, which were so inaccurate, calling them gutter journalism would "be kind".

ABC News

Australia Post workers suffer 'horrific injuries' amid 55 per cent jump in dog attacks on delivery workers

Australia's postal service reports a 55 per cent increase in dog attacks on posties who are suffering "horrific injuries" from household pets.

ABC News

Cats: The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend Frenemy

"The human-cat relationship was probably forged over a shared interest in rats more than 10,000 years ago, investigators say."

Reason

Genetic research confirms your dog's breed influences its personality — but so do you

Over thousands of years of firm friendship between humans and dogs, we have successfully created about 350 different breeds. We’ve relied on terriers for hunting, sheepdogs for herding, and all for companionship – but how much are dog personalities defined by their breed?

The Conversation

People have just realised Hello Kitty isn't actually a cat

Fresh claims have been made

Nottingham Post

Brave police dog punched by drunk yob after rescuing cop - and still takes down attacker

Humberside Police has released a video of a heroic police dog assisting her handler, PC Steve Matthews, who was attacked by a drunken yob after seeking to control an argument in Hull's Old Town

Daily Mirror

Lanarkshire couple warns of dangers of littering as puppy 'almost put to sleep' after swallowing glass

The four-month-old Border Collie pup swallowed a small shard of glass while out on a walk with her owners and within hours was so poorly that vets discussed putting her down.

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Manchester Evening News

Dogs home’s desperate appeal for ‘longest stayer’ who’s spent 375 days in rescue

Can you help us find Boss the perfect home before Christmas?

Wales Online

Rescued injured red fox turned out to be white

Now Bo has been released back into the wild and 'shot out the carrier'

Liverpool Echo

Mum takes in five mistreated dogs including one dumped in graveyard

Frankie "would have suffered a lingering death from starvation or hypothermia" if he had not been found, the RSPCA said

ABC News

Southern Queensland Correctional Centre puppy program saving lives on both sides of the fence

A women's prison seems an unlikely place to find a four-legged friend, but dog trainers say it's the best place these puppies can learn to help others.

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Staff take Fair Work action in last-ditch bid to stop closure of Werribee Animal Hospital

Veterinary nurses whose jobs will be affected by the potential closure of Victoria's only dedicated teaching hospital are taking action through the Fair Work Commission.

Daily Mirror

'My husband poisoned me with dog drugs - I blamed odd taste in tea on sour milk'

Joanne Ferneyhough's scheming husband Thomas laced her tea with drugs meant for their dog Bella - she tells her harrowing story as a judge jails her poisoner for 30 months over the ‘sinister campaign’

The Canberra Times

Don't forget your furry friends this Christmas

This year I asked a vet student's advice about gifts for dogs. Her suggestion? Keep it simple.

Chronicle Live

Inside the five star Northumberland pet hotel where cats and dogs get pampered on their 'holidays'

Hadrian Pet Hotel has expanded into doggy day care since the Covid pandemic, bringing in a "raft" of new customers

The Guardian - UK

Stories with teeth: How animal tales help us understand humans

From Ovid to George Orwell, writers have long been inspired by the natural world. Fifty years after the publication of Watership Down, Katherine Rundell celebrates the authors who have taken a walk on the wild side

Liverpool Echo

Expert names 'worst dog breeds for children'

William Atherton said sometimes things can "go terribly wrong with dogs"

Daily Record

Dog falls through ice-covered pond at Ayrshire park as owner dives in to save pet

The rescue of the pooch could've gone horribly wrong, according to an eye-witness.

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