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A plane packed with hundreds of dogs landed in Canada; on board were 38 dead puppies

The Ukrainian International Airlines plane arrived in Toronto after what is usually a routine 10-hour flight. It was a typical commercial aircraft, but airport workers found a shocking scene on board. Inside were 500 crated puppies, according to Canadian authorities. Many were dehydrated, weak and vomiting. Thirty-eight of them were dead in their crates. The...

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June 16, 2020 at 12:59 pm

Famous feline of ‘A Street Cat Named Bob’ dies at 14-ish

LONDON (AP) — Bob, a cat whose relationship with the recovering heroin addict who adopted him inspired the book and film “A Street Cat Named...

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Olive, Jane Newton’s cat, gets tested for the coronavirus by veterinarians Katie Kuehl (black mask bands) and Julianne Meisner as part of a study to see how readily the disease passes from infected people to their pets. Newton, an ICU nurse in Seattle, tested positive for the virus in April and is now recovered. Results show Olive was not infected.

May 13, 2020 at 6:00 am

WSU and UW researchers look into how the coronavirus spreads from people to their pets

Researchers hope to collect samples from at least 100 pets across King County as part of a research project to understand the way the virus...

A chicken begins to hatch from an egg inside of the hatcher display at the Spring to Life exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Monday, March 14, 2011. The Acadmey estimates that over 100 eggs, that come from the Petaluma Egg Farm in Sonoma County, will be hatched by the time the exhibit ends on May 1. (AP Photo) CAJC105

May 10, 2020 at 5:49 pm

Market for baby chicks is ‘off the charts’ amid coronavirus pandemic

It’s been widely reported that interest in raising chickens — whether for eggs, meat or pets — seems to have grown during the pandemic that...

In this photo taken on Saturday, April 25, 2020, Alexandra Novatova, left, and Anastasia Medvedeva, one of the organizers of the online adoption initiative called “Happiness Delivered At Home”, both wearing face masks and gloves to protect from coronavirus, pet Barly, the two year old mutt dog at Novatova’s apartment building in Moscow, Russia. Alexandra Novatova opted to use a delivery service a big decision because she was ordering more than a pizza or a shipment of toilet paper. She got a dog brought to her door. With humans spending all day at home, it’s an opportune period to find the time to acclimate a new dog and an online project is capitalizing on this to match shelter dogs with people. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) XAZ903 XAZ903

May 4, 2020 at 12:40 am

Amid Moscow lockdown, some dogs find new homes and friends VIEW

Similar to elsewhere in the world, dogs are having their day in Russia as people in isolation, looking for animal companionship, are adopting dogs. A...

April 28, 2020 at 1:22 am

Tennessee family finds dog 54 days after deadly tornadoes

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee family was reunited with their dog nearly two months after she went missing when tornadoes ripped through their home...

April 23, 2020 at 12:53 pm

Can I get the coronavirus from my pet?

Can I get the coronavirus from my pet? There's no evidence pets are spreading the virus to people. However, there have been a few cases...

A cat sits on a balcony during confinement to prevent the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) AB114 AB114

April 22, 2020 at 3:36 pm

CDC recommends social distancing for pets, and now 2 cats have tested positive for coronavirus

Two pet cats in New York have tested positive for the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease in humans, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and...