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Owning a dog could be key to keeping older people healthy and active

Dogwalkingcouldbekeytokeepingolderpeoplemoreactive,anewstudyhasconfirmed.Olderdogownersspendlesstimeinthedaybeingsedentary,researchersfound.Theydiscoveredthatre

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Court hearing could decide fate of dog pardoned by U.S. Maine’s governor

AcourthearingcoulddeterminethefateofadogthatwasduetobeeuthanizedbeforeMaine’sgovernortriedtograntclemencytothepooch.RepublicanGov.PaulLePage’spardonmadeacelebri

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Doggie DNA testing startup gets fresh funds

Companieslike23andMehelppeoplelearnabouttheirgeneticmakeup,butnowinvestorsarebackingaspinonthetrend:genetictestingfordogs.StartupEmbarkVeterinaryallowspetowners

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Family dog helps boost activity for kids with disabilities, study finds

AnewstudyfromOregonStateUniversity(OSU)indicatesthatthefamilydogcouldserveasapartnerineffortstohelpchildrenwithdisabilitiesincorporatemorephysicalactivityintoth

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Lana, the world's 'saddest dog', needs another home

LanatheLabrador,oncedubbedthesaddestdogintheworld,mayhavefoundathirdleaseonlife.In2015,thedogfoundahomeafteraCanadiananimaladoptiongrouppostedaheartrendingphoto

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Missing US hiker in Montana found safe after six days

AwomanmissingforsixnightsintheMontanawildernesswithnothingbutherdogandasweaterwasfoundbysearchcrews.MadelineConnelly,a23-year-oldfromChicago,andherdogMogiehadbe

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South Korea closes biggest dog meat market ahead of 2018 Winter Olympics

The shutters have started coming down at South Korea’s biggest dog meat market as the country seeks to head off international criticism over its practice of killing dogs for human consumption before it hosts the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Putin's dog gives Japanese journalists an earful

A big, barking dog can be intimidating at the best of times.

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Pet-a-Porter

They say that animals and children are the most difficult to work with on-camera – but these fashionista pets are clearly throwing that mantra out the window.

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Will my dog really be sad when I die? Science can’t answer that question ... yet

​Stories of dogs mourning the deaths of owners often go viral – but how true are they? Dogs probably don’t think about death and mortality the way we do, and may be acting out of habit, experts say

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China's dog meat festival cooling down under criticism

​The traditional midsummer dog meat festival in a southern Chinese city has opened amid criticism, and it seems that the festive air has been somewhat diluted this year.

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Majority of Chinese oppose to "dog meat festival", call for its end

Most Chinese want an end to the controversial "Yulin Dog Meat Festival", saying it has "harmed China's reputation", according to a poll out Friday.

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Outdated Hong Kong laws are holding back guide dog training, trainer says

More than 40 years after city got its first guide dog, those training them to help visually impaired people cannot have the dogs live with them in public housing and have no right to take them on public transport

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Teen and 10-year-old in hospital after dog attacks in Waikato

​A 16-year-old was mauled by a dog in Tokoroa yesterday afternoon, leaving him with wounds to his ankles, legs and arms. Photo / Getty Images

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China Focus: Public bark over stolen guide dog

The theft of a guide dog in China has prompted heated public discussion about dog theft.

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Shocking photos trigger Chinese animal rights outcry

Photos of lab dogs left to die on a Chinese medical school's roof has sparked fury in China this week, with the backlash proving growing condemnation of animal cruelty in the country.

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Death toll from toxic dog meat dish in Cambodia rises to 5

Two more Cambodian villagers died after consuming a toxic dog meat delicacy in eastern Kratie province, bringing the number of the dead to five, a local official confirmed on Tuesday.