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3 November 2011 is the 54th anniversary of Soviet space dog Laika (literally meaning “Barker” the first animal to orbit the Earth – as well as the first animal to die in orbit. As little was known about the impact of spaceflight on living creatures at the time of Laika’s mission, and the technology to…
The late Leona Helmsley’s Maltese dog Trouble (seen together right),who inherited $12 million (£7.3 million), and became one of the richest bitches in the world, has died at the age of 12. The statement from the multi-billion dollar trust of Helsley’s real estate empire said yesterday “Trouble passed away on December 13, 2010. She was…
A species of parakeet living wild in Britain – mainly in London & the south east – could be culled to protect native wildlife. The monk parakeet, originally from South America, damages crops and is a threat to “national infrastructure”, according to the Government. About 100 to 150 of the birds live in the wild…
A puppy raised with lambs is leading the fight against wolves in Spain. Dana, a Pyrenean mountain dog like the one above, has been raised with the lambs because his job will be to defend the flock from the re-emergence of its ancient predator – the wolf. Wolves have been detected in hills only 25…
A disease transmitted by dogs and deadly to people could reach Britain after a European Commission decision to order the lifting of restrictions on pets entering the country. Hundreds of people have died on the Continent in the last 10 years after ingesting Echinococcus multilocularis larvae from a small tapeworm carried by dogs and foxes….
Dutch police have created the world’s first official force dedicated to fighting crimes against animals. The 500-strong team is the pet project of the Party for the Animals, which has two MPs under the Netherlands’ proportional representation system. In 2008 Malaysian police rescued more than 1,200 protected animals, including monitor lizards and pythons, thought to…
Pet owners caught up in the massive Japanese earthquake are reported to have been alerted to the impending disaster by their cats and dogs. One Akita-owner in the Honshu region is reported as saying that his dog “did everything in his power” to get away from the disaster that was about to strike. He was…
New research shows that loggerhead turtles have an internal compass that allows them to sense exactly where they are as they navigate long distances across open water. Birds, fish and many other creatures are believed to pick up on changes in the Earth’s magnetic field to determine their north and south location along lines of…
Have you read the terms and conditions of your pet insurance? Celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman (above) didn’t and it landed him with a hefty ?5,000 vet bill. Mr Freeman, whose eye for legal detail? has led to him being dubbed “Mr Loophole” having successfully defended such luminaries as Sir Alex Ferguson and David Beckham for…
Transport for London (TfL) is funding a team of police officers to cover the Blackwall Tunnel, which has been closed more than 1,500 times in nine months. The tunnel runs underneath the River Thames and is one of the busiest, most congested routes in London, carrying around 100,000 vehicles a day. A TfL spokesman said…
