DOGS

What the? A sex-crazed pitbull chases, kills and humps a cow in King William’s Town

Article Govan Whittles - 16 Aug 2017

What could have been a simple mischievous dog-chases-cow story turned into a very bizarre one

Rumor has it: Top dogs compete for honours in New York

Article John Biers - 17 Feb 2017

A German shepherd named Rumor won the Westminster Dog Show.

Guess what? Scientists have proved that Fido loves you more than dog biscuits

Article Sipho Kings - 19 Aug 2016

Dogs have evolved to be so dependent on us that, in tests, they are seen to pick affection over food.

Seoul cloning lab promises Fido forever

Article Jung Ha Won - 11 Jul 2016

Sooam Biotech Research Foundation has cloned about 800 dogs for owners or state agencies, at a cost of $100 000 each.

Ban on black boerboel exports at the heart of breeders’ row

Article Govan Whittles - 6 Jun 2016

It’s not all black and white – the government’s clampdown is meant to protect the popular dog’s purebred status.

Airports go to the dogs to save lives

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Dec 2015

Man's best friend has been brought on board to chase foraging birds from local airstrips.

I am an African and I grieve for my dog Bruno

Article bogdan TagDiv - 6 Mar 2015

There is no shame in cherishing our pets, who help us connect with our roots and our humanity.

Britain’s first cloned dog dubbed ‘ridiculous waste of money’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 10 Apr 2014

The cloning of a dachshund puppy named Mini-Winnie by a Korean company called Sooam Biotech has raised ethical issues, say scientists.

W Rand animal shelter threatened by protests

Article Sipho Kings - 31 Oct 2013

The Claw animal shelter has been struggling to survive after a week without water and service delivery protests that threaten its offices.

Meet the world’s ‘Spoiled Rotten Pets’

Article Reuters - 18 Apr 2013

Pigs that go to spas and dogs with psychics are just some of the hopelessly spoiled pets on a new Nat Geo Wild TV show.

Every dog has its day: Gauteng muzzles Cape Town barking law

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Dec 2012

Gauteng authorities have dismissed the idea of introducing municipal bylaws to curb dogs barking - similar to those in Cape Town.

Dogs able to detect lung cancer, study suggests

Article bogdan TagDiv - 5 Dec 2012

Dogs are surprisingly adept at sniffing out lung cancer, results from a pilot project in Austria have suggested.

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