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Meet Erebus, the Maine Coon With a Record 29 Toes
Most cats arrive with 18 toes and consider the matter settled. Erebus, a Maine Coon from Wisconsin, has 29—and a Guinness World Records t...
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Scientists Created Gene-Edited 'Allergy-Friendly' Beagles — but Two Dogs Cannot Answer the Biggest Questions
Bailey can curl up beside a scientist who once reacted badly to dogs without setting off the expected rash. That is a remarkable result. ...
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Dogs Helped Like Toddlers in a New Test — Cats Played by Different Rules
Dogs and children behaved similarly when a familiar person searched for a hidden object. Cats paid attention too—but their strongest obje...
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The World’s Largest Dog-and-Cat Tumour Database Could Reveal Risks Smaller Studies Miss
Rare cancers are difficult to understand when every clinic sees only a handful. A vast new dog-and-cat tumour database aims to turn scatt...
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When We Think a Pet Is Angry, Are We More Likely to Punish It? A Study Found a Troubling Pattern
People shown defensive cats and dogs were more willing to choose harsh or disruptive interventions when they read the animal as angry. Th...
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Can a Mother Cat Recognise Her Own Kitten’s Cry? Location Mattered More Than Voice
Kittens produced individually distinctive cries, yet 13 mother cats behaved as though the sound’s location mattered more than its identit...
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Microplastics Were Found Across UK Pet Foods — What the Study Can and Cannot Tell Owners
Tiny plastic particles appeared in a new survey of UK pet foods. The finding deserves attention, but it is an exposure study—not a diagno...
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More Than 243,000 Back an Animal-Abuser Register — but the Petition Is Still Open
Parliament has debated the proposal and the Government says it has no plans to adopt it—but the petition remains open until 12 September ...
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Scientists Made 'Allergy-Friendly' Dogs — but the Viral Headline Leaves Out the Biggest Question
Bailey and Alfie have been called allergy-friendly dogs. The science is striking; the leap from two monitored animals to a future househo...
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Can Pet Insurance Prices Rise Without Warning? What a New UK Petition Actually Wants Changed
The petition asks ministers and regulators to examine premium increases, exclusions and switching barriers. It is early in the parliament...
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Scientists Found 'Forever Chemicals' in Cats and Dogs — What the Study Really Says
A worrying phrase can travel faster than the evidence behind it. The new study is worth reading—but it needs more context than a viral po...
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Rio the Missing Dog Was Found 1,000 Miles From Home — and His Microchip Closed the Distance
Rio’s unexplained journey crossed more than 1,000 miles. The return journey began with something far smaller: a chip carrying current con...
