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Does Your Cat Forget You on Holiday? Routine Changes More Than Recognition
You come home expecting a reunion. The cat gives you the expression normally reserved for replacement furniture. Memory may be intact; th...
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Minoxidil Poisoning in Cats: What to Do After a Spill or Lick
A drop on fur, a lick of treated skin or residue on bedding can be enough to cause serious illness. Suspected minoxidil exposure is a vet...
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Calm Water Can Still Put Dogs and Their Owners in Danger, UK Campaign Warns
A lake can look still while currents, cold, steep banks or toxic algae remain invisible. The most dangerous decision may come after a dog...
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Rescue Dog Davey Retires After Nine Years Searching Disaster Zones
Davey entered Dogs Trust needing a second chance. He leaves frontline service nine years later with international deployments, a humanita...
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Viral Cat ‘Play’ Videos Can Hide Distress in Plain Sight, New Study Warns
A cat that bites, scratches or tries to disengage may be communicating quite clearly. The internet’s problem, new research suggests, is d...
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Rescue Pug Jinny Lu Wins the 2026 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest — on Her Fourth Attempt
Jinny Lu has a lolling tongue, a talent for shouting at mirrors and, after four attempts, a $5,000 title that celebrates rescue dogs whos...
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Does Your Pet Actually Like Being Stroked? A New Study Found One Touch That Stood Out
A cuddle can feel affectionate to a person and intrusive to an animal. New research adds evidence to the discussion—but your pet's body l...
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Does Five Minutes With Your Pet Really Change Your Mood? Scientists Tracked It in Real Time
Instead of asking people to remember how they felt weeks ago, researchers interrupted daily life—up to ten times a day—to capture what ha...
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CatVideoFest Crashed the Box-Office Top 10 — and Outperformed Harry and Meghan's New Documentary
Hollywood spent the summer launching superheroes, sequels and billion-dollar spectacles. Then 71 minutes of cats arrived in 255 cinemas a...
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Sixty Cats Were Found on an Abandoned Sailboat — Then the Rescue Became an Internet Obsession
An empty yacht, dozens of cats and no human captain: the photographs looked like the opening shot of a very odd film. The six-day operati...
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Nearly 20,000 People Asked for Pets in Aircraft Cabins — Why the UK Government Held the Line
Campaigners argued that small pets should be allowed beside their owners. The Government response focused on biosecurity checks, airport ...
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Raw Pet Food Safety: What the UK’s 380-Sample Survey Found
UK testing detected harmful bacteria in 35% of sampled raw dog and cat foods, while about 29% exceeded statutory microbiological criteria...
