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'Absolute madness': Thailand's pet lion problem
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» CHIANG MAI — Behind a car repair business on a nondescript Thai street are the cherished pets of a rising TikTok animal influencer: two lions and a 200-kilogramme lion-tiger hybrid called "Big George."
Landmark Nepal survey estimates nearly 400 elusive snow leopards
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» KATHMANDU - Nepal's first nationwide survey of the threatened snow leopard estimated nearly 400 of the elusive big cats in the Himalayan nation, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Weary LA firefighters brace for 'last' dangerous winds
AFP, Published on 20/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Exhausted Los Angeles firefighters on Sunday braced for the return of yet more dangerously strong gusts, as California's governor slammed "hurricane-force winds of misinformation" surrounding blazes that have killed 27 people.
Art for bark's sake: stray dogs take up painting for UK charity
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» BRISTOL (UNITED KINGDOM) - In their studio in Bristol, western England, rescue dogs Rosie and Alba are hard at work on their canvases, redefining the essence of abstract art -- one tail swish at a time.
Keep or cull? Romania divided over its bear population
AFP, Published on 23/10/2023
» COVASNA (ROMANIA) - It was a sight that stopped traffic. A brown bear seemingly asleep, its head on its paws, on a winding forest road in central Romania, some paper napkins by its side.
Viral disease killing felines on 'cat island' Cyprus
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» NICOSIA - A sickly ginger kitten named Bebe is pulled out of a cat carrier at a veterinary clinic in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia.
Art show highlights destructive ties between Man and Nature
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» JOHANNESBURG: A lioness towers over a seemingly dead hunter, her paws pinning his body to the ground.
2,000 dead cats intended for medicine found in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» Vietnamese police have discovered around 2,000 dead cats intended for use in traditional medicine, state media said Friday.
Cartel torture victim could be 'America's Favorite Pet'
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» MEXICO CITY - An elderly dog whose front paws were cut off by Mexican drug cartel members is in the running for the title of pet of the year in the United States.
Pet hate: Dogs and cats confront division in 'Paws of Fury'
AFP, Published on 14/07/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Dogs and cats must put their rivalry aside to save a village -- and offer audiences a lesson in inclusion and diversity -- in the new animated film "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank."