Are you a cat person or a dog person and what does that mean for your career path?  A new survey from CareerBuilder looks at pet ownership in relation to chosen profession, compensation and job satisfaction.  The nationwide survey was conducted...

Comedian Rufus Hound’s canine-inspired name was certainly fitting today, as he rehomed a puppy from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. Rufus and his family adopted a nine week old Mongrel called Antonio, who they are renaming Ted. He was brought...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who was in Bulgaria to sign a gas pipeline deal, was presented with the Bulgarian shepherd dog puppy by prime minister Boyko Borissov. Putin already has an 11-year-old black Labrador, called Connie, which...

Target the dog lived through explosions in war-torn Afghanistan, saved the lives of U.S. soldiers and was featured on Oprah – but she couldn't survive a brief stay at an Arizona animal shelter. An employee at the Pinal County facility...

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) questions whether limit laws, such as Proposition B, recently passed in Missouri, are the best approach to improving the welfare of dogs.  On November 2, voters in Missouri passed Proposition...

A private detective agency is using spy cameras to catch dog walkers who don't clean up after their pets. Investigator Mark Halstead, 35, uses all-weather infra-red cameras hidden in trees and hollowed-out stones.

A rottweiler that was supposed to be put to sleep will live the rest of its life frolicking in the country. Mia, who survived a botched euthanasia, has been given a new home with other rottweilers on an 80-acre farm outside Hillsdale. Mia was...

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home saw its intake of stray dogs spike by 50% over fireworks weekend, after pets became frightened by loud bangs and lost their owners. The new arrivals joined all Battersea dogs in enjoying a calming and distracting...

The World Travel Market is a key venue for Philippines tourism promotion. It is estimated that more than 100,000 UK visitors may travel to the Philippines in 2010. "Despite decades of pressure, the Philippines authorities are failing to...

Officials in France have revealed a disturbing Al-Qaeda plot whereby terrorists took two stray dogs from the streets of Baghdad which they intended to use as 'live bombs' on a plane bound to Los Angeles. The dogs were crudely cut open...