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Dog and cat meat factory in China shut down after pet owner traces missing cat by GPS

Animal SceneMarch 11, 2021

Stalls at a livestock market in southern China that sell hundreds of cats and dogs were shut down after a pet owner traced his missing cat there, according to ... Read More...

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New swine flu with pandemic potential found in China

Megan CabalcarSeptember 24, 2020

The last thing the world needs now, while many areas of the world are still closed and deaths are rising, is another pandemic. But it could possibly be what we... Read More...

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Sniffer dog refuses to leave retiring handler who tearfully bids farewell to his long-time partner

Animal SceneSeptember 1, 2020

In a now viral video, a detection dog can be seen trying to stop his handler, who was reported to be retiring and about to leave the barracks in China. The... Read More...

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Animals and appetites in the age of COVID-19

Alex BicharaJuly 20, 2020

When people talk about the possibility of infection between humans and animals, diseases like rabies or Lyme might come to mind. The former is spread through s... Read More...

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Coronavirus ground zero: From a live animal market to fresh produce stands

Megan CabalcarJuly 15, 2020

Wuhan, the city with a live animal market where the new coronavirus Covid-19 originated, has opened outdoor markets three months after the outbreak. This time,... Read More...

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China reclassifies dogs as pets and not livestock

Animal SceneApril 16, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is believed to have originated from a wet market in Wuhan China, where live animals were sold for food. Now, China has created new gui... Read More...

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Elephants broke into village, drank wine, and fell asleep in garden

Animal SceneMarch 20, 2020

A herd of 14 elephants was looking for food in Yunnan, China when they came upon a village filled with what they were looking for and a whole lot of "drinks" f... Read More...

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About 50,000 pets feared to starve to death in Wuhan after their owners evacuated

Animal SceneFebruary 5, 2020

As confirmed coronavirus cases in Wuhan, China continues to spike (20,438 as of Tuesday according to a report by CNN), most of their pets have been left to fen... Read More...

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Driver ties dog to vehicle because ‘there was no space inside’

Animal SceneAugust 9, 2019

On the streets of Liuzhou, in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a pet dog can be seen being dragged on a leash by people who have been driving a tiny electric ... Read More...

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Russia frees first batch of captured whales back to the sea

Maxine LagmanJune 25, 2019

More than 100 whales that were captured and held in cramped pens in the far eastern Russia to perform in aquariums, were placed in trucks to be freed back to t... Read More...

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