Meet the animals who live at hotels
Article written by Hazel Plush Originally published by The Telegraph, 23 April 2026 From cats who reside in the lap of five-star luxury to a ranch with a resident peacock, hotel residents aren’t always human Lilibet likes to spend her mornings on the windowsills of the Withdrawing Room, peering between the long gold tasselled curtains […]
Historic ruling: six dogs declared sentient beings for the first time in Mendoza, Argentina due to animal abuse
Article written by Noticias Ambientales Originally published by Noticias Ambientales, 8 April 2026 The Justice has issued an unprecedented ruling of effective compliance, also granting the definitive custody of six dogs to an NGO. This judicial process establishes a key precedent for the province of Mendoza. The Judicial Power of Mendoza issued a resolution considered historic in a case for animal cruelty. For the first time, an effective prison […]
World Stray Animals Day: Behind every number is a life
Every year on 4 April, World Stray Animals Day confronts us with a crisis hiding in plain sight — on our streets, in our cities and across continents. The scale is staggering. Data from the State of Pet Homelessness Project – compiled from over 900 global sources, nearly 30,000 public surveys and 200 expert interviews […]
Türkiye’s Parliament opens modern play, care area for cats
Article written by Daily Sabah with AA Originally published by Daily Sabah, 23 March 2026 A modern “Cat Life and Play Area” has been created for stray cats at Parliament in Ankara. The project aims to provide approximately 65 cats, which are cared for and fed on the campus, with healthier and safer living conditions. […]
Program launched in Indonesia to help end the dog meat trade
Article written by Humane World for Animals team.Originally published by Bastille Post Global, 17 March 2026 A dog slaughterhouse and a dog meat restaurant in Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara Timur province, which between them slaughtered or served up dogs for more than 45 years, have closed for good as part of an initiative to end the dog meat […]
ChatGPT and AlphaFold Help Design Personalized Vaccine for Dog with Cancer
Article written by Rebecca Roberts, PhD Originally published by The Scientist, 18 March 2026 When his beloved dog was given months to live, an Australian man harnessed the power of machine learning and mRNA technology to develop a cure. Losing a beloved pet is difficult for anyone to accept, but an Australian tech entrepreneur refused […]
Ancient Dogs Started Diversifying 11,000 Years Ago, Long Before the Modern Breeds We Know Today
Article written by Sara Novak Originally published by Discover Magazine, 14 March 2026 It’s hard to believe that all dogs came from wolves. But in fact, every breed from the pug to the chihuahua to the Great Dane started as a type of grey wolf that’s now extinct. It may have started around 30,000 years […]
Jack Russell’s Unexpected Bond With Farm Animal Melts Hearts: ‘So Sweet’
Article written by Melissa Fleur Afshar Originally published by Newsweek.com, 13 March 2026 A TikTok clip showing a Jack Russell terrier perched contentedly on the back of a sheep has delighted viewers on the platform, drawing hundreds of thousands of views and a wave of affectionate reactions for its unlikely display of cross-species friendship. The video was shared on March […]
Grief over pet death can be as strong as that for family member, survey shows
Article written by Robyn Vinter Originally published by The Guardian, 15 January 2026 Researcher calls for guidelines for diagnosing prolonged grief disorder to be expanded to cover people who lose pets Grief over the death of a pet could be as chronic as that for a human family member, research has shown, confirming what many […]
Wolfdog in ‘photo finish’ after invading Winter Olympics race
Article written by Jeremy Wilson Originally published by CNN Health, 12 February 2026 Two-year-old canine, named Nazgul, broke through security and onto the cross-country course to huge cheers from a delighted crowd It is the photo finish that is already one of the most famous in Olympic history. Nazgul, a Czechoslovakian Wolfdog, became an unexpected […]