The monkey on Sai Hu’s back
An orphan monkey at a Chinese Zoo was being bullied by bigger primates, so zookeepers gave the little fellow his own personal guard dog. Keepers at Jiaozuo City Zoo said the monkey was always being...
View ArticleIn memory of Gus, “World’s Ugliest Dog”
Gus, the irrepressible, one-eyed, three-legged, nine-year-old Chinese crested who was named the World’s Ugliest Dog at the 20th Annual Sonoma-Marin Fair in northern California, has died of skin cancer....
View ArticleTainted dog food suspected in China
A Shanghai distributor of a popular brand of dog food said Monday it had suspended sales of the product following reports that dogs who ate it died from poisoning. While China’s recent food safety...
View ArticleChinese city withdraws dog ban
In yet another sign that the animal welfare movement is gaining its legs in China, public pressure has led officials of the city of Jiangmen to withdraw their plans to ban dogs in urban areas. The...
View ArticleConcerns grow over jerky treats from China
You’d think, scientific technology being what it is, that the Food and Drug Administration would have determined by now what it is about chicken jerky treats from China that seems to be continually...
View ArticleNearly 1,000 dogs sickened by chicken treats
The number of dogs reported sickened by chicken jerky pet treats from China is nearing 1,000, according to federal health officials. The Food and Drug Administration has logged 900 reports of illnesses...
View ArticleJerky: A petition, a lawsuit, but no recall yet
Nearly 63,000 people have signed a petition asking Nestle Purina to recall chicken jerky treats manufactured in China — the subject of nearly 1,000 consumer complaints, an FDA investigation and a class...
View ArticleImproving the lives of animal in China
Childhood memories of a pig being led to slaughter prompted Chinese lawyer and businessman Lu Xun to fight for the welfare of animals. “I remember the horrible screaming from the pig as it knew it was...
View ArticleCanadian program looks at Chinese jerky
Here’s an in-depth report out of Canada on the rising concerns about chicken jerky treats from China. CBC television’s Tom Harrington looks at the lack of pet food regulations in this Marketplace...
View ArticlePetSmart and Petco to pull China-made jerky treats off their shelves — finally
After thousands of reported illnesses and 1,000 dog deaths, PetSmart and Petco have announced they will stop selling all dog and cat treats made in China. What took the retailers so long to reach the...
View ArticlePetco clears shelves of Chinese jerky treats
Petco says it has pulled all Chinese-made dog and cat treats from store shelves, fulfilling a promise the chain made to customers last May. “We know some pet parents are wary of dog and cat treats made...
View ArticleChina creates “Super Dog” via gene editing
First, scientists in South Korea brought us dog cloning — a chance, or so it was initially described, to use cells from your sick, dying or even dead dog to create the exact same dog again, in healthy...
View ArticleChinese lab produces what it says is the world’s first “superdog” clone
Chinese scientists say they have produced a “superdog” clone — and that the technology will enable them to mass produce dogs that are extra strong and extra fast. And, unless you are a fan of the doggy...
View ArticleTwo men jailed in China after insulting police officer who clubbed a dog to...
(The video above is disturbing and may offend some readers.) Two men served five days in jail in China after publicly insulting a police officer who killed a golden retriever on a street in Changsha,...
View ArticleDogs in space: China reveals it tried it too
Back in the late 1950’s/early 1960’s, the race to space featured two main players — the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Both, in preparation for manned space flight, were experimenting with animals first —...
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