Spain economic crisis sends 5,000 horses a month to slaughter
July 10th, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 10 (IANS/EFE) The economic crisis in Spain is sending almost 5,000 horses a month to the slaughterhouse and has increased the number of animals abandoned because their owners ... Read more...
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North Carolina’s zoo elephant to get contact lenses on order
June 20th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
North Carolina, June 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS)
An elephant is all get contact lenses as his eye-sight is weak. After C'sar the elephant suffered his second cataract operation, the veterinarian team at N.C. Zoo, ... Read more...
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8 peacocks succumb to heat stroke in Aravalli village
June 11th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 11 (IANS) At least eight peacocks died Monday due to heat stroke in Hasanpur village, 12 km from here in the Aravalli hills, a wildlife official said.Two seriously ... Read more...
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Horse dies after winning prestigious race
May 14th, 2012 - 8:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 14 (IANS) A champion horse died moments after winning a prestigious race in Nashville, US, RIA Novosti reported.Arcadius died after winning the Iroquois Steeplechase. The eight-year-old had a ... Read more...
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Students demand teachers for their school in Srinagar
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 22 (IANS) Students of a government higher secondary school here came together Thursday for a demand of a different kind - teachers for their school.Dozens of students gathered ... Read more...
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Dead tiger to be stuffed, put on display at Honduran zoo
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Feb 2 (IANS/EFE) A Bengal tiger donated by a Mexican circus to the Tegucigalpa zoo last year was put down after sustaining a hip injury. It will now be ... Read more...
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Agra battles stray dogs
January 22nd, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 22 (IANS) After battling bovine and simian threats to tourists, authorities in the Taj Mahal city have declared war on stray dogs.Dogs have bitten many tourists not only ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Smoked fish, dried vegetables charm Kashmiris in winter
January 11th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 11 (IANS) The temporary blockade on the Srinagar-Jammu highway due to snowfall has come as a blessing for traders selling smoked fish and dried vegetables - a centuries-old ... Read more...
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Jobless gold-medallist Pakistani kills self
December 12th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 12 (IANS) A gold-medallist Pakistani veterinarian committed suicide after failing to get a job in the past two years, his family said.Danish Nawaz, a doctor of veterinary ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Student vet mauled to death by pygmy elephant
December 8th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Borneo, Dec 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A student of Australia’s University of Sydney has been mauled to death by a pygmy elephant in a Malaysian wildlife park. Painfully, veterinarian Jenna O'Grady Donley ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Fiery chinar leaves lend magic to Kashmir (Feature)
November 3rd, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 3 (IANS) As autumn, the golden yellow season of Kashmir, draws to a close, the majestic chinar trees are at their fiery best. Their crimson coloured leaves - ... Read more...
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Never allow pets in your bed!
September 28th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 28 (IANS) You may lavish attention on your pets, seeing that they are well fed and cared for. But don't let them share your bed, because they could ... Read more...
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Is it time to write Dal Lake’s epitaph? (With Images)
August 24th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 24 (IANS) The Dal Lake, known as Srinagar's ecological lungs, has been under threat for a while now. Indeed, efforts to restore it to its pristine state are ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Cats inspired Egypt’s Pharaonic fashion rage
May 30th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 30 (IANS) A breed of cat called the Egyptian mau worshipped in the days of Pharaohs had been a source of inspiration for Egypt's Pharaonic fashion, says an ... Read more...
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Injured tigress dies at Jim Corbett National Park
April 2nd, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by ANI
Ramnagar (Uttarakhand), Apr 2(ANI): A tigress at the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand was declared dead after it succumbed to injuries on Saturday.According to Corbett National Park's veterinarian Rajeev Singh, ... Read more...
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US man wakes up to find his pet pooch had eaten his toes
March 3rd, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, March 03 (ANI): A man in US, who was diabetic with no feeling in his feet, reportedly woke up to find that his dog had eaten part of his right foot, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Wild bisons injure six villagers in West Bengal district
February 24th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Cooch Behar, Feb 24 (ANI): Two wild bisons strayed into three villages in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district and injured around half a dozen inhabitants.The bisons attacked the villagers in Marichbari, ... Read more...
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‘Flying donkey’ in Russia dies of heart attack
February 6th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 6 (ANI): A donkey that rose to fame last year after being forced to parasail above the beaches of southern Russia has died of a heart attack.
A veterinarian said the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
“The Biggest Loser” Host Inspired By Her Dog’s Weight Loss
January 16th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "The Biggest Loser" host Alison Sweeney is influenced by her reel life reality series so much that she has even launched a weight loss program for ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
“The Biggest Loser” Host Alison Sweeney Launches Weight Loss Program For Dogs
January 15th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems that "The Biggest Loser" host Alison Sweeney is influenced by the reality show so much that she has even found a weight loss program ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Man Freed From Charges Of Having Sex With Dog ‘Christie Brinkley’
January 14th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aventura, Jan 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Armand Pacher on Wednesday was finally granted a clean chit when prosecutors freed him from charges of having sex with his pet dog. The 65-year-old ... Read more...
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Srinagar gets season’s first snowfall (Lead)
December 29th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 29 (IANS) The Kashmir Valley witnessed the first snowfall of the season Wednesday evening, breaking the over two-month long cold dry spell.While a mild snowfall mixed with rain lashed summer ... Read more...
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Aurangabad tigress gifted to Jamshedpur’s Tata Zoological Park
December 11th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
By Anup SinhaJamshedpur (Jharkhand), Dec.11 (ANI): The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation Zoo located in Maharashtra gifted a tigress to the Tata Zoological Park in Jamshedpur.Rita, a beautiful striped feline beauty, arrived at Jamshedpur ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Srinagar shivers at minus 3.4, Leh freezes at minus 12.8
December 6th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 6 (IANS) As the mercury continued to dip further, Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar shivered at minus 3.4 degrees Celsius Monday while Leh town in the Ladakh region virtually ... Read more...
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Injured tigress gets treatment in Uttarakhand
November 26th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Vipul GoelPantnagar (Uttarakhand), Nov.26 (ANI): Veterinarians treated a four-year old tigress who was injured in a fight with another animal in the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.The tigress is unable ... Read more...
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Dog Molly gets a facelift to restore her sight
October 18th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Romford, Oct 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) One year old Shar Pei – Molly can now finally see after a facelift was performed on her. According to reports Molly was suffering from entropion, which ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Tiger undergoes dialysis in Bhopal for the first time
October 14th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by ANI
By Ram Chand SahuBhopal, Oct.14 (ANI): Veterinarians in Bhopal are treating a tiger with kidney complication and have placed the feline under dialysis.Sagar, a tiger, was rescued from a circus in 2006 ... Read more...
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Montana woman escapes from a bear attack with the aid of a zucchini
September 24th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A woman belonging to Montana managed to scare away a 200lb (91kg) black bear. The woman was woken in the early morning hours by some sound ... Read more...
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Elephant gives birth to calf in Gorumara National Park in West Bengal
September 4th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Tarak SarkarJalpaiguri (West Bengal), Sep 4 (ANI): An elephant under the care of the Gorumara National Park near West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district gave birth to a female calf.The calf was born ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
I would love to be nursery school teacher: Hilton
August 27th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) Socialite Paris Hilton, who has remained in the news for her weird lifestyle, says she would have loved to be a school teacher or a veterinarian if ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Why city folks treat dogs as their kids
August 16th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 16 (ANI): A researcher at Indiana University South Bend found that city people tend to treat animals as their children, especially if the animal is a dog."If you have kids, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Hog bites owner to death in Hungary
August 9th, 2010 - 6:03 am ICT by IANS
Budapest, Aug 9 (IANS) A 35-year-old man was fatally bitten to death by a hog he was keeping as a pet in a southwestern Hungarian town.
The hog, a 150 kg Hungarian breed ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Army Dog Suffers PTSD
August 7th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) War has its after-effects, not only human but also animals suffer the same type of stress as any one else would guess. A two year old ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Half of Britain’s dog could die from obesity
July 27th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 27 (ANI): Half of the dogs in Britain could die of complications due to obesity, according to a study of 30,000 pooches.The U.K.'s People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) found ... Read more...
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In An Odd Incident, Dog Honks For Help When Left Behind In A Blistering Vehicle
July 13th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 13, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): An 11-year-old coffee Labrador named Max was involved in a rather quirky incident in Allentown, PA. The dog was compelled to take matters into ... Read more...
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