Basket the border collie seems to have a way with words. The 7-year-old dog, who resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, knows the names of at least 150 toys—”froggy,” “crayon box” and “Pop-Tart,” among them—and can retrieve them on command. Basket built her vocabulary thanks to the dedicated efforts of one of her […]
When government paychecks stopped, one US tax lawyer picked up a pair of tongs. As the federal government shutdown stretches close to a month, an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) attorney, Isaac Stein, has become an unlikely social media sensation after being spotted selling hot dogs in his office suit from a street cart. His story, […]
Prominent Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has found himself at the centre of a growing controversy after a clip from his October 7 livestream went viral, showing his dog Kaya yelping as he scolded her for moving out of the camera frame. The moment has triggered widespread accusations of animal cruelty, with viewers alleging that Piker […]
In a bizarre case of voter fraud that sounds more like a sitcom subplot than a courtroom reality, a 62-year-old woman from California has been charged with five felony counts after allegedly registering her dog to vote and successfully casting a ballot under the canine’s name, as per New York Post.Laura Lee Yourex of Costa […]
A bizarre, naturally occurring virus is giving wild rabbits a truly unsettling makeover — transforming their faces with horn-like or tentacle-shaped growths that have earned them the nickname “zombie bunnies.” Known as Shope papillomavirus (SPV) or cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV), this infection primarily affects wild cottontail rabbits in the United States. While the strange protrusions […]
राजस्थान के उदयपुर में आवारा कुत्तों का आतंक थमने का नाम नहीं ले रहा है। शहर के न्यू आरटीओ रोड स्थित गौतम विहार कॉलोनी में रविवार शाम 5 वर्षीय गौरांश पर तीन कुत्तों ने हमला कर दिया। बच्चा घर के बाहर स्कूटर चला रहा था, तभी अचानक कुत्तों का झुंड दौड़ता हुआ आया और उसे […]
A pet groomer in North Carolina has been arrested after disturbing videos surfaced showing her punching and slamming dogs during grooming sessions. Kirsten Rhea Taylor, 28, was taken into custody on Thursday in Mooresville and charged with four counts of felony animal cruelty, reported New York Post. Authorities identified her as the employee seen in […]
Amid the deadly flooding in central Texas, animal rescue groups are working tirelessly to shelter displaced pets, relocate them, and ensure their safety until they can be reunited with their families.Marc Peralta, chief program officer at Best Friends Animal Society, quoted ABC News, said, “When the floods occurred, we knew right away from other emergency […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Putin during a meeting on Tuesday, said Ukrainian recruitment officials are catching people “like dogs” to enrol as volunteers in the conflict against Russia.He drew a comparison claiming Russia has been enjoying a steady flow of volunteers.“While the Kiev authorities are engaged in forced mobilisation – people are caught […]
Representative Image (AI) Turkiye’s top court on Wednesday rejected a request to annul a contentious law designed to remove millions of stray dogs from the streets, which criticssaid could lead to mass killings of the animals.The main opposition party had sought the overturn of the legislation that was enacted last year, arguing that it violated […]
