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No need to worry if a black cat crosses your path – it’s twice as likely to bring you good luck as bad luck, new research suggests.

When Bonnie the one-year-old shih tzu plunged down a rugged cliff face, she could have easily fallen to her death, but the miracle pooch was spotted perched on a ledge waiting for her rescuers

Will Paris follow in the furry footsteps of Nice, Grenoble or neighbouring Suresnes, and allow city employees to bring their pets to work? Will civic offices in the French capital soon be home to workers' cats, dogs, ferets, pigs or even camels?

When 13-year-old border collie Jip mysteriously started to choke late at night, his owner feared the worst and rushed him to the vets - where medics were stunned to find out he had actually swallowed a pair of socks

Larry left the fox fleeing with its tail between its legs, while a Twitter account dedicated to the moggy had a poke at the Tories saying 'at least someone at this address is up to the job'

The top 10 names have been unveiled in new research.

The most popular dog breed of this year is also revealed

You could spend £30,000 over a dog’s lifetime, £24,000 for a cat

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A Victorian businessman who makes customised cat enclosures says there is no shortage of work as councils move to stop the animals roaming.

New research found that petting a dog increases brain activity linked to emotional processing and attention, suggesting a therapeutic benefit of dogs in clinical settings.