The Latest Breaking News on Pets

Our new puppy has health and behavioural issues. Can I ask the breeder to foot the vet bill?

If your pet has a heritable defect, you can ask the breeder to cover the ‘repair’, writes Australian policy professional Kat George. But the puppy’s behaviour is another matter

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2025

Pennsylvania governor spurns Peta’s offer to replace Punxsutawney Phil with cake on Groundhog Day

Animal rights group suggested replacing the famous marmot with vegan cake to forecast the end of winter

The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2025

Tim Dowling: our dog is running rings round the other dogs in the park – and my wife

The new dog may be excitable but she is quite well behaved when I take her out. For my wife, not so much

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025

Evil toilets, terror food and billionaire Squishmallows: my eye-popping day at the UK’s giant toy fair

With the UK toy market now worth £3.4bn, we storm the high-security world of fun – and find possessed loos, creepy-crawlies in sushi rolls and more plastic than a petrochemical convention

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025

People in England with severe dust mite allergy to be offered daily pill on NHS

Tablet will particularly benefit people who do not respond enough to steroid nasal sprays and antihistamines

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025

Voices: I’m in a sexless marriage – how do I spice things up?

DEAR VIX: The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationships

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025

Even as the tide turned for fur, crocodile leather kept selling in high-end fashion. But for how much longer?

Dotted across northern Australia are 21 saltwater crocodile farms, home to around 130,000 crocodiles. Their skins are turned into crocodile leather, long sought for use in luxury handbags, belts and other items.

The Conversation · Jan 30, 2025

2 dogs get new homes after surviving plane crash that killed rescue flight pilot

Two dogs that survived an animal-rescue flight crash that killed the pilot last fall have found new homes

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

Why has Love Island’s Jack Fincham been jailed and what dog did he have?

The reality star won Love Island in 2018, along with Dani Dyer

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

The woman who rescued more than 2,500 pugs

There is a reason why so many pugs need a new home

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025