Paw patrolling: Sniffing out France’s love of dogs
we’re sniffing out France’s love of dogs. As a law comes into effect that requires them to be on a leash in forests for the spring season, we explore how many "chiens"…
Detector dogs trained to sniff out water leaks
From crop failures to shrinking lakes, Europe is increasingly suffering from a lack of water. According to the European Environment Agency, around 30 percent of the continent's population is already affected by…
Bogota orchestra performs concert for dogs
Members of the Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra perform a concert for pets and their humans in support of animal rights and to raise awareness of the impact on animals of fireworks, which are…
China’s animal rescuer houses over a thousand dogs
Twenty years ago, Wen Junhong took home one abandoned dog. Now, she has over 1,300 rescued canines crammed into a single brick house on the outskirts of the southern Chinese metropolis Chongqing.…
Volunteers help stray dogs at a shelter in Iraq’s Arbil
Majd Shaar, a veterinarian, along with volunteers treat stray dogs that are brought back to a shelter in Iraq's Arbil. The shelter currently incubates around 250 dogs, where a group of specialists…
A life-saving ‘game’: Bosnia trains world’s mine-detecting dogs
For them, it may only be a game, but the work they do saves lives. Dogs trained in Bosnia to detect landmines left over from the 1990s Balkan wars are today sent…
EndSARS protests turn violent in Osun, Abuja, World Bank backs FG on petrol subsidy removal and more
Here are a few reasons to pick up a copy of The Guardian on Saturday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Saturday.…
Dogs can sniff out seizures
French scientists say they have proof that dogs can pick up the smell of an epileptic seizure. The University of Rennes team hopes the findings could lead to ways to predict when…
300 dogs run across the French alps in sled racing competition
The Grande Odyssee competition kicks off in Savoie Mont Blanc as 300 dogs run nearly 250 miles across the Alps in heavy snow.…
Croatia’s only beach bar for dogs
Croatia's only beach bar catering for dogs staged a race in the Adriatic on Sunday for owners and their four-legged friends.…
Sierra Leone fights to tame rabies
The rise of rabies spread by dogs, which claims hundreds of lives every year in Sierra Leone, has forced the government to take action.…