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A Shanghai woman accused of killing hundreds of cats will not face prosecution despite animal rights campaigners' efforts because China has no animal protection laws, state media said Friday.

Terriers Banjo and Poppy -- one of whom plunges to its death onto a knot of knitting needles -- on Friday jointly took Cannes' unofficial Palm Dog award for celluloid canine talent.

A plucky penguin that was recaptured last week after nearly three months at large in the polluted waters of Tokyo Bay has conjunctivitis, an aquarium official said Monday.

Premier Pet Products has announced a recall of their Gentle Leader Headcollars due to reports of defects in some specific styles of headcollars. The recall affects headcollars that were sold from August 2011 – May 2012.

NEW YORK - People and their pets often end up resembling each other, but image-obsessed Americans are taking that age-old relationship a step further, treating their four-legged friends to everything from spa facials to testicle implants.

Dog TV says it's "the first television channel for dogs," with "scientifically developed" 24/7 programming full of frisky hounds running leashless in lush green fields to soothing strains of meditative music.