In an attempt to counter an Android app released by Kage Games which pits dogs to fight against each other, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has launched their own app.
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NEW YORK - One of New York's most closely watched celebrities -- a red-tailed hawk nesting on a Manhattan high rise -- has dashed hopes that three eggs she's been tending will hatch.
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CANBERRA - A bomb detection dog that spent a year lost in Afghanistan's Taliban heartland Tuesday became only the second Australian military animal to receive the country's most prestigious animal bravery award.
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WASHINGTON - Cameras installed high in a tree in Iowa have made an internet sensation of a family of bald eagles, whose nest is streamed online live day and night.
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SAN FRANCISCO - The founder of website domain hosting firm Go Daddy was under fire on Thursday for an online video showing him proudly killing an elephant in Zimbabwe.
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CAPE TOWN - Bursts of birdsong cut sweetly across the harsh prison noises as heavily tattooed, gold-toothed murderer Bernard Mitchell nuzzles the five-week old parrot with motherly kisses.
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In a recent interview with More! magazine, singer-songwriter Katy Perry said that she is "obsessed with cats," and is taking on the lofty goal of making it cool and chic to be a "cat lady."
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Yep, it's finally happened. Robert Pattinson -- Twilight star and hearthrob to tweens and "cool moms" aplenty -- has finally gotten himself a dog; a puppy to be exact.
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LONDON - A Flatcoated Retriever called Jet on Sunday won the Best in Show award at Britain's Crufts festival, the world's largest annual dog show.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Chefs in San Francisco's Chinatown are sharpening their knives to defend the right to serve shark fin soup, a staple in high-end Chinese restaurants here.
Two local assemblymen have proposed a law to ban the transport and sale of shark fins in California, which... READ MORE
It’s March 3rd, and you know what that means: "What if Dogs and Cats Had Opposable Thumbs Day" has arrived again, the day on which we contemplate the true meaning of how the world would be different if our pets had opposable thumbs and could do the sorts of things... READ MORE
Anyone who still believes that a cat -- or a goose -- cannot be trained has not yet been to a Popovich Comedy Pet Theater show. Video after the jump.
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SHANGHAI - Shanghai has adopted a one-dog policy, passing a law limiting homes to one canine each as it tries to curb the growing popularity of man's best friend in China's leading metropolis.
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Pets appear to be the newest trend among brokers when staging swanky Manhattan apartments. According to some, they make the apartments feel more "homey."
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NEW YORK - A stately looking Scottish Deerhound beat the breed favored by President Barack Obama and a crowd pleasing Cocker Spaniel to snap up top dog honors Tuesday at New York's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
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NEW YORK - In a competition dominated by pooches with rock-star hairdos, little Coal sticks out at New York's Westminster Dog Show like a sore thumb from a fur glove. He's bald.
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With the Westminster Kennel Club revving up for their 135th annual dog show in New York City next week, there is a lot of buzz surrounding the six new breeds that will be entering the WKC competition, and some dog fanciers are curious to see which will be the darlings of this year’s... READ MORE
SAN FRANCISCO - Young women find dogs sexier than smartphones.
The bad news for geeks was released Thursday in a Retrevo.com study aimed at finding out whether gadgets make people more attractive as love interests.
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