Lifestyle & Entertainment
Snapchat Releases Dog-Friendly Lenses
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Snapchat released an app update on Dec. 24 that includes lenses that can identify dog faces and apply filters. This new feature came just in time for pet parents to snap selfies with their pups for...
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Loyal Service Dog Earns an Honorary Diploma From Clarkson University
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Brittany Hawley spent the last two years at Clarkson University’s graduate school in upstate New York pursuing a degree in occupational therapy. On December 15, 2018, her hard...
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Officer Demoted for Surrendering Retired Police Dog to an Animal Shelter
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Officer Carl Ellis was removed from the narcotics investigations team and assigned to patrol duty after quietly surrendering a retired police dog that had served nine years on the force.
When...
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New Bill in Spain Will Change Animals’ Legal Standing From Property to Sentient Beings
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Under the Spanish Civil Code, animals are currently classified as movable property. This means that in cases of defaulted payments, debt collectors can seize pets along with other assets when collecting payments.
However,...
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Fashion Designer Jean Paul Gaultier Bans Fur From His Runways
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Fashion legend Jean Paul Gaultier recently announced his decision to go fur-free in all future collections. Harper's Bazaar reports, “The fashion legend said that the way in which animals are killed...
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Recent Evidence Shows Ancient Egyptians Were Die-Hard Cat Lovers
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Archaeologists found dozens of cat-related items inside a 4,500-year-old tomb at the site of a necropolis in Saqqara, which is on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities announced Saturday.
Among...
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