7 h. ago Scientists warn some dogs and cats are being bred to evolve the same 'smushed' faces

Flat-faced dogs and cats have been bred to such extremes that they now look more like each other than their own ancestors, experts reveal - and it comes with a range of health problems.

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9 h. ago Democrats in Congress warn cuts at top US labor watchdog will be ‘catastrophic’

Musk’s Doge targets National Labor Relations Board with cuts and terminated leases as union speaks outDemocrats have warned that cuts to the US’s top labor watchdog threaten to render the organization “basically ineffectual” and will be “catastrophic” for workers’ rights.The so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has targeted the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for cuts and ended its leases in several states. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Toddler killed in horror collision as he's hit by two cars while chasing family dog

A one-year-old boy tragically died in a road accident in Florida on Wednesday. The boy was trying to catch the family dog when he ran into oncoming traffic and was hit by two cars

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3 d. ago Dog and cat owners share the things they wish they knew before bringing home a pet

Pet owners have shared the top 20 thins they believe every potential dog or cat owner should know, after learning the hard way

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3 d. ago Scots woman banned from keeping animals for five years after extreme neglect

Demi Crowley has been banned from owning or keeping any animal for five years after she neglected three dogs and a cat.

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4 d. ago Pet owners share key things you should know before getting a dog or cat

While more than half of pet owners said having a pet has improved their physical and mental health, there are definitely a few insights they wish they had prior to becoming pet parents

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5 d. ago More than 80% of world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event in history

‘We're looking at something that's completely changing the face of our planet,’ scientists warn

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6 d. ago Real reason why dogs and cats lose their teeth – vet says it's not old age

For anyone who believed that ageing causes pets to lose their teeth, one vet has some news that might make your jaw drop

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6 d. ago Child sexual abuse scandal cast long shadow over Francis’s papacy

Issue dogged Francis throughout his time as head of Catholic church, with abuse survivors saying he failed to do enoughPope Francis: cardinals to meet in Rome to set date for funeral – liveIn 2002, the Boston Globe published a series of articles exposing the scale of child sexual abuse in the local Catholic church. It shone a spotlight – the title of a later movie based on the investigation – on the church’s dark shameful secrets.Eleven years later, Francis became pope. Wave after wave of abuse revelations continued to crash at the Vatican’s doors amid mounting anger and revulsion among the faithful and beyond. The issue threatened to derail Francis’s papacy and dominate his trips abroad. He was slow to grasp the scale and systemic nature of the issue and apparently reluctant to take firm action to deal with abusers and those who covered up abuse. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Scientists warn drug being 'inappropriately' prescribed could lead to 'biggest threat to global health'

At the same time, older people who may not be able to deal with infections without antibiotics are not receiving them as much - meaning they could face more complications or hospital admissions

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1 week ago Police hunt twisted owner who dumped over 80 dogs, cats and a chicken in faeces covered home

Revolting images show the inhumane condition dozens of animals, including 78 springer spaniels, who were left to fend for themselves after officers raided the property in Bristol

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1 week ago Dozens of dogs found crammed in 'squalid' property with cats and chicken

Police officers were said to have been "immediately taken aback by the smell, the conditions and the volume of animals living inside".

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1 week ago Police find 82 dogs, two cats and a chicken after raiding home

Animals were crammed inside a house, where police officers were called after reports of an 'overwhelming smell'

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1 week ago Inside horror house where more than 80 dogs were found living in their own filth: Heartbreaking snaps show springer spaniels cowering together

More than 80 dogs, alongside two cats and a chicken were found in a house in Yorkshire, cowering together in a huddle, covered in their own filth.

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1 week ago Who are the death row executioners? Disgraced doctors, suspended nurses and drunk drivers

These are just the US executioners we know. But they are a chilling indication of the executioners we don’t knowBeing an executioner is not the sort of job that gets posted in a local wanted ad. Kids don’t dream about being an executioner when they grow up, and people don’t go to school for it. So how does one become a death row executioner in the US, and who are the people doing it?This was the question I couldn’t help but ask when I began a book project on lethal injection back in 2018. I’m a death penalty researcher, and I was trying to figure out why states are so breathtakingly bad at a procedure that we use on cats and dogs every day. Part of the riddle was who is performing these executions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Revealed: world’s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges again

Brazilian ranchers in Pará and Rondônia say JBS can not achieve stated goal of deforestation-free cattleBibles, bullets and beef: Amazon cowboy culture at odds with Brazil’s climate goalsThe life and death of a ‘laundered’ cow in the Amazon rainforestThe world’s largest meat company, JBS, looks set to break its Amazon rainforest protection promises again, according to frontline workers.Beef production is the primary driver of deforestation, as trees are cleared to raise cattle, and scientists warn this is pushing the Amazon close to a tipping point that would accelerate its shift from a carbon sink into a carbon emitter. JBS, the Brazil-headquartered multinational that dominates the Brazilian cattle market, promised to address this with a commitment to clean up its beef supply chain in the region by the end of 2025. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pets owners urged top stop 'dangerous' TikTok trend, vet nurse explains why

Dog, cat and rabbit owners have been told it could injure their furry pal

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1 week ago Vet nurse urges pet owners to stop 'irresponsible and dangerous' TikTok trend

Dog, cat and rabbit owners have all been warned to stop

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1 week ago Scientists prepare for 'mammothpox' virus that could emerge from arctic permafrost and threaten humanity

While the scenario and the virus were completely fictitious, scientists warn the threat of 'zombie viruses' emerging from permafrost thawing due to climate change is very real.

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1 week ago Experts warn virus that almost all of us have caught may dramatically raise risk of young dementia

A virus that has infected about two thirds of Britons, and millions more worldwide, could increase the risk of developing the memory robbing disorder dementia earlier, scientists warn.

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