People have always been fascinated with the notion of stopping the aging process and extending human life. There have been numerous research projects around this, but most of them have been happening in the fringes and have not amounted to much. A woman named Celine Halioua is hoping to change this and extend onto dogs.
The South Carolina Department of Health And Environmental Control has issued a rabies alert and a warning on a rabid puppy. The puppy in question is a 7-week-old Tan And White Pitbull that was reported over the weekend of July 24, 2021, to be positive for rabies. Health officials in South Carolina are urging anyone to seek medical help if ever they have come in contact with the said dog.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled on September 22, 2021, that a trial witness can be accompanied by an emotional support dog if the animal can assist with a complete, reliable, and truthful testimony. The ruling sets a precedent for future trials in the state if the judges are faced with such a petition from witnesses.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that with effect from December 1, 2021, the United States Government will loosen a rule that banned the entry of dogs from 113 countries.
Several dogs have reportedly died after visiting a park in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg in New York City. The deaths may have been caused by a bacterial disease called leptospirosis that is spread through rat urine.
Without immediate medical attention, seizures can easily turn fatal, and for Haley Moore, this was an all-too-real possibility, had it not been for the quick action of her dog, Clover. In the incident captured on a video dated March 21st, 2021, happened in Ottawa, Canada, Moore was out for her usual mid-morning walk with her dog. Somewhere along the way, however, the unexpected happened. Moore collapsed on the side of the road and started seizing.
Ethan’s story is the perfect rags to riches story of a dog who went from being abandoned and malnourished to being a C-level executive, all in the span of a few months.
After a year of absence in New York City, the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is slated to be held at its longtime home on January 22 and 24 to 26, 2022. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 event was held outdoors at Lyndhurst, a National Trust for Historic Preservation property, in Tarrytown, New York.
On September 30, 2021, the Mississippi Supreme Court upholds the conviction of a man who was convicted for three felony counts on dogfighting charges in 2019. Tommie Queen, a resident of Adams County, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for dogfighting charges. He is the first person in the state of Mississippi to be convicted of such charges.
