Mechanical mutts are being trialed as ‘force multipliers’ along the US-Mexican border The US Department of Homeland Security has offered a pack of robot dogs – officially named ‘Automated Ground Surveillance Vehicles’ – to Customs and Border Patrol for use in monitoring the vast border with Mexico. The program intends to “leverage technology to force-multiply” […]
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Court rules that breeding certain dogs is law violation
A court in Norway has concluded that the commercial breeding of certain kinds of dogs is in breach of the law Animal welfare activists are celebrating a long-awaited victory after a Norwegian court concluded that breeding British bulldogs and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels was in breach of the country’s Animal Welfare Act. In a 60-page […]
Mysterious illness in ‘hundreds’ of dogs raises alarm in UK
The sick canines had all visited English beaches, but coastal officials say they found “nothing unusual” Dog owners in East Yorkshire have warned that their pets fell ill after taking walks along the region’s coastline, despite officials finding no “direct link” between the area and the diseases during recent inspections. Vets in the area claim […]
Dogs understand humans better than expected, study shows
Canines can distinguish between different languages, as well as between real language and gibberish, new research reveals Dogs are capable of recognizing familiar human language and differentiating it from an unfamiliar one, a fresh study suggests. Canines can also tell the difference between familiar words regardless of intonation. Our canine pets appear to be able […]
Police dogs pulled from duty over new animal rights law
Methods for controlling enforcement canines during police operations were found to contravene new German laws on animal welfare German police have withdrawn highly trained dogs from the front line after a new law on animal rights prohibited the methods used to train and control canines when apprehending criminals. Following a law that came into force […]




