They're known as man's best friends, fur babies, pooches. But the most widely used word for these beloved animals — "dog" — is also a great linguistic mystery. "The most everyday, commonplace words ...

A Northampton man has been jailed after her went on a crime spree, which included assaulting a woman, damaging homes, attempting to strangle a police dog and more. Alexander Scott-Mills formerly of ...

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The Supreme Court on Monday ordered picking of all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR within eight weeks, directing that they be housed in dog shelters. The big Supreme Court order on stray dogs has people ...

Stray dogs will eventually roam free on Delhi-NCR streets with the Supreme Court modifying its earlier order on rounding up and permanently moving all strays to shelters. The stray dogs could be ...

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EUGENE, Oregon — A two-year-old hairless French bulldog-English bulldog mix from Eugene, Oregon, has claimed the title of 2025 World's Ugliest Dog at the Sonoma County Fair. Petunia, also known as ...

Delhi Police detained animal rights activists protesting at India Gate against the Supreme Court's order to relocate all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to shelters. The court's directive, addressing rising ...

Furry friends have shaped human life as companions, protectors, or community wanderers for centuries. Some places see them as family, others as a challenge to public health. With spaying, vaccination, ...

This dog is a little ruff around the edges. A hairless English-French bulldog mix was crowned as the winner of the 2025 “World’s Ugliest Dog” contest. The 2-year-old pup named Petunia and her owner, ...