Animal welfare

Room with a mew: More cat hotels open, what to know before you book

The supply of cat hotels has increased by a third in the last two years, including new players like Sundays Cat Hotel & Resort.

Back to the treetops: Orang utans rescued from Borneo’s fires find a new home

An orang utan rescued from burning forests in West Kalimantan province moves through the trees at its new home at the Batu Nyambu protected reserve.

India’s animal mega centre vows revamp after criticism

A langur resting inside an enclosure at the Vantara Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Centre in Jamnagar.

Over 370kg in pangolin scales seized in Negeri Sembilan raid

Pangolins face threats from poaching and the illegal wildlife trade, with demand for their body parts and derivatives driving exploitation and threatening the species’ survival in its natural habitat.

One-star staycation, five-star tantrum: Bear gets locked in Subaru, trashes car

A black bear tore into the interior of a car in Juneau, Alaska, after it got itself locked inside.

These taste testers have four legs and picky palates

A cat testing cat food at the Royal Canin research centre in Aimargues, France. Even as the war in Iran has spurred inflation and wage growth has not kept up, the pet food market has kept growing.

Japan turns to stem cells as vets struggle with blood shortage for dogs

Veterinarians once commonly kept dogs as blood donors, but animal welfare concerns have made the practice increasingly difficult.

Animal rights group PETA urges Crystal Palace to retire bald eagle mascot Phoenix

Crystal Palace’s American bald eagle mascot, Phoenix, outside the club’s Selhurst Park before a match.

Several S’pore vets see up to 15% increase in respiratory or eye-related cases during haze

While direct causation has not been proven, most vets said that poor air quality can aggravate existing health conditions.

Busan shark Bukang-i may have just 2 weeks to live, says expert

The 3m-long dusky shark was seen slamming its head into the canal wall on Oct 19.

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