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Pets

Purr-triotic ‘King Oyen’ turns heads at Malaysia’s National Day rehearsal

It’s a match – for the dogs!

Four recent poly graduates created Wagglo, an app that allows dog owners to find new friends for their pets. The Wagglo team comprises (left to right) Pang Ben Yang, 20, Timus Tan Shao Qi, 20, Cailin Yeo Yao Can, 20, and Ervin Ng Yu Boon, 22. Posing with the team are also Tan’s dog, two-year-old Taffy, and Yeo’s dog, seven-year-old Doya.
Four recent poly graduates created Wagglo, an app that allows dog owners to find new friends for their pets. The Wagglo team comprises (left to right) Pang Ben Yang, 20, Timus Tan Shao Qi, 20, Cailin Yeo Yao Can, 20, and Ervin Ng Yu Boon, 22. Posing with the team are also Tan’s dog, two-year-old Taffy, and Yeo’s dog, seven-year-old Doya.

Fish, fur and feathers: Animals galore at The Kallang’s Good Pet Fair

The Good Pet Fair – Kampong Edition was held over the weekend along the Great Eastern Promenade at The Kallang.
The Good Pet Fair – Kampong Edition was held over the weekend along the Great Eastern Promenade at The Kallang.

Humans love having pets. Seems like some other primates do, too

Scientists examined 427 interspecies interactions across 88 primate species finding that every primate, regardless of species, held some behaviour that could be linked to pet-keeping.
Scientists examined 427 interspecies interactions across 88 primate species finding that every primate, regardless of species, held some behaviour that could be linked to pet-keeping.

Vet Talk

Essential cat care: What every owner should know

Microchipping and licensing your cat enhance traceability, helping reunite lost and found cats with their owners.
Microchipping and licensing your cat enhance traceability, helping reunite lost and found cats with their owners.

Young & Savvy

What getting a puppy has taught me about the true cost of pet parenting

Those considering getting a pet should note that the true cost stretches far beyond the initial price tag.
Those considering getting a pet should note that the true cost stretches far beyond the initial price tag.

Four-legged lifesavers: Inside South Korea’s growing canine blood donation network

Cappu has donated blood 10 times in the last 4 years.
Cappu has donated blood 10 times in the last 4 years.

AVS to hold pet adoption drive in Singapore’s CBD for the first time

Paws In The City will be held at the Guoco Tower Urban Park in Tanjong Pagar from 11am to 8pm.
Paws In The City will be held at the Guoco Tower Urban Park in Tanjong Pagar from 11am to 8pm.

Scientists uncover how cats identify each other by urine scent

The findings, electronically published in Current Biology this week, may be applied to suppressing urine odor or monitoring rare feline species.
The findings, electronically published in Current Biology this week, may be applied to suppressing urine odor or monitoring rare feline species.

Actor Elvin Ng and host Lee Teng post painful goodbyes to their late dogs

Elvin Ng (left) and Lee Teng both reflected on years of companionship and the difficult circumstances surrounding the deaths.
Elvin Ng (left) and Lee Teng both reflected on years of companionship and the difficult circumstances surrounding the deaths.

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