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Pets

Monster Pet Vet in Everton Park to cease operations after 16 years due to rising costs

Monster Pet Vet announced its closure in a Facebook post on Nov 2.
Monster Pet Vet announced its closure in a Facebook post on Nov 2.

Is rabies making a comeback?

In many parts of the world, rabies is a disease that is spread primarily by dogs.
In many parts of the world, rabies is a disease that is spread primarily by dogs.

Vet Talk

Hidden cost of exotic pets: Why they are more demanding than cats or dogs

Caring for exotic pets is different from common pets like dogs or cats; in many ways, they can be more demanding.
Caring for exotic pets is different from common pets like dogs or cats; in many ways, they can be more demanding.

Shelter Star Of The Month

Meet Toffee, the independent and cheeky Shiba Inu

Toffee the Shiba Inu is available for adoption at Chained Dog Awareness Singapore.
Toffee the Shiba Inu is available for adoption at Chained Dog Awareness Singapore.

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

Kuro Cat Hotel in Chinatown opened in January 2026 and has 31 rooms.
Kuro Cat Hotel in Chinatown opened in January 2026 and has 31 rooms.

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.
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.

Celeb Pawrents

Biogirl MJ may know her science, but her cat Qwerty is the real boss

Kong Man Jing, also known as Biogirl MJ, with Raye Ng, her husband and co-founder of science and eco-focused educational media platform Just Keep Thinking, and Qwerty, their seven-year-old Persian fur kid.
Kong Man Jing, also known as Biogirl MJ, with Raye Ng, her husband and co-founder of science and eco-focused educational media platform Just Keep Thinking, and Qwerty, their seven-year-old Persian fur kid.

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

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

Forum: Allow songbirds in covered cages to be carried in trains and buses

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