Tag: Dogs

Anchorage postal carriers need you to keep your dogs secured

Jun. 7—Carl Corpuz was on his Anchorage mail route last summer when he approached a door with a package. The door opened, with a young girl inside. Before he could react, a German shepherd lunged out. “It didn’t even bark first,” he said. The dog attacked Corpuz, biting him on the wrist and scratching his […]

Service dogs arrive at Wichita airport ahead of being given to local veterans

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Some special passengers arrived at Eisenhower National Airport Thursday. They were two service dogs for Midwest Battle Buddies, who will then give them to local veterans. Wichita Police Department Mounted Unit welcomes new Clydesdale The animals are from Aggie Guide-Dogs and Service-Dogs, a student-run organization at Texas A&M University that provides […]

Activists criticize Turkey’s plan to euthanize stray dogs

STORY: :: Animal activists are criticizing Turkey’s plan to euthanize unadopted stray dogs :: Istanbul, Turkey :: Nilgul Sayar, Animal Rights Activist :: “(The municipalities) say they will collect the dogs from the streets, but there is no capacity to take them all. A group of dogs will be collected and kept for 30 days, […]

Do dogs understand the hand-stacking TikTok trend?

Not every trend on TikTok is as horrific or annoying as drinking borax or pranking strangers — some memes are downright heartwarming. Take the so-called “hands in” challenge in which humans sit in a circle next to their dogs (and sometimes cats) and place their hands on top of each other, similar to how players […]

8 Letter carriers got bit by dogs in Topeka in 2023

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The United State Postal Service (USPS) wants to make dog owners aware of the seriousness of dog bites to mail carriers. From Sunday, June 2 through Sunday, June 9, the USPS is offering information on how dog owners can help ensure safety for mail carriers and help mail get delivered safely in […]

Prairie dogs will not return to the El Paso Zoo

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Prairie dogs will not be returning to the El Paso Zoo. A mystery solved at the zoo in November of last year revealed that two separate colonies of the animals were killed by a rare bacterial infection and tunnel collapse, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

BARK Air, the world’s first airline for dogs, take first flight

The first jet charter company in the world in which every passenger is a VIP (very important pup) is now off the ground. BARK Air, launched by dog toy company BARK in partnership with a jet charter service, is a luxury airline for man’s best friend that transports dogs of all sizes along with their […]