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Italy Passes Landmark Animal Welfare Law: Harsh Penalties for Abuse, Puppy Trafficking, and Animal Violence
Puppy Trafficking: Now classified as a criminal offense, trafficking in puppies will be punishable by 4 to 18 months in prison and fines ranging from €6,000 to €30,000.
Cash-strapped Britons give up pets as living costs soar
LONDON (Reuters) - Stood on her hind legs to greet any prospective owner who might approach her glass-doored kennel, Harriet is a…
Dog owners in Sicily must now wash away pets’ urine as well
As well as picking up their pets' excrement, dog owners in Sicily will now have to wash away their urine under a…
Air Canada temporarily bans pets from baggage hold, cites delays
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Air Canada AC.TO said it will not allow animals in the baggage hold until Sept. 12 due to "longer…
Spain to consider pets’ welfare in divorce battles
Spain will consider a pet's welfare when couples divorce or break-up from this week in a legal shift that strengthens the case…
UK government plans new pet abduction offence after rise in thefts
The British government said on Friday it was planning to make pet abduction a criminal offence in England after a rise in…
Britain’s cats and dogs face pet-food pouch shortage
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's growing ranks of cats and dogs could be left staring at empty bowls after Sainsbury's, the nation's second…
New law in Germany will see dog owners walk their pets twice a day
Germany’s dog owners will soon to be ordered by law to walk their pets twice a day, The Guardian reports. The country’s…
WHO reiterates: “Very little risk” pets can infect owners with COVID
The World Health Organization again said there's 'very little risk' that pets can infect their owners with COVID-19. Soumya Swaminathan, WHO's chief…
Two cats in New York state become first US pets to test positive for coronavirus
Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in companion animals in…