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Dog fatally attacks woman and bites 2 Boston officers, police say

Nov. 19, 2024 10:43 AM EST

BOSTON (AP) — A dog fatally attacked a woman Monday evening and bit two police officers in a Boston neighborhood, police said. The Boston Police Department said that it responded to a report of a dog attack around 5 p.m. and found a woman with life-threatening injuries and a man...

'I got my life back.' Veterans with PTSD making progress thanks to service dog program

Nov. 11, 2024 09:26 AM EST

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O'Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. A bouncy labradoodle and a Kansas City-area program helped her get back on her feet. ...

Pets join Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations, as Fido and Tiger get their own altars

Nov. 02, 2024 00:36 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pets are not forgotten during Mexico's famed Day of the Dead celebrations, when even Fido and Tiger get a place at the altars Mexican families set up to honor their deceased loved ones, complete with flowers, candles and photographs. Though the human dead usually...

Meet Decoy Ohtani, perhaps the most valuable pet of the World Series

Nov. 01, 2024 15:24 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — As Los Angeles Dodgers fans thronged to the World Series victory parade in Los Angeles on Friday, many had their eyes on most valuable player Freddie Freeman. But in the mix was another MVP — the Dodgers' most valuable pet: Decoy Ohtani, dog of Shohei. The...

AP Photos: Garlands and treats for beloved dogs in Nepal’s annual Kukur Puja festival

Oct. 31, 2024 08:23 AM EDT

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Dogs across Nepal were honored during the annual festival of “Kukur Puja” on Thursday, with offerings of flower garlands, treats and vermillion marks on their heads. In Nepal, the second day of Tihar — also known as Diwali — is Kukur Puja, dedicated...

Australian police recover 40,000 stolen 'Bluey' coins

Oct. 30, 2024 02:57 AM EDT

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police said on Wednesday they had recovered more than 40,000 stolen limited-edition coins based on the hit children’s animated series “Bluey.” The Bluey coins, with a face value of one Australian dollar (65 U.S. cents) each, were found on Tuesday...

A mutt known as 'Houdini' for his ability to elude capture is finally off the streets

Oct. 25, 2024 14:23 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dubbed on social media as the "Houdini” of New Orleans' Mid-City neighborhood, Scrim — a scruffy, mixed-breed dog that was on the lam for more than six months after escaping his yard — has finally been caught. The 13-pound (about six-kilogram) runaway was...

Learning about God from dogs, Orthodox monks breed and train canines in upstate New York monastery

Oct. 20, 2024 08:09 AM EDT

CAMBRIDGE, New York (AP) — After he and his fellow monks sang morning prayers in their church nestled in a forest, Brother Luke walked back to his residence to be greeted by a different kind of choir. Lucy and Iso excitedly woofed as they spotted the Orthodox monk, who heads the...

Activists risk their lives to rescue animals in areas of Lebanon hit by Israeli airstrikes

Oct. 11, 2024 13:49 PM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Hours after an Israeli strike destroyed a three-story building in Beirut, killing at least 10 people, Maggie Sharawi received a telephone call from a person living nearby saying that the attack had killed a cat that had several kittens. While civil defense members...

Police rescue 170 animals from a home in Puerto Rico including turtles, donkeys and dogs

Oct. 10, 2024 17:12 PM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Puerto Rico said they rescued 170 animals from a home in a mountain town on Thursday and arrested their owner. Among the animals rescued were turtles, donkeys, goats, sheep, various dog breeds and even an endangered Puerto Rican parrot, police...