Tag: dog

• Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 06:46 UTC

  South Korea cracks down on canine slaughterhouses; dog meat considered a delicacy

  

  Officials in South Korea have started to dismantle the country's largest dog slaughterhouse. The Taepyeong-dong complex in Seongnam city, south of Seoul, will be cleared over two days and converted into a public park. About one million dogs are consumed every year and activists have sought to end the custom.

• Tuesday, May 8th 2018 - 08:48 UTC

  Brazil's first lady saves her drowning dog jumping into a lake fully clothed

  

  Brazil's first lady has jumped into a lake fully clothed to save her drowning dog. Marcela Temer was walking around the presidential palace in Brasilia with her son when the family's Jack Russell, Picoly, took an interest in the water.

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 - 06:43 UTC

  Trained dogs can sniff early signs of certain cancers, says Japanese study

  

  Specially trained dogs may be able to sniff out early signs of colorectal cancer in breath or stool samples, according to a new study.