Until now, Italy required medium-sized and large dogs to fly in the cargo hold. Not anymore. Italy is expanding its air travel rules to allow pet owners to take larger dogs on board flights, in the cabin, the Italian transport ministry announced on Monday. The new rules, approved by Italy’s civil aviation authority ENAC, mean that medium-sized and…
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IRISH drivers have been warned over a little-known car rule before families head off on summer holidays. Motorists are being reminded of their legal responsibility to properly restrain dogs when travelling in their cars. 1 Dogs must be properly restrained in Irish carsCredit: Alamy This rule exists to reduce driver distraction and to protect both…
A 2-year-old child who got lost in the Arizona desert overnight is safe after a rancher’s dog helped lead him to civilization. The toddler was reported missing just before 5 p.m. Monday, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said on social media. A missing person poster shared by the sheriff’s office identified the toddler as Boden…
ADVERTISEMENT With the arrival of fine weather and the Easter break around the corner, dog owners might be dreaming up ways to turn their daily walk into a more adventurous trip. Plenty of rail and cruise companies now accept pets, meaning you can zip to Milan or sail to the Netherlands without worrying about crates…
At least four dogs in a rural area in Hong Kong have died from suspected poisoning, prompting a police investigation. Police received a report around 8am on Friday from a pet owner on Kwu Tung South Road in Sheung Shui who said two of his dogs had gone missing and four others were dead in…
This week’s Newsweek Pet of the Week winner is 30-year-old Moluccan cockatoo Max who lives in Calgary, Alberta. Max is well known for something rather unusual for a bird—his extensive on-trend wardrobe. “Max had been enjoying going outside for walks wearing a harness for safety, so was accustomed to getting dressed,” owner Nicole Hankel told…
Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos with his two floral wreath-adorned head teammates, Hercules and Polar. Holmes was first to the finish line in the Gold Rush town of Nome,…
The first time Benji, a 5-year-old Maltese mix, checked into the NH Collection New York Madison Avenue with her owner, something seemed a bit off: The metal food and water bowls just would not do. So the staff scrambled, offering the little dog 10 different options until she found a porcelain one she liked. And…
When Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan posted a vacation photo on Valentine’s Day and captioned it “Puppy Mountain,” it became a sensation in China and even created a tourist destination. Guo had gone on a hike while visiting his hometown of Yichang in central China’s Hubei province in late January. When reviewing the photos, he saw…