In Singapore, only one person uses a guide dog to get around. Mr Kua Cheng Hock was born blind and his desire to own a guide dog was introduced at a young age when he read about it in the 1970s. When studying to teach the blind in Melbourne, Mr Kua started using his first guide dog. Now in Singapore, he has Kendra – the only guide dog on these shores.
According to the Straits Times,
A SINGAPOREAN lawyer who gave up her career to pursue a veterinary degree in Australia was killed in a car crash in Perth last Friday, just short of her graduation.
We may not have Bunny Agility Trials here but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy it! Check out the Danish Championship 2010 in Rabbit Hopping.
For a proud pet owner, it’s not unusual to compare the domesticated furballs to children. After all, you put a roof over their head, food in their bowls and teach them how to behave properly in exchange for love and respect. Exactly like childrearing, right? Wrong. When it comes to the battle between Team Pet and Team Kid, just 10 reasons should be more than enough to convince you to go for the former.
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A Purina survey done in New Zealand found that 31 per cent of female dog owners believe their pets have better listening skills than their partners, and 14 per cent of men say their dog gives them more love than their partner.
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A Labrador that ate a beehive containing pesticides and thousands of dead bees won an award on Monday that recognized the most unusual pet health insurance claim in the United States.
Dogs just can’t help it. They automatically and voluntarily imitate the behavior of their owners, even if it costs them a snack.
Older owners tend to overfeed their pets, especially if they are overweight themselves
Researchers from the Glasgow University found that dogs were more likely to be overweight if their owners were elderly or poorerif the owners were themselves obese.
A dog was found brutally murdered at a void deck. Witnesses place a man in his mid 30s to 40s as the perpetrator. He was said to have dragged the dog, a Pomeranian, to the coffeeshop nearby and requested for a knife. The hawker refused to give him one and the man dragged the dog away to the void deck. Seconds later, loud yelling and yelping was heard. Onlookers said the man was throwing the dog on the floor repeatedly until the dog died.
Despite being first rate, Changi Airport still has a pretty long way to go before it becomes pet friendly. Airports in the USA such as the following – Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington Dulles, Washington National, Chicago O’Hare and Phoenix – have hopped on the bandwagon to accomodate the increasing number of people flying with their pets.
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