If you were going to place a bet on where in the world the first dog who learned to talk would come from, Germany would be near the top of the list. The Germans tend to be the first to everything, and a dog in Germany has actually learned to talk.

True, he only says one word, and that word is ‘Mamma’. The dog’s name is Armani, and his ‘speaking’ has become the most downloaded video in Germany. Armani is even expected to make some appearances on talk shows in Germany, presumably where all of the questions (more…)

A woman who allowed two dogs to starve to death has been jailed for 12 weeks, following a trial where she pleaded guilty to animal cruelty. The woman, Marianne Stribling, claimed she didn’t have enough money to be able to feed her dogs, so had to let them starve.

The two dogs, a collie and a German shepherd, were left in her back garden to starve.

The Magistrates’ Court in Devon told her that her causing such suffering (more…)

In a story so bizarre you’d be forgiven for thinking that it had been made up by the Sun newspaper, a boy in India has married a dog. The boy is just two years old, and the dog is called Jyoti.

It’s not a strange publicity stunt, or some fabricated story, but in fact an ancient custom performed in villages in eastern India to ward off evil spirits. The two year old boy, and groom, Sagula Munda arrived at his ‘wedding’ with the dog in a rickshaw and was married by priests.

The reason for the marriage was that Sagula had a rotten tooth in his gum, which was a bad omen that can be averted by marrying a dog.

Sanrumula Munda, the father of the boy (and groom) stated:

Tribals not only in this state but also in neighbouring Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, observe such practices to keep the evil (more…)

The RSPCA have appealed for information to help locate the person killed five dogs in Kent. The dogs were found dead on Wouldham Common in January, all on separate occasions by different people, though the cause of death on dogs was very similar. RSPCA officials believe the dogs were purposefully killed by the same person.

Now an anonymous dog lover has put up a £1,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the killer.

Alana Chapman of the RSPCA stated in an appeal:

We would like to know who the dogs belonged to and what is going on here.

We are grateful that someone has come forward to offer a reward for (more…)