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Pets

Fewer animal cruelty and welfare cases reported to SPCA in 2025; most still involve cats

SPCA investigated a total of 608 confirmed cases in 2025, a decline from the 961 seen in 2024, according to its annual report.
SPCA investigated a total of 608 confirmed cases in 2025, a decline from the 961 seen in 2024, according to its annual report.

Is your dog peeing on some of New York’s best folk art?

New York City became the first city to have a “pooper scooper” law, requiring pet owners to pick up waste, on Aug 1, 1978.
New York City became the first city to have a “pooper scooper” law, requiring pet owners to pick up waste, on Aug 1, 1978.

Shelter Star Of The Month: Kumo the domestic shorthair

Kumo, a male white domestic shorthair, is looking for a forever home.
Kumo, a male white domestic shorthair, is looking for a forever home.

Paw-fect Chinese New Year indulgence for your four-legged family members

The Adidas Originals Pet Tee (left) and the Heartpurrouge Cat Climber.
The Adidas Originals Pet Tee (left) and the Heartpurrouge Cat Climber.

Cat travels from Spain to France over 5 months to reunite with family

Filou reunited with his owners, Mr Patrick Sire and his wife Evelyne, after going missing for about five months.
Filou reunited with his owners, Mr Patrick Sire and his wife Evelyne, after going missing for about five months.

For four days, a dog kept vigil over a boy lost on ill-fated Himalayan trek in India

A screengrab from a video taken by rescuers shows a dog keeping watch beside a boy who died while hiking to a temple in Bharmour town in India’s northern Himachal Pradesh state.
A screengrab from a video taken by rescuers shows a dog keeping watch beside a boy who died while hiking to a temple in Bharmour town in India’s northern Himachal Pradesh state.

Animal Lovers League to leave premises by Feb, other groups to take over its 160 animals

Veterinarians had worked on Dec 22 to microchip all of the Animal Lovers League’s cats to ensure traceability and accountability.
Veterinarians had worked on Dec 22 to microchip all of the Animal Lovers League’s cats to ensure traceability and accountability.

Vet Talk

The foundations of healthy parrot husbandry to improve your bird’s quality of life

Poor feathering and fatty growth in a black-capped lory (right) due to improper diet and periorbital abscess in a cockatiel due to a sunflower seed diet.
Poor feathering and fatty growth in a black-capped lory (right) due to improper diet and periorbital abscess in a cockatiel due to a sunflower seed diet.

Ex-Olympian sues Selangor government, city council over dog ban in condos

Noraseela Khalid's lawyer said that she is acting in a very altruistic manner and that she has nothing to gain from filing the suit.
Noraseela Khalid's lawyer said that she is acting in a very altruistic manner and that she has nothing to gain from filing the suit.

New guidelines aim to resolve Selangor’s shopping mall pet dispute

A mall patron with her pet dog enjoying their time together.
A mall patron with her pet dog enjoying their time together.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.