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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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Topic: Pets

Vet is the hot new job in India. No longer step-sister of MBBS

Pet care is booming and veterinary medicine isn’t plan B anymore. But colleges are still teaching students how to treat buffaloes.

World’s most expensive dog turned out to be a hoax. Abusive breeding is still very real

We have the laws, what we don’t have is the data—registered or unregistered breeders and pet shops, number of pets being sold or bought, pets registered. All this is crucial to act.

The Era of Cats has come to India. They are now the new top dogs

There’s an aesthetic at play. Cats, coffee, cafes, and a solitary existence brought on by the weight of urbanity.

No kids please, we’re pet parents—why some Indian couples choose cats & dogs over babies

Some couples are channelling their nurturing instincts towards animals due to the costs, mental burden, long-term commitment associated with raising children.

Eye on rabies-free status, Agra to launch mega drive to ‘vaccinate, sterilise every dog on streets’

Animal Welfare Officer Dr Ajay Kumar Singh says Agra civic body plans to rope in private agency that will aim to vaccinate 250-300 dogs per day, and make pet registration mandatory.

The evolutionary reasons humans love pets – and nine benefits of having one

Caring for a pet is a relationship booster that seems to transcend species

Cats were called ‘evil’ in middle ages but manuscripts suggest they were status symbols too

It was common for high-status people to have their portraits completed in the company of a pet, most commonly cats and dogs, to signify their elevated status.

Mourning your pet can be harder than grieving a family member. There’s science to it

Research suggests that when people are in anguish over the loss of a pet, disenfranchised grief makes it more difficult for them to find healing.

Dogs, cats & now jaguars — Indians go extra mile to ensure safety of pets in war-hit Ukraine

Kumar Bandi from Andhra Pradesh stays put with his pet jaguar & panther in Donbas, ignoring the war, while Arya Aldrin walked 20 kms to the Romanian border with her Siberian Husky

Pets did help with your mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s how

A growing band of research is demonstrating how much of a crutch our furry friends have been during what has been a tough time for many.

On Camera

India’s fiscal future depends on credibility, not just growth rate

As the era of easy money ends, the gap between the ability to borrow and the credibility to do so will define fiscal resilience. India still has the chance to strengthen both.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.