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Topic: Pets

Dogs, cats banned: Delhi’s IFS Apartments’ rule hits residents during pandemic, some move out

Simrin Sirur - October 10, 2021

Residents accuse housing society's management of 'harassing' them about keeping pets during lockdown, say they 'feel suffocated'.

How rescue of Bengaluru’s Buddy whose owner, 87, died of Covid shows plight of pets in pandemic

Angana Chakrabarti - May 30, 2021

Owners are either dying or abandoning pets due to Covid, and several animal rescue shelters ThePrint visited are stretched beyond capacity.

Modi govt has a new mission: Conserving desi dogs and cats & exporting them as pets

Jyoti Yadav - April 12, 2021

The animal husbandry ministry came up with a proposal for this after PM Modi promoted the adoption of indigenous breeds in his Mann Ki Baat last year.

Going back to work? Here’s how to manage your dog or cat’s anxiety

Lori M Teller - January 3, 2021

Your dog or cat is not trying to teach you a lesson or get revenge by peeing or tearing pillows. Animals don’t act out of spite.

First, the pandemic made Indians abandon pets, then they rushed to adopt them

Farah Maneckshaw - August 2, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is changing our relationship with pets. But it’s natural that more Indians are relying on animals and ‘adopting’ to the times.

Are puppies the new toilet paper? Pandemic is taking a toll on vets

Jean-Yin Tan - July 12, 2020

Vets are burnt out, running low on resources and help, and taking an emotional toll during the coronavirus pandemic.

‘All-pet’ private jet, costing Rs 1.6 lakh per seat, set to fly from Delhi to Mumbai

Tarun Krishna - June 4, 2020

25-year-old Deepika Singh started the initiative and hired a six-seater private jet to transport the stranded pets.

Your pet dog can get Covid-19 from you, study finds. But we don’t know how it affects them

Sandhya Ramesh - May 20, 2020

Two dogs in Hong Kong not only tested positive for Covid-19 but also produced antibodies, indicating human-to-dog transmission. But a lot still remains a mystery.

Cute as a button: Dogs look like their owners because we groom them in our own image

Tiffani J. Howell - March 22, 2020

Ethologist Konrad Lorenz found people generally find infant-like characteristics cute. Pets piggyback on this, with their cuteness inspiring us to care for them.

Dear dog lovers, people who fear dogs are not animal haters

Bismee Taskin - February 25, 2020

I don’t pet dogs and I don't play with them, the only thing I do around them is freeze. But this doesn't mean that I am promoting animal cruelty.

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