Japan confirms first cases of COVID-19 in pets as two dogs test positive
Two pet dogs belonging to two coronavirus patients have tested positive for the coronavirus, a pet insurance company said Monday, marking the first cases in which infection of a pet has been reported in Japan. The two dogs have not shown any symptoms and one ...
Superheroes praise U.S. 6-year-old who saved sister from dog attack
Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Spiderman ... superheroes have lined up in recent days to praise the courage of a 6-year-old boy who was mauled while saving his little sister from a dog attack. "You're a hero, what you did was so brave, so selfless, ...
Wasao, an Akita dog who earned nationwide popularity for his unique looks, has died at age 13, believed to be equivalent to around the early 90s in human years, a support group said Tuesday. The big, white furry canine with a squinty-eyed face died Monday. ...
The local government in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, has announced that a person who traveled from the Philippines had developed rabies — the first case in Japan in 14 years. The municipal government said Friday that the patient, whose sex, age and nationality ...
COVID-19 sniffer dogs: The U.K.’s latest attempt to tackle the coronavirus
The U.K. hopes to develop a new weapon in the global war against the coronavirus pandemic: COVID-19 sniffer dogs. A £500,000 ($605,000) government program to find new ways of fighting the pandemic that’s gripped the nation since March will back clinical trials to train dogs ...
Using dogs to detect COVID-19: Canines in training to sniff out virus
Can dogs detect COVID-19? A British charity believes so, and has begun training canines to sniff out the coronavirus following previous screening success with various illnesses. Medical Detection Dogs, set up in 2008 to harness dogs' sharp sense of smell to detect human diseases, started ...
The dogs have their day in old Edo
The Laws of Compassion that Tokugawa Tsunayoshi issued trickled down to the lowest rungs of Edo Period (1603-1868) Japan, which included the capital's many feral dogs.
Pet owners in Japan spend ¥300,000 on dogs, ¥160,000 on cats a year
Pet owners in Japan annually fork out an average of about ¥300,000 ($2,780) for a dog, and an average of ¥160,000 for a cat, according to a recent survey. Anicom Insurance Inc., which provides insurance policies for pets, on Tuesday released the results of the ...
The number of suspected animal abuse cases investigated by police across the nation reached 105 in 2019, setting a record, and included some cases in which videos of abuse were uploaded online, police data showed Thursday. The figure has been rising in recent years, according ...
A Tokyo share house where shelter dogs and humans live in harmony
Share houses in Tokyo come in all shapes and sizes, but a nonprofit organization for rescue dogs has taken a fresh approach with a home where abandoned canines are housemates. "Wans Heim," which draws its name from a colloquial Japanese word for "dog" and the ...
Great Danes fatally attack Japanese toddler in family's garden in Toyama
An 11-month-old boy died after being attacked by two Great Danes while in his grandfather's arms at their home in the city of Toyama, police said Saturday. The large dogs, which are 1.2 meters long and weigh 80 kg each, bit Jin Nakamura in the ...
Itami airport to be first in Japan to offer toilets for dogs
Itami airport is set to become the first in Japan to offer toilets for exclusive use by dogs. The regional airport, which is also known as Osaka International Airport but straddles Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, decided to introduce the canine facility after receiving requests not ...
