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27/07/2009 'Contact lenses' from east Germany for lions, tigers and bears

The innovative technology helps to save animals that go blind from cataracts.

21/07/2009 Have dog, will travel

Dogs make the best holidaying companions but careful planning is needed.

21/06/2009 Hungry vultures get daily 'five-star' feast in Spain

Jose Ramon Moragrega has developed a vulture sanctuary, where the threatened animals are served a feast of rabbits every day. But is his initiative...

02/06/2009 Fido, frequent flier, gets his own airline

An airline catering exclusively to furry passengers takes to the skies this July with a promise to make air travel everything the domestic animal...

09/01/2009 As recession bites, Germans open pet soup-kitchens

Berlin, where unemployment hovers around 13 percent, has 100,000 registered dogs, many of them owned by pensioners and the unemployed.

06/08/2008 Relocating pets

A pet is a member of the family, and should be treated as such during relocation. Rachel Farris gives a comprehensive overview of the factors...

05/11/2004 Massages for maltreated mutts

It’s a dog-eat-dog world and it seems that many of our four-legged friends suffer from similar traumas to us humans, leading Berlin's main...

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