pets About 170,000 dogs and cats were registered in Flanders last year. That is less than in previous years. The corona peak now seems to be officially behind us. In 2023, 85,382 dogs and 84,075 cats were registered in Flanders. That is less than in 2022, when there were more than 97,000 dogs and more … Read more
Basketball The Belgian Cats gave the packed Sportpaleis a nice salute of honor. The Belgian women already qualified for the Olympic Games earlier this week, but that slowed Meesseman and co. not to push the old-fashioned way against Nigeria again. The score was 78-61. Belgium – Nigeria was the last – sportingly unnecessary – match … Read more
“A wonderful feeling. As a child I dreamed of the Games, but that I would now become an Olympian for the second time… (silence) How crazy is that?” In the wings of the Antwerp Sports Palace, Emma Meesseman beamed with happiness on Friday evening around eleven. With a brilliant performance, the Grande Dame of the … Read more
“You already have a smart watch. Now it’s their turn,” proudly proclaimed the sign at the Invoxia booth at the fairgrounds. The inscription depicted a dog with an unusually large collar. This is the main attraction this year from this manufacturer – it’s called Minitailz and company representatives refer to it as a “fitness bracelet … Read more
ANP NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 13:56 Dozens of cats have been infected with bird flu in Poland, the World Health Organization reports (WHO). In thirteen regions of the country, 29 animals were found to be infected with H5N1, a variant that spreads via wild migratory birds. None of the people who came into contact with the cats … Read more
Volunteers in Aktau Appeal for Help in Sterilizing Homeless Animals Volunteers from the initiative group “Fluffy Happiness of Aktau” have reached out to the caring residents of Aktau, urging them to contribute funds for the sterilization of homeless cats and dogs. The group believes that it is crucial to sterilize stray animals in order to … Read more
According to the newspaper South China Morning Postthe owner’s name is Zhang and he lives in Huzhou in Zhejiang province just west of Shanghai. The missing cat “Mantou” was of the British Shorthair breed. Illustration photo. Photo: Srdjan Zivulovic / Reuters She discovered that her beloved cat “Mantou” had disappeared on January 5. The Mantou … Read more
Cats are one of the most popular pets in the world, but the discovery of the first person to have them as a pet has been a matter of disagreement among some scientists and researchers, and this has been tracked by a new study from the University of the Missouri, USA, explaining that the issue … Read more