Russian Dog Guards Baby Abandoned By Drunk Mother
A Rottweiler in Russia guarded a 3-month-old baby overnight after the child’s mother went drinking and forgot about her baby. The mother, Olga, 22, had gone into a park in the city of Saratov, Russia with her child and dog when she met friends. She and her friends had some drinks and later she went […]
Moscow’s Wild Dogs Ride Subways To City Center In Search Of Food
Each morning, like clockwork, they board the subway, off to begin their daily routine amidst the hustle and bustle of the city. But these aren’t just any daily commuters. These are stray dogs who live in the outskirts of Moscow Russia and commute on the underground trains to and from the city centre in search […]
Thousands Of Moscow’s Stray Dogs Will Not Be Deported
Thanks to the pressure of Russian animal rights activists and celebrities, thousands of Moscow’s stray dogs will not be deported to camps outside the city. The controversial plan would have gotten rid of the dogs by sending them to a camp in the Yaroslavl region, some 150 miles (250 kilometers) northeast of Moscow. But activists […]
52 Years Ago: Dog Becomes First Creature Sent Into Space
By Anne Godlasky For USAToday On Nov. 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, a one-way, history-making trip for a dog named Laika. Laika, a stray picked up off the streets of Moscow, became the first living creature to orbit the Earth. Her heart rate soared and within hours — not days as the […]