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Move over Mao: Beijing's tomb sweepers preen pampered pets' graves

Move over Mao: Beijing's tomb sweepers preen pampered pets' graves

China celebrates the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival on April 3, with much of the ceremonial ritual of honouring the dead these days not geared towards beloved relatives, but beloved pets.
In Saigon, a growing passion for pet beetles

In Saigon, a growing passion for pet beetles

For the year of Dog: Top dogs gather to get paws on prize at Westminster show in New York

For the year of Dog: Top dogs gather to get paws on prize at Westminster show in New York

Dogs in bags and boxes: Vietnamese pet owners solve long holiday headache in hilarious ways

Dogs in bags and boxes: Vietnamese pet owners solve long holiday headache in hilarious ways

Because everybody needs to be home for Tet.
February 18, 2018 | 03:00 am PT
You are welcome to adopt cats from this Saigon coffee shop

You are welcome to adopt cats from this Saigon coffee shop

It takes in abandoned cats and encourages animal lovers to take them home and raise them.
July 25, 2018 | 07:39 pm PT
Colorful Mandarin ducks the new favorites of Vietnam pet lovers

Colorful Mandarin ducks the new favorites of Vietnam pet lovers

Mandarin ducks are much in demand as pets in Vietnam for their spectacular appearance.
January 31, 2019 | 06:37 am PT
Should dogs be in their hearts or freezers? Vietnamese are divided

Should dogs be in their hearts or freezers? Vietnamese are divided

Vietnamese authorities are discouraging the consumption of dog meat, but public opinion is sharply divided on this.
September 17, 2019 | 09:51 pm PT
As Vietnam’s middle class expands, dog meat consumption shrinks

As Vietnam’s middle class expands, dog meat consumption shrinks

Changing attitudes and perceptions of a growing middle class seeing canines as companions has led to less people eating dog meat.
October 3, 2019 | 08:03 pm PT
Mekong Delta woman opens heart and hearth to abandoned dogs

Mekong Delta woman opens heart and hearth to abandoned dogs

Tran Le Thuy expends all the warmth in her heart to care for sick, abandoned dogs. The heart-breaking work’s a labor of love.
July 12, 2020 | 06:02 am PT
Walking dogs might be banned from Hanoi’s walking streets

Walking dogs might be banned from Hanoi’s walking streets

Hanoi is considering banning people from walking their pets on a leash or letting them free on walking streets near the Hoan Kiem Lake.
September 24, 2020 | 06:12 pm PT
Hanoi district dog squads to nip rabies in the bud

Hanoi district dog squads to nip rabies in the bud

Ba Dinh District in Hanoi has deployed 14 squads to catch stray dogs to prevent the spread of rabies, according to the local veterinary station.
October 4, 2020 | 11:04 pm PT
Animal cruelty dealt a blow with new $130 fine in Vietnam

Animal cruelty dealt a blow with new $130 fine in Vietnam

Beating and torturing certain animals could be punishable by fines of up to VND3 million ($130) starting April 20, according to a new decree on animal husbandry violations.
March 4, 2021 | 12:57 am PT
Stay away from pets, Covid-19 patients warned

Stay away from pets, Covid-19 patients warned

The Ministry of Health has cautioned Covid-19 patients not to come into contact with pets as there's evidence the novel coronavirus is capable of infecting animals.
August 30, 2021 | 05:00 pm PT
HCMC animal lovers struggle to care for pets amid pandemic

HCMC animal lovers struggle to care for pets amid pandemic

Pets are not immune to the privations of the Covid-19 outbreak in HCMC: Their owners are unable to get them food or veterinary care amid the lockdown restrictions.
September 8, 2021 | 05:16 am PT
'Covid prevention pressure' spurs culling of 16 dogs, cat in Ca Mau

'Covid prevention pressure' spurs culling of 16 dogs, cat in Ca Mau

A Ca Mau District chairman ascribed the killing of 16 dogs and a cat to "Covid-19 prevention pressure and local coercion."
October 10, 2021 | 10:51 pm PT
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