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Dog in eastern France saves three-year-old boy from drowning

Sat, 20 Apr 2019 18:44:46 +0200

Local police in France’s Haute-Saone region have commended a fearless pooch after it saved a young boy from drowning in a local river.

Macron adopts Nemo, France's new presidential pooch

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:38:28 +0200

In keeping with time-honoured French presidential tradition, Emmanuel Macron has given the country a First Dog.

Prostitute calls police after client's dog joins in sex act

Thu, 03 Mar 2016 11:02:13 +0100

A prostitute in Cannes was forced to call in the police to deal with a client whose dog began taking part in a sex act.

Russian police pup 'exceptional gesture'

Sat, 28 Nov 2015 08:59:51 +0100

France on Friday warmly accepted the offer of a puppy from Russia as a replacement for a police dog named Diesel which was killed during operations after the November 13 terror attacks in Paris.

Police dog killed by jihadists during Paris raid

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 14:34:40 +0100

A French police dog named Diesel was killed on Wednesday during a huge security services' operation against jihadists holed up in an apartment to the north of Paris, police said.

Uproar as activists 'steal' puppy from Paris beggar

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:00:21 +0200

A video showing animal rights activists forcibly taking a dog off a visibly distraught homeless man in Paris has caused outrage in France.

Anti-dog poo offensive launched in French town

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:20:00 +0200

Security guards armed with fluorescent paint have begun pink-bombing piles of poo left behind by unscrupulous dog owners in a town in north-western France.

French chef held for 'killing and eating' dogs

Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:28:00 +0200

A man working as a chef in the southern suburbs of Paris has been sectioned and accused of killing and eating dogs after the mutilated bodies of two animals were found outside his home.

Zookeeper beats to death ostrich then blames pony

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:09:00 +0200

A zookeeper has been convicted after using a shovel to beat an ostrich to death at a French zoo. As if that wasn't bad enough he then tried to pin the blame for the bird's killing on an ageing pony.

Terrier survives by eating corpse of dead owner

Thu, 22 May 2014 14:44:00 +0200

A Yorkshire Terrier in France survived for nearly a month locked inside a home by eating the dead body of its deceased owner, according to French media reports on Thursday.

Dozens of dogs die in animal rescue truck

Thu, 15 May 2014 14:26:00 +0200

In a horrible irony, an effort to save dozens of stray dogs from being put down ended with 24 suffocating in an animal protection group’s rented truck. A seemingly small error appears to be at fault.

Dog testifies in court in French murder case

Thu, 03 Apr 2014 18:50:00 +0200

A dog was recently interrogated in French court in an effort to identify the man believed to have murdered the pooch’s owner. As barking mad as it may sound, dogs being drafted in as key witnesses, is something of a recent trend in French court cases.

French snapper's 'wet dogs' prove global hit

Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:50:00 +0100

The smell of wet dog would have most of us backing away. Not Sophie Gamand, though – for her, a dripping pooch represents an irresistible artistic opportunity. Entitled simply 'Wet Dog', her unique photography project has since gone viral around the world.

Dog owner hangs pooch for biting his daughter

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:22:00 +0200

A dog owner appeared before a court in a Paris suburb this week for hanging his pet pedigree "Pollux" in his garage. The man said he killed the dog "in a panic" after it bit his daughter.

Loyal dog foils French woman's suicide bid

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:34:00 +0100

A French woman's loyal German Shepherd dog saved her from committing suicide by knocking aside a rifle she tried to fire into her heart, local police said.

Dog suspected of mauling owner to death

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:18:00 +0100

The mutilated body of a man was found on the bed of his apartment in the department of Doubs in eastern France, it was reported Thursday. Local police believe the victim was mauled to death by his pet dog.

Chipie the missing dog found after road trip

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:25:00 +0200

A dog that went missing for two weeks has come back home after hitchhiking around France with a truck driver.

Parisian policeman saves puppies from suffocation

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:39:00 +0200

A Parisian policeman saved three puppies from certain death yesterday after freeing them from the plastic bag they were tied up in.

Homeless man's dog chews football fan's face

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:26:00 +0200

A man had his face chewed by a dog in a bar in Nice after watching the Italy-Germany Euro 2012 semi-final last week.

Dog from 'The Artist' to write memoires

Fri, 04 May 2012 17:00:13 +0200

Uggie, the dog from award-winning French film The Artist, is set to put paw to paper – his memoires are to be released in October.