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Dozens of dogs kept in sham animal shelters and used for online scamming have been rescued by police and animal rights organisations in Uganda following a BBC investigation. A suspect has been ...

A dog with rust-coloured fur lies at the side of a road. He looks peaceful, but as the TikTok video pans from his face to the rest of his body, severe injuries to his hind legs appear. The dog is not ...

The African painted dog is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of endangered species - Copyright AFP Genya SAVILOV The African ...

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This story was originally published by Minority Africa and a shortened version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing partnership agreement. A United Nations Populations Fund ...

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African painted dogs, a species thought to have become extinct in Uganda four decades ago, have been spotted in the far northeast of the country, the wildlife authority said. The canines are on the ...