Wuffy the robot dog looks great in promotional media. Is a real dog used in the video adverts?

Here’s the reality check on the viral Wuffy Robot Dog-type products and the much-seen media around them 🍖🐕‍🦺… 🎥 Are real dogs used in the ads? Yes — and that’s exactly part of the issue. The promotional media you’ve likely seen (very cute dogs walking, responding to people, seeming almost alive) isn’t footage of …

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Hello Kitty Beats Toyota: The Cat That Clawed Past a Car Giant

Hello Kitty Stock Surpasses Toyota in Tokyo Trading Turnover In an unexpected development on Japan’s financial markets, Sanrio Co., the company behind the globally beloved Hello Kitty character, has overtaken automotive titan Toyota in stock trading turnover. This milestone, achieved in May 2025, marks a remarkable moment for a company whose primary asset is …

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Film proves purr-fect for captivated cats

Film Proves Purr-fect for Captivated Cats — It may have won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature two weeks ago, but Flow—an adventure about a cat navigating a post-apocalyptic flood—has remained relatively unseen by human audiences. Then again, perhaps humans weren’t the film’s primary target. Since the surprise triumph of the modestly budgeted …

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Risks of cat and dog collars. Infographic.

Risks in using dog and cat collars

I was prompted to research this and create the infographic below by a tragic story in The Independent newspaper online today (6th November 2024). The infographic refers to it. The dog’s owner was watching Charlie play-fight with another dog. She spotted something was wrong and raced out to save him but she found it …

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Paddling dogs pollute ponds with flea and tick treatment insecticides. Infographic.

Paddling dogs pollute ponds with flea treatment insecticides. Infographic.

Dogs love ponds. They love playing in water. And many have received flea and tick treatments. Many of which are based on the insecticides fipronil and imidacloprid. These are toxic to bees and insects in general. You can see the problem, which has been highlighted in a recent study, the results of which are …

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