Austrian activists trying to clear Vienna's streets of unhealthy and unsanitary dog droppings, and are urging residents to record every dropping they see in the space of five minutes.

The impromptu figures thereafter will be compiled and presented to city officials as a census, further pressurizing them to deal with the problem

New research finds that having a dog inside the house may not be good for children who do not respond well to air pollution because they have asthma.

Dr. Rob McConnell, professor of preventive medicine at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine, did a study looking at the link between chronic cough, phlegm production (bronchitis) and dog and cat ownership in 475 children

Officials say 54,429 dogs were killed in Yunnan in an effort to put an end to rabies. Authorities in Moudin County in southwestern Yunnan province ordered mass extermination of dogs, pets and strays when three people died in a rabies outbreak.

The events in Yunnan were followed by a rabies scare in other parts of China as well

In a study presented Monday at American Thoracic Society conference in San Diego, scientists reveal that having a cat in the home may put babies at 50 percent greater risk of developing rashes.

However, they claim that children exposed to two or more dogs in the home may gain some protection from developing eczema as they grow up

According to UK health officials, chickens at two more poultry farms affected by bird flu have all been slaughtered.

According to BBC news, the chickens at Norwich Road Farm and Mowles Manor Poultry Unit at North Tuddenham were slaughtered after tests showed they had the H7N3 strain