Soviet space dogs Belka and Strelka orbited Earth on Sputnik 5 and returned after 16 orbits. They were not alone; mice, plants, and even insects went with them, and all survived.

According to NASA’s history of animals in space, the first animals were launched into space in the 1940s and 1950s. Scientists also sent monkeys, chimps, and dogs into space to assess the ...

Once again, a shortage of shelter space has forced the Animal Care and Control Centre (ACCC) in Edmonton to temporarily stop accepting healthy animals. “A continuing surge of dogs being brought ...