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★ ✰ ‘World’s Oldest Dog’ Contender Dies In France, Aged 30 ✰ ★

A French toy spaniel named Lazare, thought to have been “the world’s oldest dog”, has died aged 30, his carer said on May 15.

AFP contacted the Guinness World Records to find out if Lazare had held the record before he died on May 14, but did not receive an immediate response.

Lazare, a Papillon dwarf spaniel with stand-up “butterfly” ears, was born on Dec 4, 1995, according to animal charity worker Anne-Sophie Moyon. He spent most of his life with the same companion until she died and he ended up at the charity’s shelter.

Ms Ophelie Boudol, a 29-year-old single mother, fell in love with the animal one year her senior at the shelter in April. She had initially intended to find a pet for her mother, she told AFP, but instead ended up taking Lazare home to her nine-year-old son and two cats.

“He had been found next to the body of his owner,” she said she was told.

“I spent half an hour sitting next to him, then I said, ‘Listen, if nobody wants to take him, I don’t mind – as long as he gets on with the cats,” she told AFP.
Lazare, who Ms Boudol called “our little grandpa baby”, died just weeks later.

“He started slipping away in my arms last night,” she said.

“He was off to reunite with his first carer”.

At 30 years and five months old, Lazare wore nappies, could no longer hear or see, and slept almost all day. But Ms Boudol said he was delightfully spirited.

“He really has such an endearing personality,” she told AFP earlier this week, cradling him at home in the south-eastern town of Villy-le-Pelloux.

When Ms Moyon and colleagues discovered Lazare’s age, they thought “Lazare might be the world’s oldest dog”, she said.

They verified his birth date in two registries, and filled in the paperwork to register him for a possible record as a joke, she added.

A Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo named Bobi was thought to be the oldest dog when he died reportedly aged 31 in 2023, according to the Guinness World Records website.

But a review in 2024 found there was not enough conclusive evidence of his age. ❣️

‘World’s oldest dog’ contender dies in France, aged 30 Lazare, a Papillon dwarf spaniel with stand-up “butterfly” ears, was born in 1995. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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★ ✰ South Korea Helps End Dog Slaughter In Indonesia ✰ ★

Two long-running dog slaughter and meat-selling businesses in Indonesia have been shut down, marking what activists say is the first overseas application of South Korea’s dog meat industry transition model.

Humane World for Animals, a South Korea-based nonprofit, on March 11 said it supported the closure of a dog meat restaurant and slaughterhouse, rescuing 10 dogs that were awaiting slaughter.

The operation in Kupang, on Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara island, was conducted in partnership with Jakarta Animal Aid Network, a local animal welfare organisation.

According to the groups, the shuttered slaughterhouse and restaurant had been killing dogs or selling dog meat for more than 15 years and 45 years, respectively.

The initiative marks the first overseas use of South Korea’s “Models for Change”, a transition programme that shuts down dog meat farms while helping business owners shift to alternative livelihoods.

Since its launch in 2015, the programme has led to the closure of 18 dog farms in South Korea and the rescue of more than 2,700 dogs.

Campaign manager at Humane World for Animals Lee Sang-kyung said expanding the programme abroad reflects the group’s efforts to accelerate global moves to end the dog meat trade.

While Indonesia’s dog meat trade differs from Korea’s, with many dogs there illegally captured from homes or streets and transported under harsh conditions, activists emphasised that the suffering they endure is the same.

They also noted that the trade poses a significant public health threat. “The dog meat industry is closely tied to the spread of rabies, putting even those who do not consume dog meat at risk,” Mr Lee added.

East Nusa Tenggara is known as one of Indonesia’s regions with the highest dog meat consumption. Ongoing trafficking of dogs captured from streets has drawn public health concerns, particularly as the province reported 78 human rabies cases in 2025 – the highest number nationwide.

The owners of the slaughterhouse and the restaurant will transition to new businesses, including operating a convenience store and selling construction materials, as part of the programme’s livelihood support.

The 10 rescued dogs are currently receiving medical care and quarantine at a veterinary clinic before being transferred to a shelter run by Jakarta Animal Aid Network in Bogor, West Java.

They will be treated, rehabilitated and eventually placed with adoptive families.❣️

South Korea helps end dog slaughter in Indonesia The operation was conducted in Kupang, on Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara island. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.