The Best Pet Daily Round-up of “Factual or Fun” news published about Dogs and Cats from around the world:

1. Ireland (The Irish Times) - Use of electric collars on cats and dogs to be banned under new regulations

2. Japan (The Asahi Shimbun) - Study: Owning a dog, not a cat, can help fighting onset of dementia

3. China (Unilad) - Zoo defends ‘panda’ exhibit after criticism for using dogs dyed black and white

4. United Kingdom (BBC Wildlife) - 10 world's rarest cats, from the endangered snow leopard to the uber-cute Iriomote cat, on the brink of extinction

5. United States (Maui Now) - 50 cats from Maui and Lānaʻi headed to new home in Silicon Valley