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Stop buying flat-faced dogs! RSPCA reports a 3800% increase in French Bulldogs coming into its care over the last 10 years - as owners struggle to cope with the repercussions of their 'cute' features

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Dr Anthony Fauci's embarrassing obsession with fame and celebrities is revealed in secret unearthed diary entries... as he bragged about meeting A-listers while Americans died from Covid Influencer's haunting final screams and cries heard on 911 call moments before husband shot her after outing him as pedophile online Arielle Charnas left carnage in her wake when her fashion brand imploded. RSPCA reports a 3800% increase in French Bulldogs coming into its care over the last 10 years - as owners struggle to cope with the repercussions of their'cute' features Flat-faced Frenchies and Pugs might look cute, but the RSPCA is warning pet lovers to avoid these breeds amidst a'tragic' rise in abandonments. The number of French Bulldogs coming into care of the RSPCA has increased by a staggering 3,800 per cent in the last 10 years. In 2016, the animal welfare charity took in just six French Bulldogs, or Frenchie crosses, from owners who could no longer safely keep their pets. Last year that figure rose to 234 Frenchies - almost double the number abandoned in four years from 2016 to 2019 combined.


EBLIME: Enhanced Bayesian Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

We propose EBLIME to explain black-box machine learning models and obtain the distribution of feature importance using Bayesian ridge regression models. We provide mathematical expressions of the Bayesian framework and theoretical outcomes including the significance of ridge parameter. Case studies were conducted on benchmark datasets and a real-world industrial application of locating internal defects in manufactured products. Compared to the state-of-the-art methods, EBLIME yields more intuitive and accurate results, with better uncertainty quantification in terms of deriving the posterior distribution, credible intervals, and rankings of the feature importance.


Doberman looking a bit down in the mouth? It might be suffering from HYPOTHYROIDISM

Daily Mail - Science & tech

It's known as one of the most intelligent and fearless breeds of dog, but if you have a Doberman, a new study may prompt you to keep a close eye on it. Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College have revealed that the Doberman is the breed with the highest risk of hypothyroidism – a hormonal disorder that can cause lethargy, hair loss and a'tragic' facial expression. In contrast, French Bulldogs, Pugs and Yorkshire Terriers are among the breeds least likely to experience the condition. Bill Lambert, Health and Welfare Executive at The Kennel Club said: 'These findings are important to help us to identify which dogs may be at most risk of developing hypothyroidism. 'Ultimately, this should help owners to spot the initial signs, and vets to diagnose earlier to enable treatment, which is known to be effective in managing the disease.'