Puppy fat jabs: are our pets next in line for weight-loss drugs?

A biotech firm has announced trials for a dog implant that mimics the drugs taken by humans to help tackle obesity

Where humans lead, their dogs tend to follow - now it seems that might even apply to weight-loss wonder drugs.

Medications such as Wegovy have become ubiquitous among people hoping to shed pounds quickly. But businesses keen to cash in on the science behind the weight-loss jabs are now investigating other applications for the drugs, and our four-legged friends could be the next in line for a slimming solution.