Newshounds

Newshounds is a satirical, furry webcomic drawn and written by Thomas K. Dye. The strip is in two parts. The first version, sometimes called Newshounds I, ran between November 1, 1997 to December 6, 2006. A sequel, Newshounds II, started on July 2, 2007.

Newshounds I is set in a fictional news broadcasting company in America called KPET, staffed by one human and seven anthropomorphic animals (five dogs, a cat and a rat). The strip satirizes many aspects of news companies and news stories of the day. Although sometimes strips are separate, most of the stories span several weeks, sometimes months.

As well as news gathering, Newshounds satirizes politics, sport and pop culture, with many of the characters satirizing one particular area. Newshounds covers controversial topics such as the war on terror, gay rights, and there are future plans to make a series of storylines about abortion.

Newshounds is one of the longest running furry webcomics (longer running examples include Kevin and Kell (1995) and Sabrina Online (1996)). It is hosted on the Internet by the online comics syndicate Keenspot. According to The Webcomic List, it is listed in the top 1,000 webcomics on the internet.