A dog almost died and needed an emergency operation after she wolfed down a family of toy cats.
Snowy the West Highland Terrier had to be operated on by vets after she swallowed five ceramic ornaments.
X-rays clearly showed the little cats inside the dog’s stomach.
Stunned owner Samantha Reed said: “I was shocked when [...]
This picture — taken by Sheila Hassanein at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park in Devon, South West England — puts a new twist on the old nursery rhyme.
It shows seven-year-old female Asiatic lion Indu and a tiny tawny owl chick which had fallen out of its nest.
Paignton Zoo keeper Lucy Manning says: “The tawny [...]
Veterinary nurse Lindsay Newell holds newborn kittens — thought to be only 48 hours old — that had been dumped in a wheelie bin to die. But they were saved after sanitation workers found them cowering under a blanket as they did their rounds in Church Gresley, Deryshire, England.
A local resident said: “Whoever dumped [...]
The winner of the 2009 World’s Ugliest Dog Competition has died at the age of 17.
Miss Ellie, a Chinese crested hairless, starred in shows at the Comedy Barn in Pigeon Forge , Tenn., and also had a worldwide following.
She was rescued when she was 7 years old and brought to live with her owner, Dawn [...]
It’s a birds. It’s a plane. Nope, it’s a tranquillized bear falling out of a tree.
Los Angeles city firefighters and animal control officers safely got a 100-plus pound bear out of the tree on 12031 N Stewarton Drive in Los Angeles.
The bear was shot with a tranquillizer dart and it fell [...]
A herd of cows were seen resting on a beach in Corsica, France on Monday (May 24).
For years, authorities here have been trying to put a stop to the packs of animals that regularly wander onto the streets of this sun-kissed island between France and Italy.
Nearly every day, the herds damage village property and frequently [...]
