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CT scans provide vital answers for animals at Smarden's Big Cat Sanctuary
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (616+ words) Watch: Tiger undergoes CT scan at sanctuary CT scans given to a tiger, a cheetah and a leopard have delivered vital answers to their "unexplained and persistent mobility issues". Amur tiger Luca, mainland clouded leopard Django and cheetah Mo had…...
Evesham the focus of RSPCA appeal after ferret 'hit and bitten"
14+ hour, 50+ min ago (407+ words) The RSPCA would like to speak to this man after receiving footage appearing to show a ferret being repeatedly harmed The RSPCA has shared images of a man it wishes to identify as part of inquiries into footage that "appears…...
How dog inspired Lancashire man's 10-year litter-picking crusade
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (822+ words) Wayne and Koda taking a moment off by the sea Ten years ago, Wayne Dixon decided to give it all up and make a difference along the coast of Britain. Wayne and his dog Koda, a Northern Inuit, were on…...
Cat travels 15 miles underneath woman's car bonnet
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (543+ words) Matilda had to be treated for burned paws after her dramatic trip A college worker had a shock when she discovered she had driven the 15 miles (24km) home from work with a cat trapped underneath her car bonnet. The black and…...
Former Foreign Office cat Palmerston dies in Bermuda
1+ week, 5+ day ago (573+ words) Palmerston exploring his new surroundings in Simon McDonald's office in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London in 2016 Palmerston, the former "chief mouser" of the Foreign Office, has died in Bermuda. The rescue cat from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home…...
Valentine's Day: My cat Romeo takes 'Viagra"
1+ week, 5+ day ago (647+ words) Female felines are attracted to Romeo's big lion-like mane Warning: Always consult your veterinarian before giving your pet any kind of medicine Romeo, my almost 16-year-old cat, has always lived up to his name. But last year we noticed he…...
'Amazon delivery driver kicked my dog in the head"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (865+ words) Liz was worried her dog had lost teeth after the incident A woman has described the "shocking" moment a delivery driver kicked her dog in the head as he dropped off her Amazon parcel - before she was offered a "10 voucher…...
Elderly cat re-homed in Guernsey after 500 days in shelter
2+ week, 4+ day ago (622+ words) Kitty is to be re-homed after 542 days at the GSPCA animal shelter in St Andrews A 14-year-old cat called Kitty has found a new home after waiting 18 months in an animal shelter. The "sassy" domestic short-haired feline, is one of…...
Lion walks into San Francisco followed by a coyote
3+ week, 5+ day ago (278+ words) A young mountain lion caused quite a stir in San Francisco, on the US west coast this week, when it wandered into the city looking for a new home. The two-year-old male, weighing about 77 pounds - about the same weight as…...
Defib appeal made to remember Walthamstow Ambulance Station cat
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (492+ words) Defib - named after the life-saving defibrillator device - was part of "the family" A community defibrillator fundraiser has begun to remember a "very friendly and therapeutic" cat named Defib which moved into an ambulance station in east London 18 years ago. Defib…...