West Country man jailed for microwaving cat
A Devon man who put a cat in a microwave oven, a tumble dryer and a freezer has been jailed for 126 days and banned from owning an animal for 10 years. Read More »
Taronga Zoo celebrates another elephant birth
Sydney’s Taronga Zoo celebrates the arrival of the third Asian elephant calf to be born since the arrival of the herd in Australia four years ago.
Pet detectives probe Somerset anti-freeze cat death
Animal detectives in Somerset are appealing for information amid fears a beloved cat may have been deliberately poisoned with anti-freeze. Read More »
Bulgaria to lock up horses in cart traffic crackdown
Beware if you’re planning on taking a horse and cart into Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, in the near future: your horse could end up in the pony pound. Read More »
Drunken man charged over pig-stabbing spree
A Minnesota man has been charged over a drunken pig-stabbing spree following which 29 of the animals had to be slaughtered. Read More »
Bird reserve hires llamas as bouncers
A nature reserve near Liverpool has hired a pair of llamas to protect the park’s bird eggs and chicks. Read More »
‘Serial goat thief’ at large on Hawaiian island
A spate of “kidnappings” has raised fears that a serial goat thief may be targeting cheese farms on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Read More »
‘Gay’ dog barred from Australian restaurant
A blind man was refused entry to a restaurant in the Australian city of Adelaide because staff thought his guide dog was gay, an equal opportunities tribunal has heard. Read More »