Town on alert for cat burglar with foot fetish
Residents of a New Zealand town have been urged to come forward to claim dozens of shoes, items of underwear and other objects stolen by a kitten with a foot fetish. Read More »
Nazi plot to discredit Hitler-mocking dog owner exposed
German officials attempted to bring a Finnish chemist to trial at the height of World War Two for training his dog to raise his paw in a mocking Nazi salute whenever Hitler’s name was mentioned, newly found German Foreign Ministry documents have revealed. Read More »
A dog walks into a bar and asks for a beer…
If you’ve ever turned to “hair of the dog” to cure a morning-after hangover, maybe you’d like to raise a toast to a canine companion the night before by sharing a beer with him. Read More »
Joan Rivers: Terrier stopped me shooting myself
Comedian Joan Rivers has revealed how her pet Yorkshire terrier saved her from suicide by jumping on a gun in her lap as she prepared to shoot herself. Read More »
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 »
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 »
‘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 »
Rabbit ‘hopnotist’ puts bunnies in a trance
A Cornish man with the ability to put rabbits into a trance claims his methods offer the perfect therapy for stressed out bunnies. Read More »