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Agony for Japan livestock farmers in nuclear crisis By Shingo Ito (AFP) – 2 hours ago FUKUSHIMA CITY, Japan — As more people are forced to leave their homes around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, anger is growing in a farming community forced to make the agonising decision whether to...

A man arrested for keeping an alligator in his kitchen has told police he did it because the reptile impressed women. Police raided a property in Ford Heights, Illinois after receiving a tip-off that Dewayne Yarbrough had an alligator in his home. It is not clear who the information came...

British businessman Duncan Goose has told of his surprise at finding a squirrel peering up at him from his toilet. Mr Goose, 42, was in Malawi to check on aid projects backed by his company's One projects when he rescued the forlorn animal. He was preparing for bed in his hotel room...

Days after the sad death of much-loved polar bear Knut these cute cubs celebrated their first day out in front of the public with an arctic roll with their mum. The polar bear cubs - Gregot and Aleut, now four months old - joined mum Vera as they met their fans for the first time at...

Police investigating complaints about a man’s noisy pets found two adult lions being kept in his garden in Romania. Owner Lorian Galcescu, 45, said: ‘I don’t know what the problem is – they weren’t hurting anyone.’ He said he bought the two Senegalese lions as cubs from a fair that...

Charlie, the cat that looks like Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter films, has finally found a loving home. The poor stray had a tough time getting re-homed because potential owners were disturbed by his lack of ears and nose. The 14-year-old lost them to skin cancer. Marie...

A cat trapped under the floorboards of a renovated house in Somerset survived for five weeks by licking the condensation off water pipes. Twinkle used to be chubby, until she slipped under the floor while workmen fitted a new central heating system in her house. The nine-year-old tabby...

As featured in Metro last week, pictures of the flea-bitten feline moved Claire Hulse so much that she knew straight away he was the one for her. ‘I thought no one would want to take him home,’ she said. ‘I made a quick call to my boyfriend and he said I could have him if I called the...

Gemma, Britain's ugliest dog, is looking for a new home – and an owner who enjoys Coronation Street. The eight-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier was born with a hair lip, giving her a strange appearance. She has been constantly overlooked at Wallace Kennels, near Ongar, by potential...

Link Removed Lucky Dog: A dog plays in the snow on the Great St. Bernard Pass between Switzerland and Italy GENEVA - A Swiss village has found a drastic way to compel dog holders to pay their pet's annual tax: cough up, or the dog gets it. Reconvilier - population 2,245 humans, 280...

Tiger kills bus driver A tour bus driver was mauled to death by a tiger at a breeding centre in northeast China this week after he got out of his vehicle to check on a mechanical problem, state media reported on Thursday. Jin Shijun was attacked by a Siberian tiger and dragged off to a...

Plastic Jar Removed From Fla. Bear Cub's Head Link Removed - Invalid URL OCALA, Fla. (Aug. 14) - A bla ck bear cub in Florida affectionately known as "jarhead" can finally enjoy a good meal. A clear plastic container was removed from the 6-month-old cub's head after being stuck for at least...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error VANCOUVER — Traditional arch enemies dog and cat appear to have made peace at a Surrey animal hospital, where nine orphaned kittens are being fed by a most unlikely nursemaid. A two-year-old chihuahua named Buttercup has adopted...