Ryan Stephens has been charged with teasing Timber the police dog after he was found barking and hissing at the animal.
The 25-year-old claimed ‘the dog started it’ when officers asked why he was barking at the K9 dog in a patrol car in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Police said he appeared...
Irwin likes the finer things in life. He is chauffeured around town, likes to wear a suit and sleeps in a comfortable bed. Trouble is, Irwin’s a kangaroo.
The one-year-old great red kangaroo has free reign of owner Christie Carr’s home.
Weighing 11kg (25lb), he is dressed in human...
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A trip to the cinema is probably the best way of watching a horror film but a family claims they are part of their own ‘Scary Movie’ after being terrorised by poltergeists.
Lisa Manning and her two children have been living in fear following hundreds of eerie goings-on.
Ashtrays have...
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A cat that chased a rabbit into a pipe found himself in a tight spot, literally, when he became lodged inside and had to be freed by firefighters and vets - who got a surprise in the middle of their efforts.
When the black-and-white tomcat was discovered struggling with the pipe inside a...
A jackdaw bird has become a real-life Kes after befriending schoolboy Emmanuel Adams while he walked to school - and has now moved into the boy's home.
The jackdaw began landing on the head of Emmanuel Adams as he walked to school, and now comes with him into his home, perching on the...
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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...
Bart, the lamb rejected at birth by his parents, has become so devoted to his carer Peter Mortin that he joins him at work in Norfolk.
Bart was rejected by his parents Marge and Homer after he was born too weak to stand up and feed.
The lamb one of only 300 rare Hungarian screw-horned...
Meet Norman, the big, cuddly, scooter-loving dog who's thrilling YouTube viewers and his 500 Facebook fans alike with his antics.
Norman’s owner Karen Cobb says he has had a passion for wheels ever since he was a puppy: ‘He began playing with our kid’s scooter in the backyard and we...
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YouTube users are loving internet moggy Maru, a Japanese cat whose latest web antics see him trying out various hairstyles via a nifty box-based contraption.
In a video tagged simply 'Maru + a hole of the box = funny', the male Scottish Fold is seen sauntering towards the aforementioned...
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Jimmy's the cat with his very own party trick and Kyusha's the fluffy kitten who loves tight spots. Who will win this week's Freak Out: Battle of the weird photos?
Kyusha the playful kitten from Moscow managed to knock Ambam off his feet in last week's Freak Out, and now she's up against...
In a clip entitled 'Amazing Cat Gives Thumbs Up', Jimmy's female owner can be heard asking him to do his thang while she films him.
After gazing indifferently at the camera for a few seconds, our new favourite feline gives in and rolls out the trick.
The video then cuts to later, when...
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...
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This cat is getting a rather unwanted wake-up call – from a chirpy budgerigar that sounds like Star Wars robot R2-D2.
The cat is ensconced in a cosy hammock next to a radiator, trying to sleep – but the brave white bird has other ideas.
Despite the fact that it could be killed with one...
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...
A kitten who likes to squeeze into empty jars has no fear of getting into the tightest of spots.
Ksyusha- a young Himalayan Cat - has been pictured in a variety of poses, including sat in the washing machine and under the kitchen table.
The playful female kitten started squeezing itself...
Meet Smokey, the cat thought to have the loudest purr in the world – making a racket which feels ten times louder than a regular purr.
Her roars of contentment have left her owners reaching for earplugs and unable to watch television or talk on the phone when she is nearby.
‘She has...
In a pickle: Ksyusha the kitten loves nothing more than a tight squeeze
You've heard of the cat in the hat. Now meet the cat in the vat.
It certainly seems that Ksyusha the kitten has got herself into an impossibly tight spot.
But according to her owner she has no problem escaping the glass...