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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...

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...

Twenty-five Bolivian circus lions rescued from poor conditions arrived safely in the United States, bound for a Colorado wildlife refuge. Dubbed "Operation Lion Ark," the 14 males and 11 female cats arrived at Denver International Airport Wednesday on a jet chartered by Animal Defenders...

Driver Smashes Into Insurance Agency That Insures Her Car There was one small upside when a driver in Tampa, Fla., slammed into an office building, ripping a hole in the wall. She didn't have to call her insurance agent. Tampa Fire Rescue crews rescued a female driver, a male passenger...

Link Removed - Invalid URL Link Removed A brown owl was picked up for public inebriation in Germany. The animal was observed sitting along side the road without concern for passing traffic, close by were two schnapps bottles it had been sampling. Police picked it up and took it to a local...

Odd news: Boy licks pole, gets stuck - Herald and News: News WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) - In a scene straight from the movie "A Christmas Story," an 8-year-old Oklahoma boy got his tongue stuck to a metal pole after he licked it on a dare. Officials say when rescue crews arrived Tuesday...

Australian Teens Rescued After Using Sex Doll as Raft A couple in Australia was rescued after attempting to float down a river near Melbourne on an inflatable sex doll. The man and woman, both 19 years old, were drifting down the Yarra River in Victoria -- a state recently afflicted by...

Link Removed Link Removed - Invalid URL A German cycling enthusiast almost lost a few fingers after attempting to bike through Siberia in subzero temperatures, a Russian news report said Tuesday. Sven Riedel has been hospitalised after suffering severe frostbite, a hospital employee...

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 Fischman BETHUNE BEACH -- As Judy Fischman swam in the Atlantic Ocean here Thursday, she suddenly found herself lifted above the water on the back of a large dark animal. "My first thought was 'I hope this is a manatee,' " Fischman said Friday. "Then I saw the...

Link Removed Link Removed A Chinese man is being forced to choose between his two wives after his first wife was found 13 years after going missing. Ren Shushao, 52, a barber in Qijiang, Chongqing, will face bigamy charges unless he divorces either Xiong Jinzhen or Cai Chengrong...

Man gets stuck in toilet trying to retrieve cell phone A Chinese student had to be rescued by firefighters after he got his arm stuck down a toilet trying to retrieve his cell phone. The Chongqing Technology and Business University student was using the toilet in his dorm while on...

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...