All news on the topic: Animals

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Ant McPartlin and Lisa Armstrong 'in fresh custody battle over their dog Hurley'
Ant McPartlin and Lisa Armstrong agreed to have joint custody over their dog Hurley in their divorce settlement in 2018 but now Lisa is asking for full custody
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Wildlife charity linked to Carrie Johnson probed over £50k interior design bill
Carrie Johnson's boss wife's Victoria Aspinall or her firm received £352,658 over a four-year period from two charities. The £50,000 from Howletts Wild Animal Trust (HWAT) was in 2021
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Vile scammers cash in dog owners by threatening to 'kill and rape' missing pets
Mum-of-two Holly Thackeray, 31, said she was scammed after posting some appeals on social media when her beloved American Bulldog, named Chapo, escaped from her garden in West Yorkshire
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New smoothie for dogs improves 'hydration and wellbeing' of our pooches
Brits glug 13 million bottles of green juices and detox drinks every year and so the market has sought to expand to create smoothies for our dogs. The canine concoction retails at £2.00 a pop
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Fish 'kills itself' in front of visitors after being blinded by camera flashes
A shocking video has gone viral on social media after a tuna fish was seen 'killing itself' in an aquarium by abruptly swimming into its glass tank as it was blinded by flash photography
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Stacey Solomon's BBC show accused of 'animal cruelty' over tiny rabbit hutch
Stacey Solomon's BBC show Sort Your Life Out has been called out by viewers and animal charities over the rabbits' new home that was branded 'completely unsuitable'
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Woman claims landlord charged her £166 goldfish fee and monthly 'pet rent'
A woman has been left speechless after her landlord charged her a $200 (£166) one off fee for having a pet goldfish, in addition to an extra £12 in monthly 'pet rent'
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Tasmanian devil gives woman fright of her life after thinking it was dog toy
A woman from Tasmania received a shock when she discovered that what she thought was a dog toy under her sofa was in fact the world's largest carnivorous marsupial
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Mourners gather at purple-themed vigil to remember girl, 15, stabbed to death
Friends and family of Holly Newton clad in purple T-shirts are gathering in Hexham town centre to mark a week since the 15-year-old was allegedly knifed to death
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You can name a litter box after your ex and watch cats do their business over it
The Animal Friends and Humane Society, in Hamilton, Ohio, America, is offering people the chance to name a cat litterbox after their ex partner - and it only costs $5 (£4.13)
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'I'm scared to use kitchen as cars crash into it - a 4x4 ended up in the lounge'
Laura Lines lives on a road called the Crooked Mile and in the years she's lived there cars have repeatedly crashed into her home, and recently one ended up in the middle of her kitchen
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'It's never the dog's fault - it's stupid bloody humans who make killer dogs'
The humans who create killer dogs with mistreatment and negligence should face manslaughter charges, says Fleet Street Fox
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Vicious owl terrorises kids and pensioners - and residents 'fear leaving home'
A neighbourhood in the West Midlands is being terrorised by an aggressive owl that keeps swooping down from the sky and viciously attacking people outside of their homes
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Missing cat who secretly lived in London Underground lured after scary ordeal
In this week's Pet Club, a runaway cat finds a secret home in the London Underground, a beloved pooch saves her owner from a house fire and two little pigs find homes
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Animal shelter will name pet litter box after your ex for Valentine's Day
Perfect for any jilted lovers who are feeling sour ahead of the usually-romantic holiday
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Elephant forced to entertain tourists for 40 years is finally freed
An elephant who once starred in beer advertisements while chained up by his owner has finally been given a new home where he will be looked after by staff
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Pet owners driving with dogs face £5,000 fine if they break these rules
Pet pups should be strapped into the car in line with particular guidelines before joining owners on a road trip to avoid the hefty fine, according to the Highway Code
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Faces of the children killed in horror dog attacks in UK since 2020
Four-year-old Alice Stones became the latest child to die in a vicious dog attack on Tuesday, with at least four children killed by dogs in the UK since 2020
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Bobi the farm dog breaks world record as oldest pooch to ever exist at 30
Farm dog Bobi has been crowned the world's oldest living pooch to ever exist, after celebrating his 30th birthday with the Costa family in Leiria, Portugal, last year
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Heartbreaking footage shows dolphins living in tiny pools METRES from ocean home
Beautiful white-sided dolphins and a 56-year-old lone orca can be seen swimming in circles, stuck in tiny pools at Miami Seaquarium in Florida, just metres from the ocean
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'The Dangerous Dogs Act is failing as Britain suffers another avoidable death'
The horrific death of four-year-old Alice Stones is just the latest evidence that the inadequate Dangerous Dogs Act is failing to protect people and stop attacks
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Housebound ex-serviceman enjoys special window visit from physio's horse
Debra Alton arranged the visit with her horse Mr Riley after finding out Terry Davis, 65, owned 15 of the animals before becoming ill with lung disease which has left him unable to go outside
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Monkeys missing from zoo after mysterious break in found in abandoned home
The rare monkeys, at first feared abducted from the zoo enclosure, were found in the cupboard after a tipoff. This is just the latest in a line of strange happenings at the Dallas zoo in the US
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Vets' warning over deadly Alabama rot after beloved Labrador dies from disease
Veterinary specialists have published a map of confirmed cases of Alabama rot after a three-year-old Labrador in Berkshire sadly died from the dangerous disease
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Bird charity banned from Twitter for repeatedly posting woodcock photos
Be careful what you tweet, even if you're a bird charity tweeting about birds - The British Trust for Ornithology ran into problems as their tweets about woodcocks left them locked out of Twitter