Here, kitty kitty: South African police comb neigborhood for escaped pet tiger named Panjo

Tiger on the loose in South African neighborhood

JOHANNESBURG – Police are warning residents of a South African neighborhood against approaching a 17-month-old Bengal tiger that escaped from its owners.
Police say the tiger named Panjo broke open the canopy of a truck carrying it and jumped free early Tuesday in the Delmas district, 70 kilometers (40 … Read more »»».

No ‘monkey terrorists’ in Afghanistan, says scientist

MELBOURNE – American soldiers in Afghanistan can heave a sigh of relief – they won’t be fighting armed monkeys.

Citing a “British press agency” two weeks ago, the Chinese People’s Daily had said the Taliban was training monkeys to take on US troops.

Armed with “Kalashnikovs, Bren machine-guns and trench mortars”, macaques and baboons are being taught …. Original article  : No ‘monkey terrorists’ in Afghanistan, says scientist.

Monkeys can’t fight US troops in Afghanistan, says scientist

MELBOURNE – American soldiers in Afghanistan can heave a sigh of relief – they won’t be fighting armed monkeys.

Citing a “British press agency” two weeks ago, the Chinese People’s Daily had said the Taliban was training monkeys to take on US troops.

Armed with “Kalashnikovs, Bren machine-guns and trench mortars”, macaques and baboons are being taught …. Source  : Monkeys can’t fight US troops in Afghanistan, says scientist.

Shy, Unity and Bean – pets’ names are now kids’ names in UK!

LONDON – Britain has the reputation for bizarre trends – and the latest one tops them all.

Children are no more named Olivia or Jack, they are now Shy, Unity and Bean, according to the new UK survey.

Rooney, Bowie and Cobain are influences from the football world, while Stone, Gift, Heaven and Echo come from the …. Read the original article  : Shy, Unity and Bean – pets’ names are now kids’ names in UK!.

Miami-Dade Police Officer on Trial for Killing a Belgian Malinois

MIAMI, FLORIDA (GaeaTimes.com) — Sgt. Allen Cockfield, a former Miami-Dade police officer is under trial for allegedly killing a police dog. The dog named Duke was of Belgian Malinois breed. Cockfield has been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty and a felony count of killing a police dog. He could be imprisoned if the allegations …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Miami-Dade Police Officer on Trial for Killing a Belgian Malinois.